Introduction to R Programming for Biological Data Analysis
From 27 Apr 2026 until 30 Apr 2026 - BIOPOLIS-CIBIO, Vairão, Portugal (Face-to-face)
This course is designed to introduce students to R programming from the very beginning. Throughout the week, we will begin by exploring what R is, the types of data it handles (such as vectors, matrices, and data frames), and basic functions. The course emphasizes practical applications using biological data, covering key topics such as programming in R, importing data, accessing R packages, and writing custom functions.
PROGRAM
DAY 1: Monday
Morning
9:30-11:00h – Introduction to R environment.
Coffee break
11:30-13:00h – Functions and packages. Simple data manipulation.
Lunch break
14:00-15:30 – Objects: attributes and modes.
Coffee break
16:00-17:30h – Vectors; factors and matrices.
DAY 2: Tuesday
Morning
9:30-11:00h – Dataframes and lists.
Coffee break
11:30-13:00h – Importing and exporting data. Data manipulation.
Lunch break
14:00-15:30 – Plotting and basic graphs.
Coffee break
16:00-17:30h – Plot advanced plots with ggplot2
DAY 3: Wednesday
Morning
9:30-11:00h – Grouping and conditions. Loops
Coffee break
11:30-13:00h – Practical session 5: Grouping, conditions, and loops
Lunch break
14:00-15:30 – Basic stats: linear model and anova
Coffee break
16:00-17:30h – LAB
DAY 4: Thursday
Morning
9:30-13:00h – LAB
Lunch break
14:00-17:30h – Student presentations
CALENDAR
4 days - 24 hours - Schedule: 09:30 - 12:30 & 14:00 - 17:00
COURSE INSTRUCTORS
Coordination
Coordination
Ana Leitão | BIOPOLIS/CIBIO-InBIO
Raquel Ponti de la Iglesia | BIOPOLIS/CIBIO-InBIO
Instructor
Jorge García Campa | BIOPOLIS-CIBIO
Gabriel Munar Delgado | BIOPOLIS-CIBIO
Marco Sannolo | MNCN, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales
Instructor
Jorge García Campa | BIOPOLIS-CIBIO
Gabriel Munar Delgado | BIOPOLIS-CIBIO
Marco Sannolo | MNCN, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales
SELECTION CRITERIA
The course will be open to a maximum number of 25 participants.
75% of available student slots are reserved for BIODIV students.
Priority will be given to:
• 1st year and other PhD students attending the BIODIV Doctoral Program;
• PhD students attending other courses;
• Other post-graduate students and researchers.
(A minimum number of participants is required for the course to take place)
APPLICATION
Deadline: 13 March, 2026
To apply fill the FORM
A copy of your submitted form will be sent to the email address you provided. This email is your confirmation that the application was successfully submitted.
If you don't receive this email, your application was not successfully submitted.
We will email you the results within 10 working days after the application deadline.
REGISTRATION
80€ (students) | 150€ (other participants).
BIOPOLIS/ CIBIO members will have an additional discount of 20%.
Participation is free of charge for BIODIV Students (M BGE & PhD) & CIBIO's TwinLabs members.
(If applicable, payment will be made to Associação BIOPOLIS - VAT No. 516033727. Information on the payment amount and the payment deadline will be sent together with the results notification, and a proforma invoice may be issued in due time).
MORE INFORMATION
Registration fees do not include accommodation or meals.
No ECTS credits are awarded for attending the course. Participants receive a certificate of attendance without quantitative evaluation.
CONTACT
Education & Training Unit (Post graduation office)
+351 252 660 425