Prerequisites
Do these before coming to the workshop:
1.) Command line tutorial
You are expected to be familiar with basic command line usage before the workshop. If you are unfamiliar with the command line, below are some suggested tutorials. If you have a Mac computer you can use the “Terminal” application to complete these tutorials. If you have access to a linux server at your institution you could also do them there. If neither of those is available you can try a free online terminal application that runs in your browser such as sandbox.io (also includes several relevant tutorials) or COCALC.
2.) Introduction to R tutorial
Knowing R is critical to this workshop. Using R installed on your computer, please work through the following tutorials (~3 hours).
- R Tutorial (W3 Schools)
- Introduction to R (datacamp) (Take first free chapter)
- R Review & Assessment
- GenViz Intro R tutorial (Note this tutorial is more advanced, especially the final exerxise, and not required)
3.) Reading materials
Please read these articles before coming to the workshop:
- RNA-seq data fundamentals. RNA Sequencing: The Teenage Years.
- RNA-seq analysis and statistics fundamentals. RNA Sequencing Data: Hitchhiker’s Guide to Expression Analysis.
- scRNA-seq technologies and applications. Single-cell RNA sequencing technologies and applications: A brief overview
- DNA sequencing and variant calling overview Novel sequencing technologies and bioinformatic tools for deciphering the non-coding genome
Optional readings:
These are just three recently published examples that we find particularly good. We have collected a much more extensive list of resources that should be aware of below. Simply take a look at these and note for future reference.