Foundation Masterclasses

Details of Foundation Masterclass training sessions.

These training sessions are designed to provide the groundwork in bioscience methods and theory and are divided into 3 sets.

Set 1 Masterclasses

Mandatory for all year 1 students and are worth 10 points each.

They focus on core quantitative and computational skills. These are:

  • Statistical Modelling Using R 
  • Generative AI & The Researcher

Set 2 Masterclasses 

Meeting of students and academics, they sit on chairs arranged in a circle in a large room with windows along left side
The EASTBIO Health group meeting (Stirling, 3 October 2022)

Optional for year 1 and year 2 students and are worth 10 points each.

They focus on interdisciplinary working and include:

  • Primer for Mathematical Modelling
  • Introduction to Biology for Quantitative Scientists
  • Introduction to Chemistry for Biologists

Set 3 Masterclasses 

Optional for year 1 and year 2 students and are worth 10 points each.

They focus on foundation bioscience training and primers in transformative technologies. These are:

  • Good Enough Practices in Research Computing
  • Advanced Imaging
  • Primer for Advanced Omics Approaches
  • Cool Farm Tool
  • Mapping and Modelling Your Biological Pathway
  • Genomic Approaches
  • Primer for Synthetic Biology
  • Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry
  • Structural Biology and Crystallography
  • Systematic Review and Mapping Methods

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