Courses on campus

There are a number of bioinformatics-related courses at UW–Madison, including some at the graduate and undergraduate level for-credit courses, as well as occasional workshops and tutorials.

If you are looking for more general learning opportunities, there are multiple places to learn about coding, bioinformatics and computer sciences at UW–Madison:

Classes

• Two classes are offered by the Department of Bacteriology:
  

  Micro 357 — General Bioinformatics for Microbiologists

  3 credits. Undergraduate Level Class.

  Micro 657 — Bioinformatics for Microbiologists

  3 credits.  Graduate Level Class.

Workshops

• The Data Science Hub hosts trainings and workshops for researchers to learn data skills. They offer weekly free, virtual “coding-meetups” where users can meet with a facilitator one-on-one to get their questions answered or work through debugging a problem. They also host occasional low-cost workshops for UW–Madison students through the Carpentries and affiliates on a range of topics like R, Python, Git, Markdown and more. Please view their websites for offerings.
• The UW–Madison Libraries offers R and Python workshops (free)
• The Biotech Center offers workshops related to genomics and bioinformatics for a fee.

Study Groups

• The CHTC Bioinformatics Cafe is a monthly event during the academic year where people meet to learn about topics in high-throughput computing, and includes a short presentation followed by time and space for co-working.