Computational Biology Research Camp for High School Students
R and Gene expression
Overview: This camp provides statistical methods in the context of disease research. R is a statistical tool and programming language, useful in various application areas such as medicine, public policy, and economics. After introducing basics of R, the camp will apply R to statistically analyze RNA expression data of Ebola-infected samples. No prior knowledge is needed but concept of RNA expressions will be beneficial. Lunch is included in the fee. Bring your laptops. Bring your laptops.
NOTE: We changed our disease of focus for this camp to Ebola from Parkinson’s disease.
DATE: December 20, 2014 TIME: 9:30 am – 1:30 pm
LOCATION: Room 1690 Bob and Betty Beyster Building, University of Michigan, 2260 Hayward Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
FEE: $50
MAIN TARGETS: high school students (young women and men) who are intereted in computer, math, biology, and medicine.
Sponsor: Women In Science and Engineering (WISE)
You will recieve email confirmation of the registration.
Goals
- Expose high school students to the emerging era of medical genomics, when all doctors must be well-acquainted with genetic discoveries, technologies, and applications.
- Support GIDAS (Genes In Diseases And Symptoms) club members for in-depth knowledge in the field.
Tentative Agenda
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Basics of R Calculation, Variable, Vector, Matrix, Function Goal: Understand basic programming concept |
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Practice R Simple calculations using R Goal: Be able to calculate gene expression data using R |
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R Function Competition Play games to memorize R functions Goal: Become familiar with statistics and R |
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R Graphs Visualize data using R Goal: Make graphs using R |
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Grab Lunch |
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Heat map generation using R Statistical calculation of gene expression data from Ebola-infected samples Goal: Understand statistics in graphs |