Full: Data Lab Single-Cell RNA-Seq Workshop, Philadelphia area, June 13-15, 2023
We are excited to announce that our next workshop, Introduction to Single-cell RNA-Seq, will take place in-person from June 13-15, 2023! Data Lab staff will introduce researchers studying pediatric cancer to the R programming language, the Tidyverse R packages for data science, single-cell RNA-seq data analysis, annotating cell types, and more. The 3-day course will take place from 9am-5pm Eastern time in Bala Cynwyd, PA, just outside of Philadelphia. Travel reimbursement (up to a certain amount) is available for qualifying participants.
About the Workshop
The workshop will take place June 13-15 from 9am-5pm Eastern time. Each day consists of lectures and designated time for attendees to work on exercise materials and their own projects with our staff available for consultation. On Thursday, June 15, we will cover any final questions and allow you to present the projects you have worked on to the other workshop participants.
During consultation time, our staff will be available to answer questions and provide any 1:1 assistance as you work through the exercise notebooks we provide or work with your own transcriptomic data. You will need to bring your own laptop and log into an RStudio Server hosted by the Data Lab from your web browser.
The workshop will be held at One Bala Plaza, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004. Breakfast, lunch, beverages, and snacks will be provided each day. Travel reimbursement is available for qualifying participants who reside over 50 miles from the workshop location. To qualify for reimbursement, attendees must note this request on their application, be able to provide documentation of their travel expenses, and attend the entirety of the workshop.
What you will learn
- We will introduce you to the R programming language, R Notebooks, and some reproducible research practices.
- We will introduce selected pipelines for single-cell RNA-seq analysis through hands-on exercises and brief discussions of the underlying methods. Topics covered will include quality control, normalization, clustering, and visualization.
- We will introduce annotating cell types from single-cell RNA-seq data.
- Our workshop’s curriculum is generally designed to go broad and not deep.
We do not assume prior programming experience, but the course will move quickly. We will share some resources for learning R basics ahead of the workshop to help make the most of our time together.
What you won’t learn
- We don’t address experimental design (e.g., how many replicates you need).
- We won’t compare tools (e.g., Seurat vs. Scater for single-cell RNA-seq data pre-processing).
- We won’t cover every feature or assumption of the tools we do present, but we will try to highlight the features and gotchas that we think are relevant to most users.
- You may not be able to perform every analysis you need for your own work, particularly for complex experimental designs.
Apply Now!
If you are a pediatric cancer researcher and this sounds like it’s for you, please apply as soon as possible! To ensure that workshop attendees have a great hands-on experience, there will be a limited number of seats available. We will prioritize applicants that have single-cell transcriptomic data they are currently using to answer questions in pediatric cancer research.
Applicants will be notified of their status on a rolling basis. Applications will close when all spots are full and no later than May 22, 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.
We are excited to announce that our next workshop, Introduction to Single-cell RNA-Seq, will take place in-person from June 13-15, 2023! Data Lab staff will introduce researchers studying pediatric cancer to the R programming language, the Tidyverse R packages for data science, single-cell RNA-seq data analysis, annotating cell types, and more. The 3-day course will take place from 9am-5pm Eastern time in Bala Cynwyd, PA, just outside of Philadelphia. Travel reimbursement (up to a certain amount) is available for qualifying participants.
About the Workshop
The workshop will take place June 13-15 from 9am-5pm Eastern time. Each day consists of lectures and designated time for attendees to work on exercise materials and their own projects with our staff available for consultation. On Thursday, June 15, we will cover any final questions and allow you to present the projects you have worked on to the other workshop participants.
During consultation time, our staff will be available to answer questions and provide any 1:1 assistance as you work through the exercise notebooks we provide or work with your own transcriptomic data. You will need to bring your own laptop and log into an RStudio Server hosted by the Data Lab from your web browser.
The workshop will be held at One Bala Plaza, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004. Breakfast, lunch, beverages, and snacks will be provided each day. Travel reimbursement is available for qualifying participants who reside over 50 miles from the workshop location. To qualify for reimbursement, attendees must note this request on their application, be able to provide documentation of their travel expenses, and attend the entirety of the workshop.
What you will learn
- We will introduce you to the R programming language, R Notebooks, and some reproducible research practices.
- We will introduce selected pipelines for single-cell RNA-seq analysis through hands-on exercises and brief discussions of the underlying methods. Topics covered will include quality control, normalization, clustering, and visualization.
- We will introduce annotating cell types from single-cell RNA-seq data.
- Our workshop’s curriculum is generally designed to go broad and not deep.
We do not assume prior programming experience, but the course will move quickly. We will share some resources for learning R basics ahead of the workshop to help make the most of our time together.
What you won’t learn
- We don’t address experimental design (e.g., how many replicates you need).
- We won’t compare tools (e.g., Seurat vs. Scater for single-cell RNA-seq data pre-processing).
- We won’t cover every feature or assumption of the tools we do present, but we will try to highlight the features and gotchas that we think are relevant to most users.
- You may not be able to perform every analysis you need for your own work, particularly for complex experimental designs.
Apply Now!
If you are a pediatric cancer researcher and this sounds like it’s for you, please apply as soon as possible! To ensure that workshop attendees have a great hands-on experience, there will be a limited number of seats available. We will prioritize applicants that have single-cell transcriptomic data they are currently using to answer questions in pediatric cancer research.
Applicants will be notified of their status on a rolling basis. Applications will close when all spots are full and no later than May 22, 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.