Course at EMBL-EBI

Data visualisation for biology: A practical workshop on design, techniques and tools

As biological datasets increase in size and complexity, we are moving more and more from an hypothesis-driven research paradigm to a data-driven one. As a result, exploration of that data has become even more crucial than in the past.

In this 5-day workshop, we will dive into the topic of biological data visualization and how it can be used to gain insight in and get a "feel" for a dataset, so that targeted analyses can be defined. We will start by covering theoretical questions like: What is data visualization? How do we perceive images? How can we visualise data in the best possible way? As the workshop continues, it will become more and more hands-on and interactive. In the workshop, we will focus on omics (e.g. genomics, transcriptomics) data rather than e.g. imaging data.

Who is this course for?

This course is targeted at biologists who want to explore, and gain further insight, into their own data through the use of visualisation and design approaches. Some prior experience in programming would be beneficial, but pre-reading and exercises will be sent out to all successful applicants prior to the start of the course. Example datasets will be provided which include:

  • gene-gene interaction data
  • gene-disorder links
  • phylogeny of transcription factors
  • ChIP-Seq and RNA-Seq

What will I learn?

Learning outcomes

After this course you should be able to:

  • Explore theories of perception and cognition
  • Identify frameworks to comprehend data visualisation
  • Understand the concepts of visual design process
  • Implement visualisations with specific tools (D3)

Course content

During this course you will learn about:

  • Textbook (included): "Making data visual" (D Fisher & M Meyer)
  • Recommended Textbook: "Visualization analysis and design" (T Munzner)

Trainers

Jan Aerts
University of Hasselt, Belgium
Nikiforos Karamanis
EMBL-EBI, UK
Ryo Sakai
GSK, UK
Adam Frost
EMBL-EBI, UK
This course has ended

11 - 15 March 2019
European Bioinformatics Institute
United Kingdom
£510
Contact
Frank O’Donnell

Organisers
  • Jan Aerts
    University of Hasselt, Belgium
  • Nikiforos Karamanis
    EMBL-EBI, UK

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