No-Code Programming Workshop in Cambridge - Online due to COVID-19 situation
Due to the current situation with the COVID-19 coronavirus, the SynBio SRI has decided to postpone all face-to-face meetings and workshops, in an effort to help curb the spread of the virus. However, we have had a large amount of interest in the No-Code Programming Workshop, and are very keen to help people get started in any way possible.
To this end, we will be providing all of the course learning materials online and allowing people to take advantage of the potential down-time to get started in Biomaking. We will also be able to provide a number of hardware kits for those who are interested in getting started with device-building at home.
If you would like a kit to get started, please express your interest by emailing Dr Stephanie Norwood: san43@cam.ac.uk We will also provide all participants who have signed up with an online workbook, to introduce them to the fundamentals of the kit and biological instrumentation.
No-code programming workshop? What’s that?
Modern software provides tools that allow novice programmers to build instrumentation with sophisticated user interfaces - for sensing and controlling biological systems. Learn how to use these tools. No prior knowledge of programming or electronics is required.
1. Learn how to build simple computing devices.
2. Code-free Programming
3. Graphical user interfaces
Training in the use of these new tools allows biologists to build a wide range of instruments and devices that are potentially useful for experiments in the lab and field. These new skills can be enabling in many ways. The components for this type of instrumentation are often very cheap, especially when compared with off-the-shelf commercial solutions. The use of simple hardware and software resources allow easy modification, extension and repair of custom instruments. The use of open-source components and systems promotes sharing of information and set up of collaborative projects, which creates a growing set of resources for the community to draw from.
Further details at: https://www.biomaker.org