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Bioinformatics for Beginners (B4B) 2026: Module 1 Unix and Biowulf

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Bioinformatics for Beginners (B4B) 2026: Module 1 Unix and Biowulf

When: July 8, 2026 - July 14, 2026
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Bioinformatics for Beginners (B4B) 2026 is a 3-module course for learning how to perform bulk RNA-Seq analysis, including working with Unix and Biowulf (Module 1), analyzing bulk RNA-Seq data (Module 2) and examining differential gene expression and pathway analysis (Module 3). 

Registering for this course will include the complete first module on Unix and Biowulf. 

Classes will be held throughout July and August 2026, please see the BTEP homepage calendar for details on all classes and modules. 

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Course: Bioinformatics for Beginners (B4B)

Module 1: Unix and Biowulf

Lesson 1: Introduction to Biowulf & Unix Navigation

Learning Objectives

Students will:

  • Understand what Biowulf is and why we use it
  • Connect to Biowulf
  • Navigate the file system using Unix commands
  • Create, move, copy, and Read More

Course: Bioinformatics for Beginners (B4B)

Module 1: Unix and Biowulf

Lesson 1: Introduction to Biowulf & Unix Navigation

Learning Objectives

Students will:

  • Understand what Biowulf is and why we use it
  • Connect to Biowulf
  • Navigate the file system using Unix commands
  • Create, move, copy, and delete files and directories
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Wed, Jul 08, 2026 - 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Bioinformatics for Beginners (B4): Module 1 Unix and Biowulf

Lesson 2: Useful Unix and Running Jobs on Biowulf

Learning Objectives

Students will: 

  • Learn to chain commands with pipes, search files with grep, redirect output, and sort/filter results with sort and uniq 
  • Understand the module system for loading bioinformatics software, and the three main ways to run jobs on Biowulf: interactive sessions (sinteractive), batch jobs (Read More

Bioinformatics for Beginners (B4): Module 1 Unix and Biowulf

Lesson 2: Useful Unix and Running Jobs on Biowulf

Learning Objectives

Students will: 

  • Learn to chain commands with pipes, search files with grep, redirect output, and sort/filter results with sort and uniq 
  • Understand the module system for loading bioinformatics software, and the three main ways to run jobs on Biowulf: interactive sessions (sinteractive), batch jobs (sbatch), and job arrays (swarm)
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Thu, Jul 09, 2026 - 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Course: Bioinformatics for Beginners (B4B) 2026

Module 1: Unix and Biowulf

Lesson 3: Swarm Jobs, File Transfers & Downloading from the SRA

Learning Objectives:

Students will:

  • Submit parallel jobs using swarm
  • Transfer files between Biowulf and your local computer
  • Understand the NCBI Sequence Read Archive (SRA)
  • Download sequencing data

Course: Bioinformatics for Beginners (B4B) 2026

Module 1: Unix and Biowulf

Lesson 3: Swarm Jobs, File Transfers & Downloading from the SRA

Learning Objectives:

Students will:

  • Submit parallel jobs using swarm
  • Transfer files between Biowulf and your local computer
  • Understand the NCBI Sequence Read Archive (SRA)
  • Download sequencing data
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Tue, Jul 14, 2026 - 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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