Full: Data Lab Reproducible Research Practices Workshop, Philadelphia, October 24-25, 2023

August 16, 2023

Applications are open for the Data Lab's next workshop! We will be holding a Reproducible Research Practices Course in-person on October 24-25, 2023. Instructors will introduce principles and techniques to achieve reproducible results in computational cancer research. We’ll show you the fundamentals of commonly-used approaches in reproducibility that you can apply to increase the impact of your research by making your findings more robust and reliable! To ensure that workshop attendees have a great hands-on experience, there will be a very limited number of seats available.

About the workshop

The workshop will take place during two half day sessions at The Inn at Penn in Philadelphia, PA. Participants will meet on Tuesday, October 24 from 2-5pm Eastern time and on Wednesday, October 25 from 9am-2pm Eastern time. The day will consist of lectures, hands on exercises, and time for open discussion with instructors and fellow participants. Please note that some familiarity with basic coding concepts (e.g., defining variables, data structures, control flow structures) is expected.

Participants should plan to bring their own laptop. We will provide beverages, snacks, and lunch! Attendees will also be invited to join us for a group dinner.

Travel reimbursement up to $500 is available for qualifying participants who reside over 50 miles from the workshop location. To qualify for reimbursement, you must note this request on your application, be able to provide documentation of your travel expenses, and attend the entirety of the workshop.

If you are attending Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation's (ALSF) 2023 Young Investigator Summit and your travel and lodging has already been covered by ALSF, you will not be considered eligible for travel reimbursement for this workshop. However, ALSF will cover your extended hotel stay at The Inn at Penn if you apply before September 10, 2023. Please be sure to indicate that you are attending the Young Investigator Summit on your application.

What you will learn

We will cover some common practices for reproducible computational research, including:

  • Organizing your projects, including data, code, and documentation
  • Navigating your computer from the command line interface
  • Tracking and automating your work with scripts
  • Making your code more readable, robust, and reusable - by you and by others!
  • Maintaining and tracking changes in your projects and code over time with Git and GitHub
  • Managing and tracking software and package versions for improved reproducibility

What you will not learn

We won’t have time to cover:

  • How to program in specific languages such as R or Python
  • All the features and foibles of Git and GitHub
  • Workflow management systems such as CWL, Snakemake, or Nextflow

We look forward to discussing the challenges you have faced with making your own work reproducible, and working with you to find opportunities to smooth those challenges in the future. We might even help you identify solutions to problems you didn’t know were problems!

Apply now!

If you are a pediatric cancer researcher and this sounds like it’s for you, please apply! Space is extremely limited and applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Applications will close when all spots are full, or on September 25, 2023, whichever comes first.

Accepted workshop participants will be asked to provide a $100 deposit to reserve their seat. Deposits will be fully refunded upon workshop attendance.

Please reach out to us at [email protected] with any questions!

Applications are open for the Data Lab's next workshop! We will be holding a Reproducible Research Practices Course in-person on October 24-25, 2023. Instructors will introduce principles and techniques to achieve reproducible results in computational cancer research. We’ll show you the fundamentals of commonly-used approaches in reproducibility that you can apply to increase the impact of your research by making your findings more robust and reliable! To ensure that workshop attendees have a great hands-on experience, there will be a very limited number of seats available.

About the workshop

The workshop will take place during two half day sessions at The Inn at Penn in Philadelphia, PA. Participants will meet on Tuesday, October 24 from 2-5pm Eastern time and on Wednesday, October 25 from 9am-2pm Eastern time. The day will consist of lectures, hands on exercises, and time for open discussion with instructors and fellow participants. Please note that some familiarity with basic coding concepts (e.g., defining variables, data structures, control flow structures) is expected.

Participants should plan to bring their own laptop. We will provide beverages, snacks, and lunch! Attendees will also be invited to join us for a group dinner.

Travel reimbursement up to $500 is available for qualifying participants who reside over 50 miles from the workshop location. To qualify for reimbursement, you must note this request on your application, be able to provide documentation of your travel expenses, and attend the entirety of the workshop.

If you are attending Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation's (ALSF) 2023 Young Investigator Summit and your travel and lodging has already been covered by ALSF, you will not be considered eligible for travel reimbursement for this workshop. However, ALSF will cover your extended hotel stay at The Inn at Penn if you apply before September 10, 2023. Please be sure to indicate that you are attending the Young Investigator Summit on your application.

What you will learn

We will cover some common practices for reproducible computational research, including:

  • Organizing your projects, including data, code, and documentation
  • Navigating your computer from the command line interface
  • Tracking and automating your work with scripts
  • Making your code more readable, robust, and reusable - by you and by others!
  • Maintaining and tracking changes in your projects and code over time with Git and GitHub
  • Managing and tracking software and package versions for improved reproducibility

What you will not learn

We won’t have time to cover:

  • How to program in specific languages such as R or Python
  • All the features and foibles of Git and GitHub
  • Workflow management systems such as CWL, Snakemake, or Nextflow

We look forward to discussing the challenges you have faced with making your own work reproducible, and working with you to find opportunities to smooth those challenges in the future. We might even help you identify solutions to problems you didn’t know were problems!

Apply now!

If you are a pediatric cancer researcher and this sounds like it’s for you, please apply! Space is extremely limited and applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Applications will close when all spots are full, or on September 25, 2023, whichever comes first.

Accepted workshop participants will be asked to provide a $100 deposit to reserve their seat. Deposits will be fully refunded upon workshop attendance.

Please reach out to us at [email protected] with any questions!

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