BrainNavigator: Hands-On Introduction and Demo
Lisa Horowitz, BrainNavigator Trainer
Wed Jan 12, 01:15-02:15pm, 14N-132 DIRC
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
BrainNavigator uniquely pairs 2D atlases with a 3D environment, based on technologies from the Allen Institute for Brain Science, to help researchers visualize and optimize their work. Class attendees will learn how to access high resolution images, identify coordinates and calibrate those coordinates to their own animals, link their own images to BrainNavigator atlases, overlay schematic drawing onto atlas stained sections or their own images, and use the injection planner. The session is a hands-on practicum. The training room has 20 PC terminals and a large table in the back for laptop use. Please register at http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/. Wait listed participants will be invited to bring their laptops.
Web: http://libguides.mit.edu/content.php?pid=18306&sid=1305072
Contact: Lisa Horowitz, 10-410, x3-9353, lisah@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
Cosponsor: Brain and Cognitive Sciences
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Practically Genomic
Charlie Whittaker, Paola Favaretto, Courtney Crummett, AJ Bhutkar
Mon Jan 24, Wed Jan 26, Fri Jan 28, 11am-01:00pm, 14N-132
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Genomics, microarrays, and massively parallel applications such as next generation sequencing have made biology research a highly quantitative field. As a result, many biologists face the challenge of mastering computers and computational methods. Our sessions are designed to begin the process. We will provide an overview of some of the bioinformatics tools and methods mandated by modern biological research. Practical examples will be used to introduce powerful aspects of the Unix operating system, Perl, R, Excel and MySQL. We will also instruct attendees on the usage of bioinformatics tools for genomics, phylogenetics and microarray data analysis. Topics to be covered include the UCSC genome browser, GALAXY, Argo, GenePattern, Bioconductor, ClustalX, and a variety of functional annotation methods.
Web: http://luria.mit.edu/Jan_11_IAP/
Contact: Charlie Whittaker, E18-366, x4-0337, charliew@mit.edu
Sponsor: David H. Koch Inst. for Integrative Cancer Researc
Cosponsor: Libraries
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Repair of Basic Laboratory Equipment
Charles Moses
Wed Jan 12, Wed Jan 26, 07-08:30pm, 68-089
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Prereq: none
Sponsored by Graduate Women in Science.
Engineer Charles Moses will conduct a course on repair of laboratory equipment, geared toward but not limited to beginners. Equipment will include: electrophoresis units, spectrophotometers, motors on shakers and centrifuges, etc. General topics will also include: assessing the tools required to disassemble, fix and reassemble a piece of equipment; tool quality; and rational disassembly of equipment when the function of some component is not known. Bring broken equipment on which to practice. Session starts at 7:00 p.m. in Project Lab, Bldg 68.
Contact: Brenda Minesinger, 68-641, x3-4721, bminesin@mit.edu
Sponsor: Biology
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