About This Project

Overview

This repository provides comprehensive documentation of the R/Pharma 2025 conference, including detailed workshop summaries, presentation insights, trend analysis, and a complete catalog of tools and packages discussed.

What’s Inside

  • 19 Workshop Pages - Detailed documentation with prerequisites, learning outcomes, and resources
  • 30+ Presentations - Summaries from 8 Europe/US sessions and Asia/Pacific presentations
  • Trend Analysis - Key themes, future directions, and industry insights
  • Tools Catalog - A-Z reference of all mentioned packages and technologies
  • Career Guidance - Skills, strategies, and opportunities for R professionals in pharma

Purpose

This project was created to:

  1. Preserve conference knowledge for future reference
  2. Help attendees review and reinforce learning
  3. Share insights with those who couldn’t attend
  4. Showcase industry trends to recruiters and hiring managers
  5. Build a resource for the R pharma community

Technology Stack

This site is built using modern web technologies:

  • Quarto - Scientific publishing system
  • GitHub Pages - Free hosting
  • GitHub Actions - Automated deployment
  • Custom CSS - R blue branding (#276DC2)
  • Responsive design - Mobile-friendly layout

About the Author

Szymon Myrta

I’m passionate about applying data science and bioinformatics to advance pharmaceutical research and precision medicine. This repository reflects my commitment to continuous learning, knowledge sharing, and contributing to the open-source R community in pharma.

Interests:

  • 8+ years of experience in bioinformatics in pharmaceutical and biotech settings
  • NGS data analysis (RNAseq, scRNA-seq, ChIP-seq, TCR/BCR-seq, WES/WGS etc.) [Bioconductor, Seurat, edgeR, DESeq2, limma]
  • Functional genomics data analysis (CRISPR / ORF overexpression screens)
  • Strong R programming skills, including development of R packages and Shiny apps
  • Developer of NGS data analysis pipelines and reproducible research workflows and documentation (RMarkdown, Quarto, Snakemake, Bash, Git, CI/CD, Docker)
  • Data visualization and interpretation of results [ggplot2, Shiny, ComplexHeatmap]
  • Background in computational biology, cancer genomics, immuno-oncology
  • Co-author of multiple peer-reviewed scientific publications in top-tier journals
  • Interested in multi-omics data integration, precision medicine, AI-powered analyses

Connect with me:

LinkedIn GitHub ORCID

R/Pharma 2025 Workshop Certificates

I actively participated in 11 workshops at the R/Pharma 2025 conference, gaining hands-on experience with cutting-edge tools and methodologies:

LLM APIs Certificate

Getting Started with LLM APIs in R

Cardinal Certificate

Hands on with Cardinal: Clinical Reporting

R Packages Certificate

Introduction to Building R Packages

Polars Certificate

Polars: Blazing Fast Python Framework

Pointblank Certificate

Data Validation with pointblank

Stan Certificate

Debugging Stan Programs

rpact Certificate

Clinical Trial Design with rpact

Validation Certificate

R Validation Discussion

Dataset JSON Certificate

CDISC Dataset-JSON in R & Python

SDTM Certificate

SDTM Programming with sdtm.oak

Python CSR Certificate

Python for Clinical Study Reports

Topics covered: AI/LLM Integration, Clinical Reporting, Package Development, Data Validation, Bayesian Methods, CDISC Standards, and Python for Pharma

Acknowledgments

R/Pharma 2025 Conference:

  • Conference organizers and speakers
  • Workshop instructors who shared their expertise
  • Presentation authors and their organizations

Open-Source Community:

  • Pharmaverse initiative
  • R Validation Hub
  • Posit PBC
  • All package developers

Contributing

Found an error or have suggestions for improvements?

  1. Open an issue on GitHub
  2. Submit a pull request with corrections or enhancements
  3. Share feedback via LinkedIn

All contributions are welcome and appreciated!

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Content is based on publicly available information from the R/Pharma 2025 conference. All credit for original materials goes to the respective authors and organizations.

Future Plans

This repository will continue to evolve:

  • βœ… Complete all workshop documentation
  • βœ… Add presentation summaries
  • πŸ”„ Include video links (when available)

Contact

For questions, feedback, or collaboration opportunities:

Support This Project

If you find this resource valuable:

  • ⭐ Star the repository on GitHub
  • πŸ”— Share with your network
  • πŸ’¬ Provide feedback for improvements
  • 🀝 Contribute documentation or corrections

Thank you for visiting! I hope this resource helps you in your R pharma journey.

Last updated: November 2025
Repository: github.com/ACTN3Bioinformatics/R-Pharma-2025-Workshops
Website: actn3bioinformatics.github.io/R-Pharma-2025-Workshops