Expression of Interest for mixOmics workshop 23 - 25 July 2018, UoM

Expression of Interest for a multitivariate data integration mixOmics workshop

We are organising a workshop on multivariate data integration using the R package mixOmics. The workshop is planned for the dates July 23 - 25 2018 (3 full days) in Melbourne, Australia.

This survey will help us selecting participants and tailor the workshop to your needs. Whilst we do not assume any statistical background from the participants, we believe that the workshop will benefit most to those with sufficient knowledge in R programming. We will contact you once the EOI has closed to send you a link for registration. The survey closes on June 1st 2018.

The Computational Biology Research Initiative (CBRI) hallmark from University of Melbourne is proudly offering bursaries to cover 50% of the registration costs to 5 Research Higher Degree students and 5 early career researchers from University of Melbourne or affiliate, see details below. Selection will be based on CBRI selection criteria.

Many thanks,

The mixOmics team and organisers.

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* 1. Please enter your contact information

First Name and Surname *

School, Faculty and Institution *

City/Town *

Email Address *

Phone Number

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* 2. I am a

Postgraduate student

Postdoc

Researcher

Lecturer (academic)

Other (please specify)

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* 3. How would you describe your R programming skills?

I have never programmed in R

Beginner: I know how to read data, what is an R data frame and a factor, and I can copy paste and run a command line in RStudio

Average: I know how to use basic functions in R, go through the help files and change an argument in a function if necessary.

Advanced: I know how to write R functions, debug my R code and my neighbours code

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* 4. How would you describe your statistical knowledge?

Basic

Average (no formal training, I perform ad-hoc statistical analyses)

Advanced / Experienced (I am trained as statistician)

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* 5. Have you dealt with / analysed 'omics data before?

Yes

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* 6. What type of biological data are you planning to analyse with mixOmics?

Microarray

RNA-Seq (bulk)

single cell RNA-Seq

Proteomics / metabolomics

16S or metagenomics

GWAS or SNP data

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Which of those multivariate statistical methods are you mostly interested in?

Exploratory analysis for one 'omics data set (e.g. transcriptomics, proteomics, ...)

Supervised analysis / biomarker discovery for one 'omics data set

Integration of two 'omics data sets

Integration of more than two 'omics data sets

Exploratory analysis of time course 'omics data sets

Not sure yet!

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Would you be able to bring your data on the third day to analyse them with mixOmics?

Yes!

No, my data won't be ready

Not sure yet

If No or Not sure yet, I am happy to analyse a provided data set, or help my neighbour

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* 9. I am eligible for a CBRI registration bursary that will support 50% of the registration costs.

as a RHD enrolled at UoM and based on the Parkville campus

as an ECR (<= 3 years post PhD full time equivalent), UoM or affiliate, based on the Parkville campus

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* 10. Could you please explain in a few sentences what is your motivation to attend this workshop? Your answer is important if you are eligible for a CBRI bursary, and also as we only have a limited number of places!