Open Registration for NBAF Bio-Linux CourseRutherford Appleton Labs, Harwell20th March 2012

Open Registration for NBAF Bio-Linux CourseRutherford Appleton Labs, Harwell20th March 2012

The NERC Biomolecular Analysis Facility node at CEH Wallingford provides a range of bioinformatics services for NERC researchers as part of the

Environmental Bioinformatics Centre (http://nebc.nerc.ac.uk). NBAF staff are teaching a series of courses, with a one day Bio-Linux course to be held at the

Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in 2012.

This introductory Bio-Linux course will be delivered by Tim Booth and Mesude Bicakfrom NBAF-W and will most benefit anyone looking to do bioinformatics work

in a Linux environment, in particular with high throughput sequencing data.No prior knowledge of Linux is required.

What is Bio-Linux?

Bio-Linux 6.0 is a fully featured, powerful, configurable and easy to maintain bioinformatics workstation.

Bio-Linux provides more than 500 bioinformatics programs on an Ubuntu Linux 10.04 base. There is a graphical menu for bioinformatics programs, as well as easy access to the Bio-Linux bioinformatics documentation system and sample data useful for testing programs. Bio-Linux is free to download from the NEBC site and runs on most PCs.

Cost:To be confirmed – there may be a small charge, ie. up to £25, to cover administration costs.Course materials:Printed course materials will be provided along with a Bio-Linux USB memory stick. Computers will also be provided, but you are welcome to bring your own laptop.Interested?Please register your interest by emailing Vicki Lee (vilee12@ceh.ac.uk). Numbers are limited, so register quickly to avoid disappointment.

Introductory Bio-Linux Course - Getting to Grips with Linux

This course introduces the new user to the Bio-Linux 6.0 system. It includes a tour of the desktop, information on finding programs and documentation, and provides experience running graphical and command line tools.

The full day course is made up of two parts:Part 1 is an introduction to the Linux desktop environment and command shellPart 2 focuses on running bioinformatics programs on Bio-Linux and providing the information you need to make intelligent choices about the programs and interfaces you use to run your bioinformatics analyses.