# Sdong - Bioinformatics Pathway **URL:** \ **Category:** Bioinformatics Workflow Self-Assessments\ **Created:** [June 17, 2020, 12:48am UTC](https://stemaway.com/t/sdong-bioinformatics-pathway/3555 "2020-06-17T00:48:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sdong](https://d2nat51eddc6b4.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/stemaway.com/sdong/32/523_2.png) [@sdong](https://stemaway.com/u/sdong)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 12:48am UTC](https://stemaway.com/t/sdong-bioinformatics-pathway/3555/1 "2020-06-17T00:48:02Z")
Concise overview of things learned. Break it up into Technical Area, Tools, Soft Skills - Technical Area: Although this past week I haven’t been able to attend any of the live meetings, I was able to grasp a general understanding of some of the functions used for data in R and Python. Additionally, I was able to learn new strategies for reading and analyzing scientific readings. - Tools: R programming language and Python - Soft Skills: I have been working on my problem solving skills since I needed to find a way on how to quickly get myself back on track with the project schedule. Three achievement highlights - Understood how to properly read and analyze the scientific papers that will be used in the upcoming weeks. - Began connecting with others and expanding my network on LinkedIn - Learned and utilized programming languages to group together scientific data for analysis. List of meetings/ training attended including social team events - I have been unable to attend any meetings or training due to finals and class time conflicts. However, I have been able to watch a few of the videos up until now and will be watching the other recordings in order to catch up. Goals for the upcoming week - For the next week, my main goal will be to catch up and attend most, if not all, of the training and meetings. I will be re-organizing my schedule to keep me on track with my tasks. I hope to learn and practice more R and Python, and I wish to get to know my team and others this week. ---
**Author:** ![sdong](https://d2nat51eddc6b4.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/stemaway.com/sdong/32/523_2.png) [@sdong](https://stemaway.com/u/sdong)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2020, 12:24am UTC](https://stemaway.com/t/sdong-bioinformatics-pathway/3555/2 "2020-07-04T00:24:57Z")
Concise overview of things learned - Technical Area: During this past week (and the previous week), I was able to learn a variety of new functions for processing and exporting data. Some of these include affyQCReport and limma. Using these methods, I was able to analyze the imported data and look for any outliers within the data. - Tools: Asana, Slack, R, GitHub - Soft Skills: I have been communicating with my team and keeping them up to date with my progress and whenever I need help. Additionally, I have continued to expand my LinkedIn network. Three achievement highlights - I was able to create and analyze various forms of graphs that were previously unknown to me. - I learned a variety of libraries that I could use to help make my data easier to read in addition to highlighting different trends. - I have learned more about gene filtering and how to use limma. List of meetings/training attended including social team events - I have not been able to attend any of the trainings due to class conflicts, but I have been able to keep up with the powerpoints and documents provided in the google drive. Apart from that, I was able to attend a Python training session in week 3 that helped me get a better understanding of the programming language. Next week: - I will be leaving after July 3rd, and will be spending the next week reviewing everything I have learned during this session. Session Assessment - This session was a good experience for me. I was able to learn a lot of different techniques to analyze datasets, and learned a new programming language-- R-- and Object Oriented Programming for Python. My prior knowledge of Python was limited to the basics, but the intermediate training I attended in week 3 was very useful in teaching me more. I also learned how to use affyQCReport to generate a pdf of various visualizations that can be used to pick out the outliers and see the relationships between different arrays. The most recent week, I was able to get a general understanding of the importance of gene filtering through the use of limma(). From this, I was able to learn the usefulness of the Bioconductor documentations when I need help or don’t understand how to use a certain function. Additionally, I was able to connect with a lot of people on LinkedIn and was able to learn the importance networking. ---
**Author:** ![ddas](https://d2nat51eddc6b4.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/stemaway.com/ddas/32/7494_2.png) [@ddas](https://stemaway.com/u/ddas)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2020, 6:19am UTC](https://stemaway.com/t/sdong-bioinformatics-pathway/3555/3 "2020-08-10T06:19:42Z")
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