Introduction to Cytoscape and Network Biology
The course will introduce the basic concepts of biological network analysis and provide practical instruction on commonly used tools and databases with a focus on Cytoscape to analyze and visualize biological networks. The course will comprise theoretical and practical sessions where course participants will learn how to perform different biological network analyses and how to visualize and interpret the results of such analyses.
By the end of this course you will be able to:
- Understand the major applications of network biology
- Find relevant sources for networks and pathways
- Import your data into Cytoscape
- Perform network layouts and data visualization
- Know where to find relevant Cytoscape apps and tutorials
No prior experience required. Target audience is biologists and bioinformaticians.
Bring your laptop. Instructions on installing Cytoscape will be provided prior to the course.
This is an introductory workshop in the Network Analysis and Visualization series. No prior experience required. No prerequisites.
Please go through this pre-workshop checklist before the class:
- Install the latest version of Cytoscape:
- Download latest version of 3.10.1: https://cytoscape.org/download.html
- Launch installer and complete installation
- That’s it! You’re ready for the workshop.
You can access these materials remotely at any time and go through them at your own pace. Here's how:
- Perform the pre-workshop instruction steps above.
- Access the Online Slides above.
- Go through the slides at your own pace. Speaker notes are available for non-obvious slides. Press 's' to pop-up the speaker view. Navigate the slides by 'spacebar' or 'down arrow' to go through each module.
- Hands-on exercises are recommended at the end of the presentation.
- Contact [email protected] with any questions you have and we will reply promptly. For Cytoscape-specific questions, you can access a larger community of help here.