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Graduate Course in Data Science, Spring 2026

Practical Biocomputing
Biol59500-091 (CRN:28015)
(Practical Bio Comput - 28015 - BIOL 59500 – 091)

No previous programming experience is assumed or required

Computational skills are necessary for a career in modern science. Electronic resources and high-throughput technologies are transforming biology; becoming a “power user” of these resources is essential. Unfortunately, such resources are often incomplete (requiring various sources to be combined), massive (making it difficult to find the specific information one is seeking), or in the wrong format (making them incompatible with other software).

While not every scientist needs to develop their own applications, dealing with big data and modern approaches to data analysis frequently requires the use of scripts to manipulate large datasets. Languages such as Python and R are the most widely used scripting languages in life sciences today.

While Practical Biocomputing is not a "bioinformatics" course per se, many of the examples are drawn from this field – The course is intended to give you the skill and experience needed to acquire, clean, and manipulate essential data, including

· How to automate analyses

· How to transform data between formats needed for software packages

· How to use scripts to find and retrieve data from electronic sources

· How to create internet robots to automatically retrieve and integrate data

· Basic principles of relational databases and how to integrate database analyses with calculations

· How to create and manage pipelines and workflow for running complex series of software

· to create programs to automate analyses

· to use python transform data between formats needed for software packages

· to create scripts to find and retrieve data from electronic sources

· to create internet robots to automatically retrieve and integrate data

· to create simple relational databases and integrate database analyses with calculations using SQL and Python

· to create and manage pipelines and workflow for running complex series of software

Syllabus (approximate):

· Week 1 – Introduction to Python: variable types, mathematical and logical operators, sorting lists

· Week 2 – definition of truth, logical tests, looping, programming style

· Week 3 – dictionaries, reading and writing files, string matching

· Week 4 – Sorting, functions/subroutines/packages

· Week 5 –complex data structures

· Week 6 – More complex data structures

· Week 8 – string processing, command line options

· Week 9 – interaction with OS, using Python as a glue language, coding strategies

· Week 10 – Internet programming, user-agents, HTML

· Week 11 – SOAP and REST web services, XML processing, introduction to RDBMS

· Week 12 – RDBMS, basic database structures, SQL queries

· Week 11 – Object oriented approaches

· Week 13 – Graphics

And much, more!

2026 Neuroscience Workshops at the Allen Institute

2026 Neuroscience Workshops at the Allen Institute

We are excited to share with you a number of our 2026 neuroscience workshops and events which are currently accepting applications. We have programs for neuroscientists at every career stage and encourage you to explore the list and apply.

All events are hosted at the Allen Institute in Seattle, Washington unless otherwise noted. There is no fee to apply or attend, though accepted attendees are responsible for their own travel costs, with some travel support available.

ABE 59100 course - Spring 2026

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GradBridge Mentoring Circles: Purdue + UC Berkeley Career Mentoring for Graduate Student Engineers

Help shape the future of engineering! Join our new career mentoring initiative from Purdue and UC Berkeley. Just a small time commitment, no need to be affiliated with either school—big impact, little lift. Be the mentor you wish you had!

Why Participate as a Mentor?

· Share your career journey and help guide future engineers

· Engage with graduate students and postdocs from two leading engineering institutions

· Expand your own professional network and connect across disciplines

GradBridge: Engineering Career Mentoring Circles connects graduate students and postdocs with professionals and faculty mentors who can share insights into career paths in engineering. The program provides space for interactive conversations on career exploration, professional growth, and navigating transitions into academia, industry, government, and entrepreneurship.

What: Mentoring Circles will be made up of ~8 graduate students/postdocs and two professionals who will serve as mentors. GradBridge will provide a sample schedule and discussion topics to guide each meeting.

When: Three 1.5-hour meetings during February 2026 (Tuesdays Feb 10th, 17th, and 24th) from 7-8:30pm eastern. Optional Kickoff Meeting on Tuesday Feb 3rd. All sessions are held virtually on Zoom.

Deadline: Monday, January 5, 2026, by 8:00am EST. This program is dependent on mentor participation, if you know that you want to participate, then don’t wait! Apply now!

Selection: Selected mentors will be notified by the end of January 2026.

Who can be a mentor?
You do not need to be affiliated with Purdue or UC Berkeley. We are eager to build a large community of mentors, drawing from many disciplines and professional pathways. Whether you are in academia, industry, government, or entrepreneurship or something different, your perspective is valuable.

Sign up to be a GradBridge Mentor here: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0TwZNj0rTkmLLts

We look forward to bridging Purdue and UC Berkeley talent to prepare the next generation of engineering leaders. Don’t miss out on this new opportunity!

Workshops and Deadlines

Here are some upcoming workshops and deadlines more detailed information about the workshops will be sent out separately closer to the event.

Dec. 12^th Postdoc Power Session (GSPD)

Jan. 6^th Strategic Postdoc-ing: Consulting Hour (In-Person) (GSPD)

Jan. 6^th Strategic Postdoc-ing: How to Plan for Training Success (In-Person) (GSPD)

Jan. 7^th Postdoc Orientation: Employment Focus (GSPD)

Jan. 7^th Postdoc Orientation: Success Focus (GSPD)

Jan. 12^th Computational Research PhD Fellowships Info Session (GSPD)

Jan. 13^th How to Find and Prepare for Fellowship Applications (GSPD)

Jan. 13^th Strategic Postdoc-ing: Consultilng Hour (In-Person) (GSPD)

Jan. 13^th Strategic Postdoc-ing: How to Plan for Training Success (In-Person) (GSPD)

Jan. 14^th Interactive Fellowship Office Hour (GSPD)

Jan. 15^th Credit – Understanding Cards & Scores (GSPD)

Jan. 15^th Sleeping for Success (GSPD)

Jan. 16^th Coffee & Conversation with Vice Provost Oliver (GSPD)

Jan. 16^th Research with Scite.ai (GSPD)

Jan. 20^th AI Tools for Lit Reviews (GSPD)

Jan. 20^th MoISSI Fellowship Information Session (GSPD)

Jan. 20^th NCR-SARE Fellowship (Agricultural Research) Info Session (GSPD)

Jan. 21^st NIH Fellowship Opportunities for PhD Candidates and Postdoctoral Scholars (GSPD)

Jan. 21^st Purdue OWL: Academic Cover Letter (GSPD)

Jan. 21^st Surviving to Thriving in Graduate School (GSPD)

Jan. 22^nd Convert your CV to a Resume (GSPD)

Jan. 22^nd Quad Fellowship Information Session (GSPD)

Jan. 23^rd Let’s Talk Taxes (GSPD)

Jan. 23^rd NIH Fellowship Opportunities for Grad Students (GSPD)

Jan. 26^th Imposter Syndrome – CAPS (GSPD)

Jan. 26^th Mindfulness (GSPD)

Jan. 27^th Boiler Up & Intervene (GSPD)

Jan. 27^th Building a Network – Understanding Your Network

Jan. 27^th LinkedIn (GSPD)

Jan. 27^th Preparing for Academic Interviews (GSPD)

Jan. 28^th Debt Management (GSPD)

Jan. 28^th Strategic Postdoc-ing: Consulting Hour (In-Person) (GSPD)

Jan. 28^th Strategic Postdoc-ing: How to Plan for Training Success (In-Person) (GSPD)

Jan. 28^th The Cover Letter (GSPD)

Jan. 29^th Best Practices in Research Data Management (GSPD)

Jan. 29^th Let’s Talk Taxes (GSPD)

Jan. 29^th The A-Z of the Job Search (GSPD)

Jan. 30^th Finding Balance with Self-Care (GSPD)

Jan. 30^th RCR: Discipline-Specific Training (GSPD)

Feb. 2^nd Computational Research PhD Fellowships Info Session (GSPD)

Feb. 2^nd Sleeping for Success (GSPD)

Feb. 3^rd Credit – Understanding Cards & Scores (GSPD)

Feb. 3^rd How to Find and Prepare for Fellowship Applications (GSPD)

Feb. 4^th Citation Management with Zotero (GSPD)

Feb. 4^th NIH Fellowship Opportunities for PhD Candidates and Postdoctoral Scholars (GSPD)

Feb. 4^th Postdoc Orientation: Employment Focus (GSPD)

Feb. 4^th Postdoc Orientation: Success Focus (GSPD)

Feb. 5^th CARE-ing Support (GSPD)

Feb. 5^th Interactive Fellowship Office Hour (GSPD)

Feb. 5^th Networking Anxiety – From Anxious to Awesome! (GSPD)

Feb. 5^th Purdue OWL: Best AI Practices for Academic Writing (GSPD)

Feb. 6^th Copyrights: An Overview for Scholars (GSPD)

Feb. 9^th MoISSI Fellowship Information Session (GSPD)

Feb. 9^th NCR-SARE Fellowship (Agricultural Research) Info Session (GSPD)

Feb. 9^th NIH Fellowship Opportunities for Graduate Students (GSPD)

Feb. 10^th Success Over Stress (GSPD)

Feb. 11^th Healthy Financial Habits (GSPD)

Feb. 11^th Interviewing Skills (GSPD)

Feb. 11^th Preparing to Buy a House (GSPD)

Feb. 12^th Finding Balance with Self-Care (GSPD)

Feb. 12^th Quad Fellowship Info Session (GSPD)

Feb. 13^th Postdoc Power Session (GSPD)

Feb. 13^th RCR: Discipline-Specific Training (GSPD)

Feb. 16^th Preparing to Buy a Car (GSPD)

Feb. 16^th Presenting Your Research: How to Sell Others on Your Ideas (GSPD)

Feb. 17^th Debt Management (GSPD)

Feb. 17^th Personal Branding (GSPD)

Feb. 17^th Research with Scite.ai (GSPD)

Feb. 18^th Mindfulness (GSPD)

Feb. 18^th Strategic Postdoc-ing: Consulting Hour (In-Person) (GSPD)

Feb. 18^th Strategic Postdoc-ing: How to Plan for Training Success (In-Person) (GSPD)

Feb. 19^th Purdue OWL: Academic Cover Letter (GSPD)

Feb. 19^th Science Writing in the Medical Field – Whitsell Innovations (GSPD)

Feb. 19^th Surviving to Thriving in Graduate School (GSPD)

News from You

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Tammy Siemers

She/Her
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