Week 4

Agenda for (02/02/2020)

  • Introduction to High-Performance Computing (HPC) resources at GW

  • Lab exercises

    • using Python virtual environments

    • connecting to and working remotely on cerberus

    • install Miniconda and Bioconda on cerberus

    • microbial genome assembly using SPAdes

    • obtain assembly metrics using Quast

    • visualization of assemblies using Bandage

    • transfer metagenomic data to cerberus for next week

  • Assignments

    • Assignment 2 (we’re a bit behind on assignments)

    • Reading assignments