Analyse biological data with R programming.
Data Science & Analytics
Module-by-module breakdown of Programming in R to Analyze Biological Data, from foundations to a certified capstone project.
Outline
Configure the R programming environment, including RStudio, Bioconductor, and essential packages like tidyverse for biological data manipulation. โข Manipulate core R data structures such as vectors, matrices, data frames, and lists to parse high-throughput biological sequencing files. โข Implement custom control structures and vectorization techniques in R to automate the parsing of genomic coordinate files.
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Programmatically clean and preprocess raw intensity data from microarray experiments and plate readers using the limma and affy packages. โข Map experimental laboratory metadata structures to standardized R tidy data frames to ensure reproducible links to downstream molecular assays. โข Develop quality control pipelines using R to identify and filter out technical artifacts, outliers, and batch effects in PCR and sequencing datasets.
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Perform differential gene expression analysis on high-throughput RNA-Seq count matrices using statistical frameworks in DESeq2 and EdgeR. โข Build phylogenetic trees and conduct sequence alignment analysis utilizing Biostrings, msa, and ape packages in R. โข Execute cluster analysis and principal component analysis (PCA) on high-dimensional genomic datasets to identify molecular subtypes.
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Design robust statistical power analysis models in R using the pwr package to determine optimal sample sizes for clinical and genomic studies. โข Implement randomized block design and multi-factor ANOVA frameworks in R to control for confounding variables in biological experiments. โข Formulate statistical hypothesis testing pipelines, applying false discovery rate (FDR) corrections like Benjamini-Hochberg to large-scale biological screens.
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Develop predictive machine learning models for clinical classification of genomic profiles using the caret and randomForest R libraries. โข Construct interactive biological network visualizations and pathway enrichment maps using igraph, RCy3, and clusterProfiler. โข Process single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) datasets, executing cell-clustering and marker gene identification via the Seurat framework.
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Implement data de-identification and anonymization protocols on clinical datasets in R to comply with HIPAA and GDPR regulations. โข Generate automated, reproducible audit trails and compliance reports for computational workflows using R Markdown and knitr. โข Program data verification scripts to validate genomic database integrity against international standard reference databases like NCBI and Ensembl.
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Analyze real-world pharmaceutical screening datasets to identify lead drug candidates using quantitative structure-activity relationship models in R. โข Build scalable pipeline architectures integrating R scripts with command-line bioinformatic tools for industrial pipeline integration. โข Create dynamic, production-grade Shiny dashboards to present molecular assay findings to cross-functional R&D and clinical stakeholders.
e-Certificate and e-Marksheet issued on successful completion.