Summer 2024 Workshop
Students in the workshop tour facilities at the Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute (HWI)
Summer 2024 Workshop Details:
Dates: June 27 - July 3, 2024
Times: 9:30am - 3:30pm daily
Students MUST be able to commit to attend each day of the workshop.
Cost: There is no cost to participate in the workshop and lunch is provided daily.
Location:
University at Buffalo - Center for Computational Research
701 Ellicott St, Buffalo, NY 14203
Topics: Bioinformatics, genome sequencing, high performance computing
Participating students will have hands-on experience sequencing bacterial DNA from local water samples, and performing bioinformatic data analysis using computer programming and AI. Students will also spend time talking with computer science and data professionals and touring locations on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.
Schedule: Coming soon
2024 Workshop Faculty & Staff Leaders:
Dr. E. Bruce Pitman - Workshop Director; Professor, Department of Materials Design and Innovation (MDI)
Dr. Stephen Koury - Research Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnical and Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Jonathan Bard - Associate Director of Bioinformatics, UB Genomics Core
Sandra Small, PhD - Genome, Environment, and Microbiome Education Coordinator
Dr. Matthew Jones - CCR Director, Lead Computational Scientist
Adrian Levesque - CCR Industry Engagement & Visualization
Application for 2024 Workshop:
Workshop application deadline is May 24, 2024.
Applications are now closed! Participants selected will hear back from the workshop committee.