Each nanocourse runs for one to two days, eight hours per day, and combines didactic lectures on topical content with hands-on workshop sessions facilitated by experienced bioinformatics faculty and industry experts. Participation in the workshop sessions is limited in order to provide personalized training for each participant. Due to the small class size, participation is competitive.
Registration dates will be announced in advance and registrants will be admitted based on instructor-determined match between course content and participant level of experience and research need. For example, an individual who registers for a new R users course but who has some R experience may be asked to attend the novice R users course instead.
Participants will be asked to bring their own laptop and may be required to download some materials in advance. Lunch is not provided but is available at nearby campus locations. Prior to the course, participants other than faculty will be asked to submit a supervisor endorsement form, acknowledging PI support for the individual to be away from their lab for those specific dates and the entire duration of the course.