Pre-registration is free but required and there are spots open; email ASMCUE@asmusa.org to register.
If you are interested in incorporating bioinformatics or data science concepts into a course, or working with students on data that is immediately publishable, then this workshop is for you! The workshop focuses on analyzing microbial data in the free, open source KBase platform, following a workflow that results in a publishable genomic dataset for an ASM Microbiology Resource Announcement.
This workshop will provide examples of how educators use KBase (
kbase.us) with their students – from CUREs to independent research. Participants will be introduced to resources developed through the Program for Microbiome Workforce Development (NSF #2316244) and KBase Educators (
bit.ly/kbase-edu), including teaching and template workflows to analyze raw data and streamline data publications. Together, we will go through steps in the data analysis to publication process, starting with an example isolate or metagenome dataset. We will also introduce the importance of good sample metadata and environmental ontologies. Everyone will have access to these tools and resources after the workshop to use with their students and adapt for future use!
For questions, please contact Ellen Dow -
egdow@lbl.gov.
Target Audience: Relevant for educators who want to integrate (new, more, any) computational biology tools and resources into their courses, support student-curated data publications, or just change up existing course-based undergraduate research experiences.
Prerequisites: A basic understanding of genome assembly and annotation, currently teaching or planning to teach courses and/or independent student research that include computational biology, bioinformatics, and isolate or community-based microbiology data analysis.
