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Biopython2017

Introduction to Biopython
Date: 27.11.2017 9:00 - 28.11.2017 17:00
Location details: The event is organised at the CSC Training Facilities located in the premises of CSC at Keilaranta 14, Espoo, Finland. The best way to reach us is by public transportation; more detailed travel tips are available.
Language: english-language
lecturers: Jyry Suvilehto (CSC) Janne Ravantti (University of Helsinki)
Price:
  • 120 for-finnish-academics
  • 560 for-others
The fee covers all materials, lunches as well as morning and afternoon coffees.
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Additional Information
Content: kimmo.mattila@csc.fi
Practicalities: event-support@csc.fi

Python is a popular scripting language that is widely used in scientific computing and data analysis.

This course is intended for bioscientists who would like to start using python in their research. The course starts from beginner leven and provides basic overview to python and the Biopython tool library, that contains ready maned tools for computational molecular biology.

After the course, the students recognize the basic features of python language and are able to write simple python scripts and do simple modifications to existing python programs. They also know how biopython tools can be implemented in python programming.

Program

Monday 27.11.
Lecturer: Jyry Suvilehto

9:00 Welcome

9:10 Introduction to python

         - syntax variables, structures

11:00 How to use Python at CSC

12:00 Lunch

12:45 Python lectures and exercises continued

           - file input and output

17:00 End of day 1-

 

Tuesday 28.11.
Lecturer: Janne Ravantti

9:00 Introduction to Biopython

12:00 Lunch

12:45 Biopython lectures and exercises continued

17:00 End of day 2

Course materials