Workshop on Data Science for Biologists

bioinfo.guru

presents

one month workshop on

Data Science for Biologists

2 - 27 February 2026

Learning objectives

Learn fundamentals of Python such as data structures, loops, conditionals, file handling.
Learn to use important libraries for data science such as Pandas, Matplotlib, etc.
Learn to use specific libraries for bioinformatics analysis like BioPython.
Learn to perform machine learning with biological data using scikit-learn library.
Acquire skills to effectively apply data science methods in your research.

Highlights

Hybrid learning which includes live sessions, interactive videos, assignments.
Flexibility to choose timings for the live sessions based on your schedule/time zone.
Personalised learning with individual attention and assessment tracking.
On-demand content to learn and revise at your own pace with recordings of the live sessions.
E-certificate upon successful completion of the workshop.

Who should attend
The workshop is ideal for biologists who would like to learn state-of-the-art methods in coding and data analysis. Participants can be students (both undergraduates and postgraduates) or professionals from academia/industry. Participation is open to individuals from across the world. Prior knowledge of programming is not required. Participants must have a strong desire to learn new things.

Expectations from the participants
The workshop would involve a rigorous one-month training; and participants are expected to sincerely dedicate time and effort for effective learning. Participants would be required to devote about twice the time of each live sessions in pre- and post- session assignment. For example, for each hour of live session the participants are expected to dedicate two hours in pre-readings, assignments, etc. The participants are also expected to engage in productive discussion during the live sessions.

Registration fees

Participant Location	Designation	Registration Fees
India	Students/ Research fellows	INR 2500
India	Research associates/ Faculty/ Industry person	INR 3000
International	All individuals	USD 55

Topics to be covered weekly

Week	Topics
1^st	Introduction to Python Installation and setup, using interactive development environments (IDEs), data types and data structures, loops and conditionals, file handling.
2^nd	Introduction to BioPython Working with sequences and alignments, programmatic access to NCBI resources, motifs and weblogo, parsing structure data (pdb files), analysis and visualization of Phylogenetic trees.
3^rd	Introduction to Pandas and Matplotlib Introduction to data science concepts, working with dataframes, advanced graphical visualization techniques.
4^th	Introduction to scikit-learn Fundamentals of machine learning, supervised and unsupervised learning using biological data.

If you need any additional information regarding the workshop then please write to us at
workshops @ bioinfo.guru

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