Welcome to the virtual ConGen2023 Introduction to Bioinformatics workshop!

This web page will guide you through the activities we have planned for you today!

Instructors

Rena Schweizer: Rena is a Research Entomologist with the USDA Agricultural Research Service Pollinating Insects Research Unit, where she is working on conservation genomics of U.S. native bees. In her research, Rena integrates genomics, population genetics, bioinformatics, and physiology to evaluate the conservation status of wildlife populations and study evolution.

Gregg Thomas: A bioinformatics scientist in the FAS Informatics group at Harvard University and recent postdoc in Jeff Good's lab lab at the University of Montana. Gregg uses and develops computational methods to study molecular evolution and phylogenetics to determine what forces drive divergence and adaptation between species.

Navigation

In the nav bar at the top of the page you'll find links to navigate this workshop and to resources we've compiled. Come back to this page any time by clicking the Intro link above. Go to the first page of the workhop by clicking on the Workshop link above or the link below. If you come across a term or file format you don't recognize, check the Terminology page to see if it's listed there. A table of useful programs and their use-cases has been compiled as a resource under the Programs link. Finally, some other links, including to workshops from previous years (though they are mostly identical), have been organized in the Links page.

Use the links below to start and navigate to various parts of the workshop.

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