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Python for Bioinformatics: Machine Learning for RNA biology (9 Jul 2026)

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Python for Bioinformatics:
Machine Learning for RNA biology

Thursdays, July 9–23, 2026, from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM EST (3 sessions)

Description:

RNA biology has become an increasingly data-rich and high-dimensional field, creating a growing need for computational and machine-learning approaches to extract biological insight from large-scale datasets. Machine learning (ML) provides a powerful set of tools for learning patterns from high-dimensional biological data, enabling both predictive modelling and the generation of biologically meaningful hypotheses. In this workshop, participants will gain a solid foundation in machine learning theory and its applications to RNA biology. Participants will be introduced to the core concepts underlying machine learning and deep learning. The course will combine conceptual understanding with hands-on practice, guiding participants through an end-to-end workflow. Covered topics include how to retrieve data from online resources, automate repetitive collection tasks, prepare datasets for machine learning, build machine learning models and evaluate their performance, and explore how pretrained RNA encoders generate embeddings that can be used for downstream bioinformatics tasks.

Dates and Times

Noon to 3:00 pm EST on the following days:

Thursday, July 9: Data Mining, Information Retrieval & Web Automation for Bioinformatics
Thursday, July 16: Machine Learning, Statistics, and RNA Data Analysis
Thursday, July 23: Deep Learning for RNA — Transfer Learning with RNA Foundation Models

Prerequisites

Participants are expected to have a basic working knowledge of Python and prior experience with introductory data analysis, such as attending prior RNA Canada workshops “Introduction to Python: Sequence-to-Function Analysis for RNA” or “Python for Bioinformatics: Computational Analysis and Modelling of RNA Structure”.

More details here:

https://www.rnacanada.ca/etn/python-for-bioinformatics-machine-learning-for-rna-biology/

This event is free for RNA Canada ARN Members!
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Python for Bioinformatics: Machine Learning for RNA biology (16 Jul 2026)

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Python for Bioinformatics:
Machine Learning for RNA biology

Thursdays, July 9–23, 2026, from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM EST (3 sessions)

Description:

Dates and Times

Noon to 3:00 pm EST on the following days:

Thursday, July 9: Data Mining, Information Retrieval & Web Automation for Bioinformatics
Thursday, July 16: Machine Learning, Statistics, and RNA Data Analysis
Thursday, July 23: Deep Learning for RNA — Transfer Learning with RNA Foundation Models

Prerequisites

More details here:

https://www.rnacanada.ca/etn/python-for-bioinformatics-machine-learning-for-rna-biology/

This event is free for RNA Canada ARN Members!
Not a member yet? Join here to access exclusive events and benefits.

Python for Bioinformatics: Machine Learning for RNA biology (23 Jul 2026)

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Python for Bioinformatics:
Machine Learning for RNA biology

Thursdays, July 9–23, 2026, from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM EST (3 sessions)

Description:

Dates and Times

Noon to 3:00 pm EST on the following days:

Thursday, July 9: Data Mining, Information Retrieval & Web Automation for Bioinformatics
Thursday, July 16: Machine Learning, Statistics, and RNA Data Analysis
Thursday, July 23: Deep Learning for RNA — Transfer Learning with RNA Foundation Models

Prerequisites

More details here:

https://www.rnacanada.ca/etn/python-for-bioinformatics-machine-learning-for-rna-biology/

This event is free for RNA Canada ARN Members!
Not a member yet? Join here to access exclusive events and benefits.

RNA Canada ARN upcoming events

Python for Bioinformatics: Machine Learning for RNA biology (9 Jul 2026)

Python for Bioinformatics:Machine Learning for RNA biology

Python for Bioinformatics: Machine Learning for RNA biology (16 Jul 2026)

Python for Bioinformatics:Machine Learning for RNA biology

Python for Bioinformatics: Machine Learning for RNA biology (23 Jul 2026)

Python for Bioinformatics:Machine Learning for RNA biology

Python for Bioinformatics:
Machine Learning for RNA biology

Python for Bioinformatics:
Machine Learning for RNA biology

Python for Bioinformatics:
Machine Learning for RNA biology