Hi everyone,

For those interested in developing R/Bioconductor packages, we are running an online course with : Developing R/Bioconductor Packages for Genomics

Dates: 27-31 July 2026

Daily sessions from 2–6 PM (Berlin time)

Format: Online

More information and registration: https://www.physalia-courses.org/courses-workshops/r-packages/

This hands-on course is designed for biologists and bioinformaticians who already use R and would like to learn how to build, document, test, maintain, and distribute their own Bioconductor packages.

Topics include:

- Writing robust R functions and package structure
- Documentation with roxygen2
- Unit testing and quality control
- Managing dependencies and namespaces
- Continuous integration with GitHub Actions
- Bioconductor interoperability principles
- Creating custom Bioconductor classes and data packages
- Package vignettes and websites
- Package submission, release, and maintenance in Bioconductor
- Dissemination through package websites, JOSS, and rOpenSci

The course combines lectures, live demonstrations, hands-on exercises, and office hours, with a strong emphasis on Bioconductor best practices and reproducible software development.

Happy to answer any questions.

Best,

Carlo

Carlo Pecoraro, Ph.D

Physalia-courses DIRECTOR