I came into UC Davis knowing that I was determined and very interested in getting involved in some type of research. It is very hard to want to do something but not know where to start, especially when you’re a person like me who has never been involved in research. My school didn’t teach any …
I decided to join this class because I wanted to experience what it was like to participate in a research class where I could learn and discover what a research lab is all about . I came in with a fair amount of knowledge on how to do some of the planned experiments such as …
I was skeptical about joining this class when I first got the email advertising it. I wasn’t sure whether it was worth adding to my workload when I knew nothing about what to expect from the class. I ended up deciding to take the leap of faith, knowing that I wanted to be involved in …
I have heard lots of good things about this course: Explorations in Data Analyses for Metagenomic Advances in Microbial Ecology (EDAMAME) Workshop EDAMAME is an intensive, hands-on course in microbial metagenome analyses, covering workflows from raw sequence analysis through to multivariate statistics and ecological interpretation. Next year’s course will be June 24-30, 2018 at the …
Just got this email and thought people might be interested: Hi mothur friends, Throughout 2018, I will offer 6 workshops on mothur and programming in R for microbial ecologists. Please see the Workshops page on the wiki for more information on what each workshop will cover. The dates are: February 5-7: R April 2-4: mothur …
I am getting ready for my “EVE161” class on Sequence based studies of the diversity of microbes. For more about past versions of the class see here: https://www.microbe.net/eve161/. Anyway – I am working on the reading for the class and I am looking for a good, recent, open access review of molecular phylogenetic methods. Any recommendations …
Just heard about this course from a former undergraduate in our lab who spoke very highly of the opportunity. “GEOBIOLOGY 2018 An International Training Course in a Rapidly Evolving Field”. Takes place during summer 2018 at Caltech. Information from the website below. Now entering its 15th year, the International Geobiology Course is an intense, multidisciplinary …
This looks really good. Posting at the request of one of my ex-UC Davis colleagues – the amazing/brilliant Shirley Luckhart – who has recently moved to Idaho and is helping run the course. The Center for Health in the Human Ecosystem at the University of Idaho is hosting its inaugural annual “Biology of Vector-borne Diseases” six-day course. This …
This new paper in PLOS Computational. Biology may be of interest: : The application of project-based learning in bioinformatics training by Emery LR and Morgan SL. Although many out there may already be doing projects based learning for bioinformatics, many others are not. This paper discusses how the authors added a projects component to an existing course …
Of potential interest: Sept. 12-14 2017. Training course in Preserving, storing and maintaining microorganisms. From the site: Presented by staff from CABI, this course will be of interest to everyone involved in the handling, distributing and storing microorganisms. The course covers all aspects of culture preservation, maintenance and culture collection management and complies with the …