# Bioinformatics - Level 1- Module 1 - Sharon Elaine D'Souza

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**Created:** [June 13, 2021, 1:09pm UTC](http://staging.stemaway.com/t/bioinformatics-level-1-module-1-sharon-elaine-dsouza/8111 "2021-06-13T13:09:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 13, 2021, 1:09pm UTC](http://staging.stemaway.com/t/bioinformatics-level-1-module-1-sharon-elaine-dsouza/8111/1 "2021-06-13T13:09:59Z")

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**Overview**

**Technical Area:** R programming (coding on RStudio) and reading research papers.

**Tools:** RStudio, R, Trello

**Soft Skills:**

Time management: Meeting deadlines for tasks and managing my other extracurricular activities i.e. mentoring. Teamwork: Communicating with other team members regarding any doubts and working with others to complete assigned tasks. Presentation Skills: Participating in journal club meetings. Communicating what I understood about the research paper to other team members. Learning more about different presentation skills.

**Achievement Highlights**

- Downloaded RStudio successfully
- Read through the resources provided to understand more about R
- Learned about new tools in Bioinformatics in addition to ones I already know such as STRING

**Tasks and Hurdles**

- Though I installed the packages I got a warning about installing the appropriate R tools. Looking further into this.
- Reading through some of the resources was a little challenging due to the jargon but viewing the presentations helped ease the difficulty.
- Have to read through additional resources to have a better understanding of the overall module.