Introduction to R Programming for Biological Data Analysis
From 02 Nov 2026 until 06 Nov 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 – Fundamental data types and operations.
Lunch break
14:00-15:30 – How to use functions and packages.
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 – Basic statistics and plotting.
Coffee break
16:00-17:30h – LAB
DAY 3: Wednesday
Morning
9:30-11:00h – Grouping and conditions.
Coffee break
11:30-13:00h – Loops.
Lunch break
14:00-17:30h – LAB
DAY 4: Thursday
Morning
9:30-11:00h – Building your own functions and understanding objects.
Coffee break
11:30-13:00h – Advanced plots with ggplot2.
Lunch break
14:00-17:30h – LAB
DAY 5: Friday
Morning
9:30-13:00h – Student presentations.
CALENDAR
5 days - 30 hours - see schedule in the program above
COURSE INSTRUCTORS
Coordination
Coordination
Instructors
Ana Leitão | BIOPOLIS/CIBIO-InBIO
Cândida Vale | BIOPOLIS-CIBIO
Joana Veríssimo | BIOPOLIS-CIBIO
Paulo Pereira | BIOPOLIS/CIBIO-InBIO
Raquel Xavier | BIOPOLIS-CIBIO
Lara Sousa | BIOPOLIS-CIBIO
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: 20 October, 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
95€ (students) | 200€ (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