Topological data analysis in Biology

Casa Matemática Oaxaca - Unidad de Extensión UNAM-Oaxaca

Jun 29 - Jul 3, 2026

9:00 am - 5:00 pm (UTC-6)

Instructors: Adriana Haydeé Contreras Peruyero, Shaday Guerrero Flores, Yesenia Villicaña Molina, Nelly Sélem Mojica

Helpers: Luis Raúl Figueroa, Eugenio Martín Azpeitia


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General Information

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This is a pilot workshop, testing out a lesson that is still under development. The lesson authors would appreciate any feedback you can give them about the lesson content and suggestions for how it could be further improved.

Where: Oaxaca. Get directions with OpenStreetMap or Google Maps.

When: Jun 29 - Jul 3, 2026; 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (UTC-6) Add to your Google Calendar.

Requirements: Participants must bring a laptop with a Mac, Linux, or Windows operating system (not a tablet, Chromebook, etc.) that they have administrative privileges on. They should have a few specific software packages installed (listed below).

Accessibility: We are committed to making this workshop accessible to everybody. The workshop organizers have checked that:

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Contact: Please email haydeeperuyero@unam.mx or nselem@matmor.unam.mx for more information.

Roles: To learn more about the roles at the workshop (who will be doing what), refer to our Workshop FAQ.


Code of Conduct

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Collaborative Notes

We will use this collaborative document for chatting, taking notes, and sharing URLs and bits of code.


Surveys

Please be sure to complete these surveys before and after the workshop.

Pre-workshop Survey

Post-workshop Survey


Schedule

Day 1 Monday Jun 29

9:00 - 9:30 Register & Pre-workshop survey
09:30 -10:20 am Introduction to Pangenomics & Downloading Genomic Data
10:30 -11:30 am Annotating Genomic Data & Measuring Sequence Similarity
11:30 -11:45 am Break
11:45 -12:50 am Clustering Protein Sequences
13:00 -14:30 pm Food
14:30 -15:15 pm Introduction to Topological Data Analysis - I
15:15 -15:30 pm Break
15:30 -17:00 pm Introduction to Topological Data Analysis - II

Day 4 Thursday Jul 2

09:30 -10:20 am Conjunto de datos de Transferencia horizontal en hospitales
10:30 -11:30 am Self work 1
11:30 -11:45 am Break
11:45 -13:00 am Selfwork 2
13:00 -14:30 pm Food
14:30 -15:15 pm Selfwork 3
15:15 -15:30 pm Break
15:30 -17:00 pm Selfwork 4 - Questions and answers

Day 5 Friday, Jul 3

09:30 -10:20 am Student Talks
10:30 -11:30 am Student Talks
11:30 -11:45 am Break
11:45 -12:50 am Student Talks
13:00 -14:30 pm Lunch
The lesson taught in this workshop is being piloted and a precise schedule is yet to be established. The workshop will include regular breaks. Please contact the workshop organisers if you would like more information about the planned schedule.

Setup

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We maintain a list of common issues that occur during installation as a reference for instructors that may be useful on the Configuration Problems and Solutions wiki page.

Please check the "Setup" page of the lesson homepage for instructions to follow to obtain the software and data you will need to follow the lesson.