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TIGR2ESS: Transforming India's Green Revolution by Research and Empowerment for Sustainable food Supplies

A Global Challenges Research Fund project
 

Workshop Content

The workshop will have lectures, Hands-on modules and exercises for use of 'R' in biological data analysis and advanced crop genomics. We will also explore techniques for data mining and analysis of scientific literature. The workshop is expected to be very data intensive and delegates are required to fully attend all days.

The full programme can be downloaded here: 

 

Optional Events

There are also a number of optional events as part of the workshop.

 

24th Feb, 5pm | Informal Social Evening - Meet & Greet | NIPGR| Dinner included 

 

25th Feb, 7pm | Photography & Sustainability (Toby Smith & Gitanjali Yadav) | India Habitat Centre Amphitheatre 

 

26th Feb, 5pm | Cultural Evening: Kabir & Other Mystics (Shabnam Virmani) | NIPGR | Dinner included 

 

Instructors

Dr Gitanjali Yadav | University of Cambridge/NIPGR

Dr Ashley Sawle | Cancer Research UK

Dr Alison Bentley | NIAB

Dr Sigrid Heuer | Rothamsted Research

Dr Peter Murray Rust | ContentMine

 

About The Venue: IHC New Delhi

The India Habitat Centre (IHC) is a multipurpose Learning Institution, one of India’s most comprehensive convention centres. Spread over an area of nine acres, the IHC campus has been designed to create an island of architectural excellence in the busy metropolis of India’s capital, New Delhi. Representative of “ecology by design, the IHC remains one of India's most successful works of urban design. A city within a city, the IHC is a hub of activity while simultaneously being serene, weaving a unique interplay of institutions, supporting infrastructure and facilities such as conference venues, auditoria, hospitality areas, the library and resource centre, and art galleries. It is an intellectual shopping centre that provides free exhibitions, great theatre, cutting edge art and wonderful outdoor spaces that are comfortable in all seasons. 

 

Registrations for this event are now closed

Date: 
Sunday, 24 February, 2019 - 17:00 to Friday, 1 March, 2019 - 17:30
Event location: 
Casuarina Hall, India Habitat Centre Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003, India