WORKSHOP: Machine learning in the life sciences
This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons workshop ‘Machine Learning in the Life Sciences’. This on 11 June 2024.
Event description
Machine learning promises to revolutionise life science research by speeding up data analysis, enabling prediction of...
Keywords: Bioinformatics, Life Science, Machine Learning
WORKSHOP: Machine learning in the life sciences
https://zenodo.org/records/14676360
https://dresa.org.au/materials/workshop-machine-learning-in-the-life-sciences
This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons workshop ‘Machine Learning in the Life Sciences’. This on 11 June 2024.
Event description
Machine learning promises to revolutionise life science research by speeding up data analysis, enabling prediction of biological patterns and modelling complex biological systems.
But what exactly is machine learning and when should you use it?
This hands-on online workshop provides a high-level introduction to machine learning: what it is, its advantages and disadvantages compared to traditional modelling approaches and the types of scenarios where it may be the right tool for the job. Using example datasets and basic machine learning pipelines we contrast a few commonly used algorithms for constructing predictive models and explore some of their trade-offs. We discuss common pitfalls in how machine learning is applied and evaluated, with a focus on its application in the life sciences, to help you recognise overly optimistic results. We discuss how and why such errors arise and strategies to avoid them.
Lead trainer:
Dr Benjamin Goudey, Research Fellow, Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Facilitators:
Dr Erin Graham, Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation (QCIF) / James Cook University
William Pinzon Perez, Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation (QCIF)
Dr Giorgia Mori, Sydney Informatics Hub, University of Sydney
Joseph McConnell, University of Adelaide
Jessica Chung, Melbourne Bioinformatics 0000-0002-0627-0955
Host:
Dr Melissa Burke, Australian BioCommons.
Training materials
Materials are shared under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International agreement unless otherwise specified and were current at the time of the event.
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Materials shared elsewhere:
This workshop follows the Google Colab Notebook developed by Dr Benjamin Goudey: https://github.com/bwgoudey/IntroMLforLifeScienceWorkshopR
Melissa Burke (melissa@biocommons.org.au)
Goudey, Benjamin (orcid: 0000-0002-2318-985X)
Graham, Erin
Pinzon Perez, William
Mori, Giorgia (orcid: 0000-0003-3469-5632)
McConnell, Joseph
Chung, Jessica (orcid: 0000-0002-0627-0955)
Mather, Marius
Bioinformatics, Life Science, Machine Learning
WORKSHOP: Introduction to Machine Learning in R - from data to knowledge
This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons workshop ‘Introduction to Machine Learning in R - from data to knowledge’. This workshop took place over one, 4 hour sessions on 09 December 2024.
Event description
With the rise in high-throughput sequencing...
Keywords: Bioinformatics, Machine Learning
WORKSHOP: Introduction to Machine Learning in R - from data to knowledge
https://zenodo.org/records/14545612
https://dresa.org.au/materials/workshop-introduction-to-machine-learning-in-r-from-data-to-knowledge
This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons workshop ‘Introduction to Machine Learning in R - from data to knowledge’. This workshop took place over one, 4 hour sessions on 09 December 2024.
Event description
With the rise in high-throughput sequencing technologies, the volume of omics data has grown exponentially. A major issue is to mine useful knowledge from these heterogeneous collections of data. The analysis of complex high-volume data is not trivial and classical tools cannot be used to explore their full potential. Machine Learning (ML), a discipline in which computers perform automated learning without being programmed explicitly and assist humans to make sense of large and complex data sets, can thus be very useful in mining large omics datasets to uncover new insights that can advance the field of bioinformatics.
This hands-on workshop will introduce participants to the ML taxonomy and the applications of common ML algorithms to health data. The workshop will cover the foundational concepts and common methods being used to analyse omics data sets by providing a practical context through the use of basic but widely used R libraries. Participants will acquire an understanding of the standard ML processes, as well as the practical skills in applying them on familiar problems and publicly available real-world data sets.
Materials are shared under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International agreement unless otherwise specified and were current at the time of the event.
Lead trainers: Dr Fotis Psomopoulos, Senior Researcher, Institute of Applied Biosciences (INAB), Center for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH)
Facilitators:
Dr Giorgia Mori, Australian BioCommons
Dr Eden Zhang, Sydney Informatics Hub
Dr Erin Graham, Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation (QCIF)
Infrastructure provision: Uwe Winter, Australian BioCommons
Host: Dr. Giorgia Mori, Australian BioCommons
Training materials
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Data and documentation
Melissa Burke (melissa@biocommons.org.au)
Psomopoulos, Fotis (orcid: 0000-0002-0222-4273)
Zhang, Eden (orcid: 0000-0003-0294-3734)
Graham, Erin
Mori, Giorgia (orcid: 0000-0003-3469-5632)
Winter, Uwe
Bioinformatics, Machine Learning
WEBINAR: A practical guide to AI tools for life scientists
This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons webinar ‘A practical guide to AI tools for life scientists’. This webinar took place on 8 May 2024.
Event description
The widespread availability and application of AI tools like ChatGPT have fundamentally...
Keywords: Bioinformatics, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT
WEBINAR: A practical guide to AI tools for life scientists
https://zenodo.org/records/11206329
https://dresa.org.au/materials/webinar-a-practical-guide-to-ai-tools-for-life-scientists
This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons webinar ‘A practical guide to AI tools for life scientists’. This webinar took place on 8 May 2024.
Event description
The widespread availability and application of AI tools like ChatGPT have fundamentally transformed our approach to work, creativity, learning, and communication. In the realm of scientific research, the impact of AI extends far beyond mere promises, already catalysing significant advances and discoveries.
This talk will explore how AI is reshaping scientific exploration and innovation. We explore how AI can accelerate research processes, from data analysis and code writing to hypothesis development. We will present some of the available and emerging AI and how we might effectively leverage these tools while acknowledging their limitations.
Materials are shared under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International agreement unless otherwise specified and were current at the time of the event.
Speaker: Dr Michael Kuiper, Principal Research Scientist in Computational Biology and acting Group Leader of the Computational Modelling (CM) group at Data61 of CSIRO.
Host: Dr Patrick Capon, Australian BioCommons
Training materials
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Kuiper_May2024_b_version: A PDF copy of the slides presented during the webinar.
Q_and_A_AI-life-scientists: PDF copy of questions and answers from the webinar
Materials shared elsewhere:
A recording of this webinar is available on the Australian BioCommons YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/NbYvq3OLEfo
Melissa Burke (melissa@biocommons.org.au)
Kuiper, Michael (orcid: 0000-0002-8213-8382)
Bioinformatics, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT
WEBINAR: AlphaFold: what's in it for me?
This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons webinar ‘WEBINAR: AlphaFold: what’s in it for me?’. This webinar took place on 18 April 2023.
Event description
AlphaFold has taken the scientific world by storm with the ability to accurately predict the...
Keywords: Bioinformatics, Machine Learning, Structural Biology, Proteins, Drug discovery, AlphaFold, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Deep learning
WEBINAR: AlphaFold: what's in it for me?
https://zenodo.org/records/7865494
https://dresa.org.au/materials/webinar-alphafold-what-s-in-it-for-me-4d1ea222-4240-4b68-b9ae-7769ac664ee0
This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons webinar ‘WEBINAR: AlphaFold: what’s in it for me?’. This webinar took place on 18 April 2023.
Event description
AlphaFold has taken the scientific world by storm with the ability to accurately predict the structure of any protein in minutes using artificial intelligence (AI). From drug discovery to enzymes that degrade plastics, this promises to speed up and fundamentally change the way that protein structures are used in biological research.
Beyond the hype, what does this mean for structural biology as a field (and as a career)?
Dr Craig Morton, Drug Discovery Lead at the CSIRO, is an early adopter of AlphaFold and has decades of expertise in protein structure / function, protein modelling, protein – ligand interactions and computational small molecule drug discovery, with particular interest in anti-infective agents for the treatment of bacterial and viral diseases.
Craig joins this webinar to share his perspective on the implications of AlphaFold for science and structural biology. He will give an overview of how AlphaFold works, ways to access AlphaFold, and some examples of how it can be used for protein structure/function analysis.
Materials are shared under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International agreement unless otherwise specified and were current at the time of the event.
Files and materials included in this record:
Event metadata (PDF): Information about the event including, description, event URL, learning objectives, prerequisites, technical requirements etc.
Index of training materials (PDF): List and description of all materials associated with this event including the name, format, location and a brief description of each file.
Materials shared elsewhere:
A recording of this webinar is available on the Australian BioCommons YouTube Channel:
https://youtu.be/4ytn2_AiH8s
Melissa Burke (melissa@biocommons.org.au)
Morton, Craig (orcid: 0000-0001-5452-5193)
Bioinformatics, Machine Learning, Structural Biology, Proteins, Drug discovery, AlphaFold, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Deep learning
Fundamentals of Machine Learning
This is the first of four modules in our exciting new machine learning workshop series by the Sydney Informatics Hub (SIH).
Module 2: https://youtu.be/HVAFflj2PS0
Module 3:...
Keywords: Machine Learning, training material
Fundamentals of Machine Learning
https://youtu.be/dMwHFhKWRRI
https://dresa.org.au/materials/fundamentals-of-machine-learning
This is the first of four modules in our exciting new machine learning workshop series by the Sydney Informatics Hub (SIH).
**Module 2**: [https://youtu.be/HVAFflj2PS0](https://youtu.be/HVAFflj2PS0)
**Module 3**: [https://github.com/Sydney-Informatics-Hub/Module3R](https://github.com/Sydney-Informatics-Hub/Module3R)
*The Sydney Informatics Hub is a Core Research Facility at The University of Sydney, enabling excellence in research* [https://sydney.edu.au/informatics-hub](https://sydney.edu.au/informatics-hub)
sih.training@sydney.edu.au
Zhang, Eden (orcid: 0000-0003-0294-3734)
Machine Learning, training material