Introduction to R Programming

'R' is a programming language for data analysis and statistics. It is free, and very widely used by professional statisticians. It is also very popular in certain application areas, including bioinformatics. R is a dynamically typed interpreted language and is typically used interactively. It has many built-in functions and libraries, and is extensible, allowing users to define their own functions and procedures using R, C or Fortran. It also has a simple object system. R is case sensitive on its built-in libraries and functions, also to defined variables.

First Nigerian Bioinformatics conference tagged. Bioinformatics in the era of genomics in Africa.

This meeting features a broad bioinformatics and genomics scope that include a special focus on infectious diseases and non-communicable diseases relevant to Nigeria and Africa in general. Please consider submitting your best research for presentation at the conference as a talk or poster. Samples of topics of interest include the following (although other topics relating to Bioinformatics and genomics are welcome as we ultimately seek the best, most interesting and novel presentations for this conference):

Ethics and Human Subject Protection: A Refresher Course

This course provides refresher training to clinical research professionals who have completed the initial comprehensive ACRP Human Subject Protection course titled ?Ethics and Human Subject Protection: A Comprehensive Introduction.? When in need of a comprehensive refresher, this on-demand eLearning course provides a consolidated overview on the history and importance of ethical conduct in clinical trials involving human subjects.