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      Johns Hopkins University

      Python for Genomic Data Science

      Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Data Structures, Jupyter, Python Programming, Programming Principles, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Scripting, Data Processing, Package and Software Management, Data Manipulation, File Management

      4.3
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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

      Fundamental Skills in Bioinformatics

      Skills you'll gain: Statistical Analysis, Bioinformatics, Unix, Scientific Visualization, R Programming, Rmarkdown, Unix Commands, Data Analysis, Data Quality, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Exploratory Data Analysis, Pandas (Python Package), Python Programming, NumPy, Data Manipulation

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      62 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Access Bioinformatics Databases with Biopython

      Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Scientific Visualization, Data Access, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Data Visualization, Data Import/Export, Data Manipulation, Python Programming

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      44 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

      Smarter Scientific Software Development with GitHub Actions

      Skills you'll gain: Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, CI/CD, GitHub, Docker (Software), Software Development, Test Automation, Containerization, Automation, Debugging, YAML, Scripting

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Virginia

      Bacterial Bioinformatics

      Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Data Analysis Software, Scientific Visualization, Taxonomy, Data Integration, Data Import/Export

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      276 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Bioconductor for Genomic Data Science

      Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Data Analysis Software, R Programming, Statistical Programming, Data Manipulation, Data Structures, Software Installation, Data Import/Export, Data Access

      3.8
      Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
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      384 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Advanced Reproducibility in Cancer Informatics

      Skills you'll gain: Code Review, GitHub, Git (Version Control System), Version Control, Docker (Software), Software Development Tools, Continuous Integration, Containerization, Bioinformatics, Informatics, Automation, Data Analysis, R Programming

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Imperial College London

      Infectious Disease Modelling

      Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Mathematical Modeling, Statistical Modeling, Simulations, Risk Modeling, Infectious Diseases, Public Health, R Programming, Differential Equations, Data Modeling, Statistical Methods, Probability & Statistics

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      294 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Glasgow

      Evolutionary Computation and its Applications

      Skills you'll gain: Engineering Practices, Engineering Calculations, Engineering Analysis, Engineering, Applied Mathematics

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Statistics for Genomic Data Science

      Skills you'll gain: Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Modeling, Statistics, R Programming, Probability & Statistics, Data Analysis, Statistical Inference, Regression Analysis, Data Pipelines, Data Transformation, Data Processing

      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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      377 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

      Enhancing Reproducible Science with GitHub and Docker

      Skills you'll gain: Code Review, Version Control, GitHub, Package and Software Management, CI/CD, Continuous Integration, Open Source Technology, Development Environment, Continuous Deployment, Software Development Tools, Docker (Software), Containerization, Scientific Methods, Devops Tools, Data Sharing, Key Management, Git (Version Control System), Automation, Software Documentation, Technical Documentation

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      LearnQuest

      AI for Scientific Research

      Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Bioinformatics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Random Forest Algorithm, Pandas (Python Package), Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Applied Machine Learning, Data Manipulation, Data Processing, Dimensionality Reduction, Data Cleansing, Keras (Neural Network Library), Machine Learning Algorithms, Data Transformation, NumPy, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Tensorflow, Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Data Science

      3.2
      Rating, 3.2 out of 5 stars
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      81 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular computational biology courses

    • Python for Genomic Data Science: Johns Hopkins University
    • Fundamental Skills in Bioinformatics: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
    • Access Bioinformatics Databases with Biopython: Coursera Project Network
    • Smarter Scientific Software Development with GitHub Actions: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
    • Bacterial Bioinformatics: University of Virginia
    • Bioconductor for Genomic Data Science: Johns Hopkins University
    • Advanced Reproducibility in Cancer Informatics: Johns Hopkins University
    • Infectious Disease Modelling: Imperial College London
    • Evolutionary Computation and its Applications: University of Glasgow
    • Statistics for Genomic Data Science: Johns Hopkins University

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