Biomedical researchers increasingly need basic programming skills and access to shared computing resources to conduct their research. In response to this evolving research environment, Becker Medical Library, the Center for High Performance Computing, and the Institute for Informatics (I²) at Washington University in St. Louis have formed a partnership to develop and offer a series of introductory research computing workshops. The workshops are aimed at researchers new to programming and cluster computing to help reduce barriers and increase accessibility, and they are designed to serve as an introduction to research computing basics and prepare participants for ongoing learning. The workshops cover a variety of topics including, basic UNIX, text editors, shell scripts, batch scripts, basic data analysis and visualization in R and Python, introductory genomic data analysis with R/Bioconductor, and MATLAB. Demand for the introductory research computing workshops has been very high, with attendees including graduate students, postdocs, research staff, and faculty members, suggesting that there is a significant need for education and support in this area on campus. The panelists will discuss their collaboration process, successes and challenges, workshop feedback, and future plans.

Authors:

Andrea Krussel (Presenter)
Washington University in St. Louis

Marcy Vana (Presenter)
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Malcolm Tobias (Presenter)
Washington University in St. Louis

Madhurima Kaushal (Presenter)
Washington University in St. Louis

Aditi Gupta (Presenter)
Washington University in St. Louis

Maze Ndonwi (Presenter)
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Xing Huang (Presenter)
Washington University in St. Louis

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