1.3 Reproducible Research with Workflow Managers

Overview of Course

If you value transparency, efficiency, and collaboration in scientific research, and want to ensure your analyses are reproducible from start to finish, this course is for you.

Reproducible Research with Workflow Managers teaches you how to structure and automate bioinformatics projects using tools like Snakemake, Nextflow, and CWL. You’ll learn to organize code, manage dependencies, and build workflows that are sharable, scalable, and reproducible across systems.

Skills you’ll need: Workflow Automation, Snakemake, Nextflow, CWL, Version Control (Git), Conda/Containerization, Reproducible Research, Project Organization, Documentation, Data Provenance

Completing this course will help you:

Who is the course for?

This course is ideal for life scientists, bioinformaticians, and data analysts working with large datasets who want to improve reproducibility in their work. It’s especially helpful for researchers managing multi-step analyses and collaborations, with basic experience in coding and command-line environments.

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