Data Structures in R: Theory and Applications

Please join us at our January meetup at Fred Hutch (Arnold Building) to learn all about data structures in R and beyond. We will host two speakers, who will give us a background in the basics of data structures in R, and then give us an intro to R's S4 class (often used in Bioconductor packages). This event will be aimed at R-Ladies at all levels of experience.

We will begin with socializing/networking at 6pm. Talks will begin at 6:30pm.

Pizza will be provided.
Please bring your laptop if you would like to participate in a coding exercise.

Speakers:
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Rachael Tatman is a data scientist at Kaggle with a linguistics PhD she occasionally dusts off and gets some use from. Her professional interests include natural language processing, statistics, fairness accountability and transparency in machine learning and, of course, R.

Chao-Jen Wong is a Bioinformatician at Tapscott Lab in Fred Hutch working on discovery of cure for Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy. She is also an organizer of FredHutch Bioinformatics Interest Group (FHBIg.io). Prior to that, she was an R programmer and core member of the Bioconductor Project. She has a PhD in Applied Mathematics from Claremont Graduate University. When she is not working or studying, she enjoys cooking and hauling her kids around town with her electric bike.