Introduction to R for cell biologists

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Introduction to R for cell biologists11.05.2026 10:00 - 16:30 (Mo)Graduate Center of Life Sciences, Seminarraum 1. Stock, Alte Akademie 8a, 85354 FreisingDr. Marie-Dominique Jolivet
Keywords: 
R, statistics, bioinformatics, data analysis
Beschreibung Kursinhalt: 

The aim of this course is to introduce unexperienced users to the R programming language. At the end of the course, trainees should be able to process simple datasets, to run statistical analyses and to produce suitable graphical representations. The target audience is cell biology students with no prior coding experience.

Lernziele: 

 Data formatting, import and manipulation
Analysis, including statistics 
Graphical representation
Data organization and FAIR data management

Lehrmethoden: 

Presentation of R basics
Take-home cheat-sheets and tutorials
Small exercises with real-life datasets

Der Kurs ist für Promovierende in folgender Phase geeignet: 

☒ Beginn der Promotion / Beginning of the doctorate
☐ Während der Promotion / During the doctorate
☐ Endphase der Promotion / End of the doctorate

Teilnahmevoraussetzungen: 

none

Technische Voraussetzungen: 

A laptop with R (4.5.2) and R Studio (2026.01.0+392) installed is required for this course

Kursvorbereitung: 

Download and install R version 4.5.2 (or at least 3.6.0).
Download and install RStudio version (2026.01.0+392).

Kategorie: 
Fachspezifische Veranstaltung
Art der Veranstaltung: 
Seminar/Workshop
Veranstalter: 
Graduate Center of Life Sciences
Verantwortung für Veranstaltung: 
Hauptverantwortung
Durchführung/Format: 
In Präsenz
Sprache: 
EN
Maximale Teilnehmendenzahl: 
12
Minimale Teilnehmendenzahl: 
5
Umfang in Stunden: 
6
Trainer: 
Dr. Marie-Dominique Jolivet

I am a postdoctoral researcher in the Chair of Plant Cell Biology. My research focuses on membrane-based processes during plant immune responses. I use R daily for data processing and aim to provide students with practical, ready-to-use principles to help them kick-start their research.