Welcome to R-Ladies Rome

R/Bioconductor watch party for #BioC2023

August 28, 2023

Disclaimer

This talk is recorded and will be posted on Youtube

Please remember that all our attendees are expected to adhere to our Code of Conduct 👉 https://rladies.org/code-of-conduct/.

We prioritize creating a safe and inclusive space, free from any form of harassment, fostering a respectful environment for everyone to learn and connect.

Feel free to use the chat or raise your hand ✋ to ask questions.

Agenda for Today

Introduction to Bioconductor
Watch party:
- Keynote:
  - Reproducible Manuscripts with Quarto (J.J. Allaire)
- Short talks:
  - Spatial Transcriptomics: {SPAMMER} package
  - Infrastructure: {rworkflows} package
  - Single-cell: Dimensionality Reduction
- Workshop talks:
  - Epidemiology for Bioinformaticians
  - Differential Expression Analysis
Conclusions

Materials for Today

BioC2023 https://bioc2023.bioconductor.org/workshops/

Bioconductor R/Galaxi: https://workshop.bioconductor.org/

We will be using several packages. If you’d like to follow along, please log in to Galaxi, where an RStudio environment will be provided to start practicing with R/Bioconductor packages.

Welcome Everyone!

Welcome to this event hosted by the R-Ladies Rome chapter. This is our eighth event, the first of this kind as we are in person in Rome at the Department of Statistics of La Sapienza University.

My name is Federica Gazzelloni, lead organizer of R-Ladies Rome. I am a statistician and an actuary with a diverse range of experience in both academic and industry sectors. I have a keen interest in all aspects of Data Science.

What is R-Ladies?

R-Ladies is a global organization with the mission of promoting the R language and for empowering women at all user levels by building a collaborative global network.

It is a gender diversity friendly community founded in 2012 by Gabriela de Queiroz in San Francisco.

R-Ladies is now a world-wide organization with 219 chapters in 63 countries, 3943 events and more than 93,000 members globally.

For more information, please visit rladies.org

R-Ladies Rome is a local chapter of R-Ladies Global dedicated to promoting gender diversity in the R language community. Our monthly meetings provide a platform to discuss current trends and hot topics in R, and we encourage active participation and engagement from all attendees. We welcome your suggestions and comments, and invite you to get in touch to join our vibrant community.

Organizers and Volunteers:

Founder of the chapter is Claudia Vitolo. She is also a Co-founder of R-Ladies Global

Organizer of the chapter is Federica Gazzelloni

Co-Organizer is Katie Wood

As we step into this second part of the Year, we find ourselves reflecting on the incredible journey we’ve had so far this year. Our R-Community of learners has grown, and we’ve had the privilege of learning from experts in the field.

August marks the beginning of a new chapter, and we’re excited to see what the rest of the year has in store for us. Stay tuned for more exciting experiences and opportunities to learn and grow together!

Important upcoming:

RLadies Rome is now officially sponsored by the RConsortium

Today’s Event

It’s time for the R/Bioconductor watch party.