Introduction to Python - on site at Wageningen

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Introduction to Python - on site at Wageningen

Target Audience:
Non-Flemish Academics & Researchers
Location:

Wageningen University

Duration:

3 days

General context

This course gently introduces programming to new programmers. There are plenty of opportunuties to apply and practice what you learn, and ask questions in a safe place. Furthermore, surprise yourself by building a substantial project over the 3 course weeks. We use the popular Python programming language to prepare you for real-world research application of what you learn.

Objectives
After completing this course, you will be able to:
  • Understand some fundamental programming concepts
  • Understand Python programs written by your colleagues
  • Make useful changes to existing Python programs
  • Write new, useful Python programs
  • Take more advanced Python courses
Required skills

This course is aimed at people with no programming skills or experience. Those who want to learn Python but have experience with other languages are welcome but you may find the course slow going.

Course materials
https://github.com/vibbits/gentle-hands-on-python

Trainers

James Collier
VIB

I am a software engineer with over 10 years of professional experience on systems ranging from tiny embedded medical microchips, through to web applications and high-performance supercomputers. I grew up in a small town in rural Australia then completed a PhD at Monash University applying information compression to the protein structural alignment problem. Now I live in the Netherlands with my lovely wife and three children. Currently, I work for VIB Technologies building web applications. You can find out more about me here: https://james.thecolliers.xyz/

Contact James Collier :
james.collier@vib.be
Alexander Botzki

Alexander Botzki is heading the Technology training unit at VIB, the Flemish Institute of Biotechnology, Belgium. The main mission of this unit is providing technology training in domains of VIB Technologies, Bioinformatics & AI, Software Development, and Research Data Management. Between 2014 and 2022, he was head of the VIB Bioinformatics Core. From September 2009 to July 2014, he was responsible for the roll-out of E-Notebook (electronic lab notebook) to VIB's researchers within 75 research groups.

Before joining VIB, Alexander worked on various computational biology projects for Algonomics (bought by Lonza, 2008-2009) and DevGen (now Syngenta, from 2006-2008). During Alexander's PostDoc at Sanofi Aventis in Strasbourg, he executed various virtual screening campaigns on the compound selection of the merged enterprise. He received his doctoral degree with the group of Prof. Dr. Armin Buschauer (University of Regensburg, Germany) on 'Structure-based design of hyaluronidase inhibitors'.

Contact Alexander Botzki :
alexander.botzki@vib.be
Tatiana Woller

Tatiana Woller is a data expert working at the BioImaging Core Leuven and the VIB Bioinformatics Core. 

Her task focuses on exploring and finding solutions for data management of biological images.

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Elixir code: 7468