Lessons and data repository for the 2026 PhDToolBox course (PhD in Biological Sciences and Applied Biotechnologies, University of Torino, Italy)

R-base, R-advanced and R-mapping modules

Teachers : Matteo Chialva & Martino Adamo

Contacts: matteo.chialva@unito.it or martino.adamo@unito.it

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Course Schedule

Venue: Lessons will take place in Auletta I, Orto Botanico, Viale Mattioli 25, Torino, Italy (Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino) where not differently mentioned.

Stream 1 R for Data Science: R for Beginners

Day 1 - January 8, 2026, 15:00-17:00

• Introduction to R: Data types and objects classes - Part I
• Final Data wrangling & visulisation workshop

Day 2 - January 12, 2026, 14:00-16:00

• Introduction to R: Data types and objects classes - Part II

Day 3 - January 15, 2026, 15:00-17:00

• Data wrangling with tidyverse - Part I
• Data Organization in Spreadsheets

Day 4 - January 16, 2026, 11:00-13:00

• Data wrangling with tidyverse - Part II
• Tips & Tricks
• Base graphics in R

Stream 2 R for Advanced Users

Day 1 - January 20, 2026, 10:00-13:00

• Advanced Scientific data visualization in R with ggplot2 - Part I

Day 2 - January 23, 2026, 10:00-13:00

• Advanced Scientific data visualization in R with ggplot2 - Part II

Day 3 - January 27, 2026, 10:00-13:00

• Plotting maps in R - Part I

Day 4 - January 29, 2026, 10:00-13:00

• Plotting maps in R - Part II
• Working with lists
• Reproducible data reporting with RMarkdown and Quarto

Day 5 - February 3, 2026, 14:00-18:00 (Aula 1, DBIOS, Via Accademia Albertina 13)

• Final Data wrangling & visulisation workshop

Exercises

Course datasets

Example datasets used during lessons

Useful resources

Useful extra resources