About the Practical Course

We regard data analysis and hypothesis generation from large-scale studies as a major asset for molecular and computational biologists.

Therefore, the main focus of the workshop will be on data analysis and generation of biological hypotheses rather than algorithm design.

We are particularly motivated to promote future interactions involvingscientists from different backgrounds (e.g. experimentalists and bioinformaticians, scientists involved in genome analysis, systems biology, and evolutionary biologists).

Course participants are welcome to contribute to the discussion with their own specific scientific questions/problems, which the instructors will help to address during the practical sessions.

After acceptance to the course, we will request from all course participants, in particular from the
experimental biologists who have experienced little exposure to computers so far, to make themselves familiar with computational basics that will be essential for following the course.

In particular, we will assume that every participant has read the following online tutorial on linux, and will in particular have made himself familiar with linux-commands presented in:
Lessons 6 through 11

Participation is restricted to 20 graduate students and postdocs.