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Location: Toms River HS South
June 24th-27th, 2019 (Mon-Thur) from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Price: $400* before June 1st $425 after June 1st, 2019
*Tuition for Toms River Regional Schools students is fully funded by a grant from the Office of Naval Research (ONR Tech Ready Grant)
After you receive a confirmation email:
(Make checks payable to Toms River Regional Schools)
Checks can be returned to the High School South Main Office or sent in the mail to:
Attention: Christine Girtain
Toms River HS South
55 Hyers St, Toms River, NJ 08753
Students will need to provide their own transportation and lunch. You will receive an email confirmation within 48 hrs of registration.
This camp introduces the basic skills necessary for bioinformatics and will equip motivated students with knowledge that will serve them well after the course is completed. Participating students should have an introductory knowledge of biology, but little to no knowledge of computer programming or bioinformatics is required. Basic typing proficiency and a strong interest in problem solving is recommended.
In this course, students will:
-Learn about and use the Linux operating system
-Write computer programs in the Python programming language
-Manipulate and analyze DNA and protein sequence data
-Explore online biological sequence databases
Director: Christine Girtain
cgirtain@trschools.com