Galaxy Training Academy 2024
Asynchronous, Virtual course
The Galaxy Academy is a self-paced online training event for beginners as well as learners who would like to improve their Galaxy data analysis skills. Over the course of one week, we will have a different topic and focus every day.
Welcome to the Galaxy Training Academy
Do you want to learn how to use Galaxy, a open source data analysis platform? Then you are at the right place. We offer here a 5-day Global Online and Asynchronous learning event.
We provide you with training materials which you can study at your own pace and on your own time throughout the week. Don’t worry, asynchronous does not mean that you are alone! If you ever need help, you can contact one of our many trainers worldwide via Slack chat .
On the first day you can make yourself familiar with the Galaxy platform. In the next days you can follow different tracks, please go to the program tab for more informaiton.
You can set your own pace on your learning journey using our provided self-learning materials. Next to the program, you will find Slack channels you can join to exchange with the trainers and other participants during the event. Here you will also find help if you have qustions or run into an issue during the training. We try to cover all time zones with helpers for each topic, but please be patient if you do not get an immediat response.
You only need a browser and an account on one of the galaxy instances registered for this event. Please have a look at the setup tab.
Certificates: You can earn a certificate for the tracks you attended by answering a short questionnaire to verify your participation.
Who is this course for?
Everyone who would like to get to know Galaxy and learn bioinformatics data analysis, whether you want to master a specific analysis or learn a new skill.Organisers & Instructors
This event is brought to you by:
Ahmed Hamid Awan
Anup Kumar
Anthony Bretaudeau
Bérénice Batut
Björn Grüning
Clea Siguret
Diana Chiang Jurado
Deepti Varshney
Eli Chadwick
Engy Nasr
Emmanuel Augustine
Igor Makunin
Lucille Delisle
Matthias Bernt
Melanie Föll
Nate Coraor
Paul Zierep
Pavankumar Videm
Polina Polunina
Pratik Jagtap
Rand Zoabi
Romane LIBOUBAN
Saim Momin
Stéphanie Robin
Subina Mehta
Timothy J. Griffin
Tyler Collins
Wendi Bacon
Wolfgang Maier
Before you start
Before starting the course, make sure to follow the setup instructions
Monday: Introduction
When you are ready to start, just work your way through the program below by watching videos and/or following the text-based tutorials. There are no live sessions, so you can determine your own schedule. A large team of instructors is available on Slack to answer your questions 24/7! Enjoy!
Course introduction
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Welcome & Course logistics |
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Daily Icebreaker |
Please take a moment to introduce yourself and tell us one fun fact about yourself! Post your answer to Slack #social channel. (See the setup tab for instructions for joining Slack). |
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Galaxy introduction
Kick off the week with a hands-on introduction to Galaxy, covering everything from basic navigation and data manipulation to reproducing published analyses, quality control, and mapping sequences to a reference genome. Whether you’re new to Galaxy or looking to strengthen your skills, today’s sessions will equip you with the foundational knowledge needed for more advanced topics. In the morning you can take part in the Icebreaker by joining us in the Slack introduction channel. Or you can directly start with the tutorials.
Need help with these tutorials? Ask your questions via the Slack introduction channel.
Start to get to know Galaxy
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Galaxy Basics for genomics
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Understanding Galaxy history system
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NGS data logistics
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Quick start or fresh up your Galaxy knowledge
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| A short introduction to Galaxy |
Fundamentals of Sequences analysis
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Quality Control
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Mapping
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Tuesday to Thursday: Choose your own Adventure!
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Daily Icebreakers |
Tuesday: For today’s ice breaker, we would love to know one weird fact that you know for no reason. Wednesday: We would love to hear where you find inspiration. Maybe you find inspirtaiton through nature or maybe you have a prominant role model in your life—we’d love to learn more about you! Thursday: if you could take any one movie prop from a movie set, what would it be? Post your answers each day to Slack #social channel. |
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Pick a track
Over the course of these three days, you can choose your preferred track and learn how to use Galaxy for data analysis in this research field. If you find multiple topics interesting, feel free to explore more than one track. Each track will guide you through the process, from basic to more advanced analyses, to accommodate learners of all levels.
For assistance, you can access support through the Slack channel associated with each track module. Please note that while we strive to accommodate all time zones, responses to specific questions may take a bit longer depending on the availability of experts in your time zone.
Proteomics Assembly Transcriptomics Single Cell Microbiome Bacterial Genomics BY-COVID Machine LearningFriday: Grab bag
Can’t get enough? Then please pick one of our FAIR tutorials below, or any of the tutorials of the GTN. Please be aware that only trainings that are part of the introduction day or a learning track have been tested on all instances for the event. The trainers present on Slack will do their best to help you if you have a problem and answer questions, but they may not be expert in the topic you selected. You can directly start with you prefered tutorial.
Need help with these tutorials? Ask your questions via the Slack Channel #gta_friday-grab-bag.
Fair training
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Daily Icebreaker |
For the last ice breaker, we would love to know what the most interesting or exciting thing you learned this week is!! Post your answer on Slack #social channel |
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RO-Crate - Introduction
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| Best practices for workflows in GitHub repositories | |||
Explore the GTN!
Feel free to try any other tutorials you see on the GTN, and we will do our best to guide you!
Go to the GTN!Get set up for the course!
Follow the steps below to get set up with everything you need to participate in the course!
Create a Galaxy Account
Create an account on one of the following Galaxy servers:
You will get an email with activation link. It may end up in your junk folder.
Note: If you already have a Galaxy account you can skip this step and just log in to your existing account.
Join Galaxy Training Group (TIaaS)
Join TIaaS by clicking on the link below matching your Galaxy server:
- Galaxy EU TIaaS
- Galaxy Main is not using TIaaS
- Galaxy AU is not using TIaaS
This will give your analysis jobs priority on Galaxy for the duration of the event. Make sure you are logged in before clicking the link. You should see a green message box if all went well.
Join Slack!
We will provide support via Slack. Here you can ask any questions you may have during the course, and socialize with your fellow participants and instructors. The following steps will get you set up with Slack:
- Join Slack via this Invite Link
- Join the event channel: #general
- Introduce yourself here!
Instructor Zone
Check out our checklists for
- Organising a Workshop to check that you haven't forgotten any important step.
- Running a Workshop, helpful reminders closer to your event.
Request TIaaS
Training Infrastructure as a Service (TIaaS) is a service that allows you to request space for your course on a server, it helps ensure courses run smoothly by separating your trainee's jobs into a separate queue. Learn more about TIaaS in our tutorial.
The following links will open a (mostly) pre-filled out TIaaS form,
Once you receive a URL from the admins, please set it as a tiaas_link in your event metadata.
- Request TIaaS @ https://usegalaxy.eu
- Request TIaaS @ https://usegalaxy.org
- Request TIaaS @ https://usegalaxy.org.au/
Add your event to the Galaxy Hub Event Horizon
To also list your event on the Galaxy Event Horizon, copy the text below, and add your event to the Galaxy Hub GitHub Repo. Create a folder for your event here, and add an index.md file with the following contents:
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title: "Galaxy Training Academy 2024"
date: '2024-10-07'
days: 5
tease: The Galaxy Academy is a self-paced online training event for beginners as well as learners who would like to improve their Galaxy data analysis skills. Over the course of one week, we will have a different topic and focus every day.
#continent: EU
location: "online"
external_url: "https://training.galaxyproject.org/training-material/events/galaxy-academy-2024.html"
gtn: true
contact: "academy@galaxyproject.org"
subsites: [all]
---
Promote the Event
Tootable/Tweetable version:
Galaxy Training Academy 2024! 📢
The Galaxy Academy is a self-paced online training event for beginners as well as learners who would like to improve their Galaxy data analysis skills. Over the course of one week, we will have a different topic and focus every day.
📅 October 7 – 11, 2024
➡️ https://gxy.io/GTN:E00005
📝 Registration is open until 2024-10-04! https://forms.gle/cxzVatt7MAgiMX12A
Slack-compatible version:
Galaxy Training Academy 2024! 📢
The Galaxy Academy is a self-paced online training event for beginners as well as learners who would like to improve their Galaxy data analysis skills. Over the course of one week, we will have a different topic and focus every day.
:calendar: October 7 – 11, 2024
:arrow_right: https://gxy.io/GTN:E00005
:pencil: Registration is open until 2024-10-04! https://forms.gle/cxzVatt7MAgiMX12A
Version with schedule:
Galaxy Training Academy 2024! 📢
The Galaxy Academy is a self-paced online training event for beginners as well as learners who would like to improve their Galaxy data analysis skills. Over the course of one week, we will have a different topic and focus every day.
**Agenda**:
- Monday: Introduction
- Tuesday to Thursday: Choose your own Adventure!
- Friday: Grab bag
📅 October 7 – 11, 2024
➡️ https://gxy.io/GTN:E00005
📝 Registration is open until 2024-10-04! https://forms.gle/cxzVatt7MAgiMX12A
Event is Over
Event details
| event-date | October 7 – 11, 2024 |
| event-location | online |
| event-cost | free |
| academy@galaxyproject.org |
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Organisers
Teresa Müller
Natalie Whitaker-Allen
Natalie Kucher
Anika Erxleben
Anna Syme
Anton Nekrutenko
Dannon Baker
Delphine Lariviere
Gareth Price
John Davis
Michael Schatz
Saskia Hiltemann
In collaboration with
EuroScienceGateway
BioNT
DataPLANT
de.NBI
BeYond-COVID
ELIXIR Europe
MWK
ABRomics
IFB