Online courses
Bioinformatics Instructional Design Online Course: Oct - Nov 2020
Module: Learning outcomes & alignment; Assessment strategy; Active learning; Online facilitation; Inclusive teaching; Evaluation
Material type: Exercises
, Lecture notes
, Readings
, Solutions
, Tutorial
Course Level: Beginner
Submitted by Dr Verena Ras
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Description:
Online TtT-style course on designing outcome-aligned, assessable bioinformatics modules for blended delivery.
Classification:
- Data>> Bioinformatics
- Informatics>> Training material
Computational Metagenomics Workshop, Mauritius, 2014
Module: Metagenomics introduction; QC & preprocessing; Assembly; Annotation; Diversity analysis
Material type: Assignments
, Exercises
, Slides
, Tutorial
Course Level: Beginner
Submitted by Dr Verena Ras
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Description:
Workshop providing hands-on training in computational metagenomics, including assembly and analysis workflows.
Classification:
Biology>> Metagenomics
Introduction to Biostatistics for Genome Wide Association Testing: 16 -22 March 2015
Module: Biostatistics basics (R); Population genetics; GWAS concepts and tests
Material type: Assignments
, Exercises
, Slides
, Solutions
, Tutorial
Course Level: Beginner
Submitted by Dr Verena Ras
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Description:
The “Introduction to Biostatistics for Genome Wide Association testing” workshop provides an introduction to the basic concepts in biostatistics required for genome wide association studies, e.g. data types, experimental design, statistical tests, probabilities, R, etc. During the second week, basic statistical concepts relevant to population…
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Introduction to Nextflow Workshop 2020
Module: N/A
Material type: Exercises
, Lecture notes
, Tutorial
Course Level: Beginner
Submitted by Dr Verena Ras
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Description:
The use of workflow technologies such as Nextflow is becoming increasingly pervasive in bioinformatics. Workflows automate the execution of various bioinformatics tools and pipelines and reduces the time one spends on running the different steps in a particular pipeline while testing various parameters as well as enabling reproducible analysis.…
Classification:
Informatics>> Workflows
Practical Course on Gene/Protein Functional Networks and Interactomes
Module: Network biology; Protein–protein interactions; Functional annotation; Tools for interactomes
Material type: Exercises
, Slides
, Tutorial
Course Level: Beginner
Submitted by Dr Verena Ras
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Description:
This was a short practical course on Bioinformatics for biologists, molecular biologists or young researchers working in the field of biomedical or biological sciences who are interested in learning, in a practical way, how to build and explore gene and protein networks and how to place in a relational context (i.e. in a network-based context) the…
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H3ABioNet University of Botswana Bioinformatics Curriculum Development Workshop 2014
Module: Benchmarking competencies; Curriculum mapping; Course sequencing; Assessment models; Stakeholder engagement
Material type: Slides
Course Level: Advanced
Submitted by Dr Verena Ras
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Description:
The goal of the H3ABioNet and University of Botswana curriculum development workshop is to present success stories of Masters programmes that have been developed elsewhere and then discuss the challenges in starting such a programme at African universities who don’t yet offer them, and how to overcome these challenges. The workshop will also…
Classification:
- Data>> Bioinformatics
- Informatics>> Training material
EMBO Practical Course on Computational analysis of protein-protein interactions: From sequences to networks.
Module: PPI resources; Scoring & filtering; Network construction; Functional enrichment; Visualization; Case studies
Material type: Exercises
, Slides
, Tutorial
Course Level: Intermediate
Submitted by Dr Verena Ras
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Description:
EMBO Practical Course on Computational analysis of protein-protein interactions: From sequences to networks
Prerequisites:
- Software list to install prior to starting training: https://training.h3abionet.org/embo_workshop_2014/?page_id=100.
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Ensembl Browser Workshop- University of Cape Town, 6th June 2016
Module: N/A
Material type: Slides
, Tutorial
Course Level: Beginner
Submitted by Dr Verena Ras
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Description:
The Ensembl project at www.ensembl.org provides a comprehensive and integrated source of annotation of mainly vertebrate genome sequences. This 1-day workshop offers participants the possibility of gaining hands-on experience in the use of the Ensembl genome browser but also provides them with the necessary background information. Our sister…
Classification:
- Informatics>> Biological Databases
- Omics>> Genomics
H3ABioNet Postgraduate Bioinformatics Workshop 21st April-26th May 2014 Covenant University Bioinformatics Research (CUBRe), Ota Nigeria
Module: Introduction to linux and Python programing, Introduction to bioinformatics resources, Sequence alignment and proteomics resources, Introduction to Biostatistics, NGS, GWAS, Databases, Workflows
Material type: Assignments
, Exercises
, Lecture notes
, Slides
, Tutorial
Course Level: Beginner
Submitted by Dr Verena Ras
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Description:
The H3Africa initiative is aimed at studying the genomic and environmental determinants of disease in Africa. The goals of H3Africa are to enhance the necessary genomic expertise among African scientists and to encourage collaborations between African investigators by supporting infrastructure development and research projects. H3ABioNet aims to…
Classification:
- Informatics>> Bioinformatics
- Omics>> Genomics
H3ABioNet Advanced Systems Administration Workshop - Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Unit, University of Pretoria 2nd to 11th Feb 2015
Module: Linux systems; HPC management; Job scheduling; Cluster security; Backups
Material type: Exercises
, Slides
, Tutorial
Course Level: Advanced
Submitted by Dr Verena Ras
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Description:
In keeping with the H3ABioNet Consortium's mandate to build and develop bioinformatics capacity in Africa, the Infrastructure Working Group (ISWG) is organizing an H3ABioNet-Funded Technical-Training workshop for System Administrators of the various Nodes and H3Africa projects. This is a follow up to the initial systems administration…
Classification:
- Computer Science>> Software Engineering
- Informatics>> Bioinformatics