Bioinformatics Applications
in Life Sciences
Analyze Next Generation Data to solve real-life problems
Virtual Workshop
Make an impact and move your science career forward.
Take your career and team to the next level by attending the virtual Bioinformatics Applications in Life Sciences workshop, hosted in partnership with Biocom California and KGI faculty expert Dr. J. Cesar Ignacio Espinoza.
What you'll learn.
- Define and become familiar with the fundamentals of bioinformatics and its role in life sciences.
- Apply knowledge of different data types to manipulate files through the command-line interface.
- Understand Next Generation Sequencing (NGS), how it relates to Whole Genome Sequencing, its importance, a typical workflow, and sequence alignment.
- Analyze NGS data to solve real-life problems, including identifying COVID mutations and variant calling in human genomes.
Who should attend?
- Research assistants or entry-level industry scientists in a clinical or research setting in a healthcare or biotech organization.
- Science or engineering students, community college, or high school instructors who want to learn more about bioinformatics.
Location and Time
- 100% Online
- May 12-15: 3:00 – 5:00 pm PT
- May 19-22: 3:00 – 5:00 pm PT
Price
- $950
Need More Information?
- Tracy Kurzy
Director, Corporate Education
(909) 607-0382
tracy_kurzy@kgi.edu
Payments must be made before the start date of the workshop. The deadline for registrant cancellations for a full refund is three (3) weeks before the workshop unless specifically stated otherwise in writing.
If a cancellation is made within three (3) weeks before the start date, the registrant will be offered a 50% refund or full credit towards a future training program. Cancellations made within the week before the program start date will not be eligible for a refund or credit. Cancellations are accepted by email and must be received by the stated deadlines.
Keck Graduate Institute reserves the right to postpone, cancel, or reschedule a training program due to low enrollment or other circumstances that would make the program non-viable. Should this occur, registrants will be offered a full refund or a credit for a future training program.