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CBC Happy Hour — October 14th

The Computational Biology Core (CBC) invites you to a Happy Hour Meet & Greet on Tuesday, October 14th at 5:00 pm.

Storrs: Hopps 44, 625 Middle Turnpike
Farmington: Butchers & Bakers, 270 Farmington Ave

This informal event is a great opportunity to meet CBC scientists, learn more about our services, and connect with other computational biologists and bioinformaticians across UConn and UConn Health.

No RSVP required — just stop by, mix, mingle, and bring your questions.

CBC’s Data Therapy at Storrs/UCH on Friday, October 3, 2025

Our monthly Data Therapy Session (public office hours) will be held in-person on Friday, Oct. 3rd from 9-10am:

We welcome beginners and advanced users to generate a productive discussion! 

Online Support

Connect to the CBC team through the #bioinformatics_help channel at uconn-cbc.slack.com

Register Now: Virtual ChIP-Seq / ATAC-Seq Workshop

Enhance your bioinformatics skills with our upcoming Virtual ChIP-Seq / ATAC-Seq Workshop on Oct. 28–30, 2025! Whether you’re new to epigenomics or ready to refine your analysis skills, this hands-on training will guide you through exploring DNA–protein interactions and chromatin accessibility.

Learn quality control, peak calling, and downstream analysis using real ChIP-seq and ATAC-seq datasets—all from your own laptop!

No prior experience? No problem! We’ll start with a self-guided intro to Linux, HPC, and R to get you ready to dive in.

Reserve your spot now: bioinformatics.uconn.edu/cbc-workshops/

Seats are limited—sign up today!

Register Now: Virtual Genome Assembly Workshop

Enhance your bioinformatics skills with our upcoming Virtual Genome Assembly Workshop on Sept. 16–18, 2025! Whether you’re new to genome assembly or looking to refine your expertise, this hands-on training will walk you through sequencing strategies, quality control, and assembly methods.

Learn sequencing techniques, short & long-read assembly, hybrid approaches, and QC best practices—all from your own laptop!

No prior experience? No problem! We’ll start with an intro to Linux and HPC to ensure you’re ready to dive in.

Reserve your spot now: bioinformatics.uconn.edu/cbc-workshops/

Seats are limited—sign up today!

CBC Happy Hour — September 9th

The Computational Biology Core (CBC) invites you to a Happy Hour Meet & Greet on Tuesday, September 9th at 5:00 pm.

Storrs: Hopps 44, 625 Middle Turnpike
Farmington: Butchers & Bakers, 270 Farmington Ave

This informal event is a great opportunity to meet CBC scientists, learn more about our services, and connect with other computational biologists and bioinformaticians across UConn and UConn Health.

No RSVP required — just stop by, mix, mingle, and bring your questions.

CBC’s Data Therapy at Storrs/UCH on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025

Our monthly Data Therapy Session (public office hours) will be held in-person on Friday, Sept. 5th from 9-10am:

We welcome beginners and advanced users to generate a productive discussion! 

Online Support

Connect to the CBC team through the #bioinformatics_help channel at uconn-cbc.slack.com

Register Now: Virtual RNA-seq (de novo) Workshop

Join us August 19–21, 2025 for a hands-on Virtual RNA-seq (de novo) Workshop designed for researchers working without a reference genome. Whether you’re new to RNA-seq or looking to expand your skills, this workshop provides practical training using real datasets.

You’ll learn the full de novo transcriptomics workflow, including experimental design, sequencing quality control, de novo transcriptome assembly, differential expression analysis, and functional enrichment—all from the comfort of your own laptop.

No prior experience? No problem! A self-guided introduction to Linux, HPC, and R will be available two weeks before the workshop to help you get started.

Reserve your spot now: bioinformatics.uconn.edu/cbc-workshops/

Seats are limited—sign up today!

CBC’s Data Therapy at Storrs/UCH on Friday, August 1, 2025

Our monthly Data Therapy Session (public office hours) will be held in-person on Friday, August  1st from 9-10am:

We welcome beginners and advanced users to generate a productive discussion! 

Online Support

Connect to the CBC team through the #bioinformatics_help channel at uconn-cbc.slack.com

Register Now: Virtual RNA-seq Analysis Workshop

Register Now: Virtual RNA-seq Analysis Workshop

Join us July 29–31, 2025 for a hands-on Virtual RNA-seq Analysis Workshop designed for researchers working with a reference genome and annotation. Whether you’re new to RNA-seq or looking to sharpen your skills, this workshop provides practical training using real datasets.

You’ll learn the full RNA-seq workflow, including experimental design, sequencing quality control, alignment to a reference genome, differential expression analysis, and gene ontology / gene set enrichment—all from the comfort of your own laptop.

No prior experience? No problem! A self-guided introduction to Linux, HPC, and R will be available two weeks before the workshop to help you get started.

Reserve your spot now: bioinformatics.uconn.edu/cbc-workshops/

Seats are limited—sign up today!

CBC’s Data Therapy at Storrs/UCH on Friday, July 11, 2025

Our monthly Data Therapy Session (public office hours) will be held in-person on Friday, July 11th from 9-10am:

We welcome beginners and advanced users to generate a productive discussion! 

Online Support

Connect to the CBC team through the #bioinformatics_help channel at uconn-cbc.slack.com