Registration is open for the course "Introduction to Network Analysis in Life Sciences – 3rd edition". Webpage: http://www.transmittingscience.org/courses/syst-bio/networks/

GRANTS: Thanks to the donations of former participants, this year there is a place for free at the course for PhD students. If you want to apply please send an e-mail to [email protected] including: 1- Full name and country, 2- Short project (maximum 300 words), 3- Letter of your advisor stating if you have any grant to develop your PhD. Deadline: March 31st. Please include the name of the course in the subject line.

INSTRUCTORS: Dr. Diego Rasskin-Gutman (Institut Cavanilles de Biodiversitat i Biologia Evolutiva, Spain) and Dr. Borja Esteve-Altava (Institut Cavanilles de Biodiversitat i Biologia Evolutiva, Spain).

DATES: October 24th – 28th, 2016.

PLACE: Instalaciones de Sabadell del Institut Català de Paleontologia M. C. Sabadell, Barcelona (España).

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

In the last decades, network analysis has provided new insights into the organization and functioning of complex biological systems such as brain wiring, genetic regulation, or ecological dynamics. A basic knowledge on network modeling and network analysis will provide biologists a better understanding of cutting-edge research in their fields. This course will introduce participants into the analysis of complex biological systems using network models. Students will learn the basics of network analysis: gathering information, building network models, and interpret the outcomes of their analysis. This course combines theoretical introduction and computing practices using the free software environment R (previous knowledge in R is not required) Participants are encouraged to bring their own data for practicing. Emphasis is placed on offering participants a wide overview of network modeling in biology and the many available software tools to do it.

Organized by: Transmitting Science and the Institut Catalá de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont.

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