sahuno/AgenticAI-CompBio-Ghana
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Agentic AI for Computational Biology Workshop — KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana (April 2026)
# Agentic AI for Computational Biology Workshop
A 2-hour hands-on workshop introducing AI coding agents to computational biologists in Ghana.
**Date:** Friday, April 10, 2026
**Time:** 2:30 PM -- 4:30 PM GMT (10:30 AM -- 12:30 PM EDT)
**Venue:** Department of Biochemistry, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana (+ Zoom)
**Audience:** Intermediate computational biologists
## What You'll Learn
This workshop introduces three AI coding agent platforms and when to use each:
| Platform | Type | Best For |
|----------|------|----------|
| **Claude Code** (Anthropic) | CLI coding agent | Writing pipelines, debugging scripts, interactive coding |
| **Codex** (OpenAI) | Cloud coding agent | Async software tasks, PR generation, large codebases |
| **Phylo / Biomni Lab** | Biology-native agent | Multi-omics analysis, pathway enrichment, literature search |
## Workshop Agenda (120 min)
| Time | Part | Format |
|------|------|--------|
| 0:00--0:15 | Opening & Motivation | Presentation |
| 0:15--0:25 | Part 1: What Are Coding Agents? | Presentation |
| 0:25--0:55 | Part 2: Claude Code -- Hands-on | Live demo + exercise |
| 0:55--1:10 | Part 3: Codex -- Demo & Comparison | Live demo |
| 1:10--1:15 | Break | |
| 1:15--1:30 | Part 4: Phylo / Biomni Lab -- Demo | Live demo |
| 1:30--1:50 | Part 5: Capstone Mini-Challenge | Participant exercise |
| 1:50--2:00 | Closing & Feedback | Presentation |
See agenda.md for the full detailed agenda.
## Repository Structure
```
.
├── README.md
├── LICENSE
├── agenda.md # Full workshop agenda
├── slides/ # Slide frameworks (markdown)
│ ├── slides_part1_what_are_coding_agents.md
│ ├── slides_part2_claude_code_hands_on.md
│ ├── slides_part3_codex_demo.md
│ ├── slides_part4_phylo_demo.md
│ └── slides_part5_capstone_closing.md
├── exercises/ # Sample data for hands-on exercises
│ └── (coming soon)
└── setup/ # Pre-workshop setup instructions
└── (coming soon)
```
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