Computational Thinking For Life Sciences

Computational Workshop for the Life Sciences: Bringing Computation to Life

Description

To understand the living world, biologists must analyze and interpret enormous amounts of data and extremely complex systems. Consequently, they are increasingly dependent on computational approaches that analyze data and model biological processes. The Computational Workshop for the Life Sciences is designed for graduate students in the life sciences to prepare them better for futures in research, industry, and teaching. The one-week, tutorial-style workshop will introduce computational thinking; some of the common computational tools currently used by biologists, including MATLAB and CellDesigner: a modelling tool of biochemical networks; and parallel processing with MATLAB for handling large problems and data sets. Analytical and modelling concepts and tools will be introduced using pertinent examples from the field (e.g., physiology, biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, ecology, evolution, etc.).