Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Enhancing Reproducible Science with GitHub and Docker Specialization

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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Enhancing Reproducible Science with GitHub and Docker Specialization

Make Your Scientific Data Analysis Reproducible. Learn best practices, methods, and tools to enhance the reproducibility of your data analyses

Carrie Wright, PhD
Kate Isaac
Candace Savonen, MS

Instructors: Carrie Wright, PhD

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Beginner level

Recommended experience

1 month
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Organize analysis files and track changes in your code over time with version control.

  • Automate the testing and re-running of your code.

  • Enable shareable computing environments so that your results are consistent.

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July 2025

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Specialization - 4 course series

What you'll learn

  • Create reproducible data analyses

  • Apply reproducibility skills to existing analyses scripts and projects

Skills you'll gain

Category: GitHub
Category: Code Review
Category: Integrated Development Environments
Category: Git (Version Control System)
Category: Open Source Technology
Category: Programming Principles
Category: Technical Documentation
Category: Package and Software Management
Category: Bioinformatics
Category: Jupyter
Category: Rmarkdown
Category: Data Analysis
Category: R Programming
Category: Scientific Methods

What you'll learn

  • Enhance reproducibility and replicability of data analyses

  • Introduction to reproducibility tools

Skills you'll gain

Category: GitHub
Category: Containerization
Category: Code Review
Category: Docker (Software)
Category: Automation
Category: Git (Version Control System)
Category: Technical Communication
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Science and Research
Category: Bioinformatics
Category: R Programming
Category: Health Informatics
Category: Version Control
Category: Software Development Tools
Category: Medical Science and Research

What you'll learn

  • Goal of this course: Equip learners with basics skills and confidence to utilize containers within the context of scientific software analyses.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Docker (Software)
Category: Containerization
Category: Development Environment
Category: Application Deployment
Category: Software Installation
Category: GitHub
Category: Devops Tools
Category: Debugging
Category: Software Development
Category: Command-Line Interface
Category: Software Versioning
Category: Continuous Integration
Category: CI/CD
Category: Continuous Deployment

What you'll learn

  • Utilize automation to enhance scientific projects and save time

    Troubleshoot most common GitHub Actions errors

Skills you'll gain

Category: Automation
Category: GitHub
Category: Continuous Integration
Category: CI/CD
Category: Development Environment
Category: Test Automation
Category: Software Development
Category: Science and Research
Category: Scientific Methods
Category: Bioinformatics
Category: YAML
Category: Continuous Deployment
Category: Debugging
Category: Docker (Software)

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Carrie Wright, PhD
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
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