4 hours
21 Bedford St
Free Tickets Available
Tue, 28 Oct, 2025 at 01:00 pm to 05:00 pm (GMT+11:00)
21 Bedford St
21 Bedford Street, North Melbourne, Australia
(Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre)
This introduction to Python workshop will provide beginners with experience loading, exploring, and visualising biological data using the pandas and matplotlib libraries. The example data used is clinical and gene expression data from the METABRIC breast cancer dataset, allowing participants to work with realistic biomedical data structures and learn how to generate meaningful summaries and plots.
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
This free workshop is available to staff and students at The University of Melbourne and its affiliated institutes.
You must register for this event using an affiliated institutional email address or your registration may be cancelled.
This is an in person hands-on workshop and attendees must use their own computer with Python and Jupyter Notebook installed (installation instructions available at this link). You may need to contact your own IT support for assistance during the installation process. Therefore, we advise you to begin installation when registering for the workshop, to allow sufficient time to trouble shoot issues with your own IT support such as permissions and sufficient space for installation.
What you need:
If you require any further information, or have any access requirements in order to participate in this workshop, please contact us as soon as possible to discuss your requirements:
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General Admission | Free |