# Introduction to R Workshop #### calendar\_today Date and Time **September 8 - September 9, 2016** 10:00AM - 05:00PM EDT #### pin\_drop Location **Harvard Medical School, Tosteson Medical Education Center, Room 130, 260 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA** **Two-Day Program of the Harvard Chan Bioinformatics Core** **Workshop Description:** This **2-day workshop** (10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. each day) will introduce participants to the basics of using R, a simple programming environment that enables the effective handling of data. During the 2 days, participants will learn how to use R for: \* exploring basic data structures \* inspecting and manipulating data \* making simple plots to visualize data \* making publication-quality plots with ggplot2 **Cost:** $75 per participant (non-refundable). *N.B.* This workshop is a prerequisite for a free 1-day workshop on "Using R for Differential Gene Expression Analysis" on October 20th. **Registration link** and more details available here: NOTE: We will be accepting 20 eligible\* participants on a first-come, first-served basis. \*Eligibility requirement: Researchers whose PIs are associated with the HSCI as Principal or Affiliated faculty. Contact with any questions. Sponsored by HSCI ![R Course poster image](/sites/g/files/omnuum10026/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/hsci/files/r_course_announcement.jpg?itok=YsHxDDE4) --- Attachments- [ picture\_as\_pdf r\_course\_announcement.pdf ](/sites/g/files/omnuum10026/files/hsci/files/r_course_announcement.pdf) --- See also:- [ Bioinformatics ](/event-disease-area/bioinformatics) - [ Training and education ](/event-disease-area/training-and-education) - [ Related Events ](/event-type/related-events) Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#) Save: [ Add to calendar calendar\_today ](https://www.hsci.harvard.edu/node/843761/event-feed.ics) Copy link link