The Summer Institute for Big Data (SISBID) is designed to introduce biologists, quantitative scientists, and statisticians to modern statistical techniques for the analysis of biological big data.

Each module focuses on a different aspect of Big Data such as organizing and processing data for statistical analysis, visualizing data, or the challenges surrounding reproducible research.

  • The two-and-a-half day module format includes formal lectures, computing labs, and hands-on case studies. Modules run all day Monday/Tuesday and Wednesday morning OR Wednesday afternoon and all day Thursday/Friday.
  • Instructors are world-class faculty with expertise in all aspects of Biological Big Data.
  • Participants are encouraged to enroll in multiple modules to create an experience that best suits their needs. Individuals attending the institute will receive certificates of course completion in recognition of their participation.

2024 Modules

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SISBID
Module 1
Data Wrangling with R
  • Meeting Times
    Mon, Aug 12, 1-7:30am PST
    Tue, Aug 13, 1-7:30am PST
    Wed, Aug 14, 1-4am PST
BD2401: Data Wrangling with R
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Module 2
Data Visualization
  • Meeting Times
    Wed, Aug 14, 4:30-7:30am PST
    Thu, Aug 15, 1-7:30am PST
    Fri, Aug 16, 1-7:30am PST
BD2402: Data Visualization
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Module 3
Supervised Methods for Statistical Machine Learning
  • Meeting Times
    Mon, Aug 19, 1-7:30am PST
    Tue, Aug 20, 1-7:30am PST
    Wed, Aug 21, 1-4am PST
BD2403: Supervised Methods for Statistical Machine Learning
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Module 4
Unsupervised Methods for Statistical Learning
  • Meeting Times
    Wed, Aug 21, 4:30-7:30am PST
    Thu, Aug 22, 1-7:30am PST
    Fri, Aug 23, 1-7:30am PST
BD2404: Unsupervised Methods for Statistical Learning