Crash Courses Spring 2025

Do you want to save a lot of time during your research or Master's project? The Chemistry | Biology | Pharmacy Information Center offers a wide range of valuable crash courses on scientific information retrieval and visualization: Text-based literature search with Scopus, visualization with PyMOL or ChemDraw, ChatGPT for many applications, networking with LinkedIn, or information management with Obsidian. There is something for you too!

Earlier in your studies, we probably introduced you to using scientific literature and retrieving information from databases. Frankly, that was ages ago and those were tailored specifically to your lab courses. Now you are doing real research, with real problems, and we want to offer a little help.

Our crash courses review the most important aspects of text-based literature search or bring you up to speed with using visualization and other tools. They are independent of each other and designed with minimal overlap in content. All courses will take place on-site, rooms will be announced shortly beforehand, but will most likely be in the HCI building.

ChemDraw Beginner: Compicampus

February 25, 2025, Info & registration.
Learn the basics of ChemDraw: Important Shortcuts, efficient strategies for drawing.

Text-Based Literature Search

March 3, 2025, Info & registration.
Find relevant literature using an efficient and systematic approach.

ChatGPT and Beyond - Understandung Large Language Models: Compicampus

March 12, 2025, Info & registration.
Get a brief look underneath the hood of large language models and learn to be more critical with them.

Information Management with Obsidian: Compicampus

March 20, 2025, Info & registration.
Get to know Obsidian, a free software for storing and retrieving notes.

ChemDraw Advanced: Compicampus

March 24, 2025, Info & registration.
Learn about advanced functionality that can help you become even more efficient with ChemDraw.

PyMOL for beginners: Compicampus

March 27, 2025, Info & registration.
In this course you will learn about the PyMOL interface, how to visualize molecules, how to make a short movie, and basic scripting.

Getting Started with LinkedIn: Compicampus

May 8, 2025, Info & registration.
LinkedIn is a professional networking platform useful for career development, building networks, and job searches.

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