Courses

Research Data Management Short Course June 2021

Description:
The Research Data Management (RDM) short course introduces the principles and practices of RDM and provides practical advice for implementing these practices in an African research context. Topics covered will include data discovery and re-use, data documentation and organization, data standards and Ontology, data storage and security,…

H3ABioNet Technical Training Course (University of Pretoria, South Africa): 3 - 14 June 2013

Description:
The H3Africa initiative was aimed at studying the genomic and environmental determinants of disease in Africa. The goals of H3Africa were to enhance the necessary genomic expertise among African scientists and to encourage collaborations between African investigators by supporting infrastructure development and research projects. H3ABioNet aimed…

16SrRNA Microbiome Intermediate Bioinformatics Training

Description:
The H3ABioNet 16S rRNA Microbiome Intermediate Bioinformatics course provided training to enable participants to gain the knowledge and skills to perform 16S rRNA microbiome data analyses using a variety of bioinformatics methods and tools. The H3ABioNet 16S rRNA Microbiome Intermediate Bioinformatics course used a blended learning approach…

Introduction to Bioinformatics Training 2020 (IBT)

Module: Module 6: Structural Biology (2016)
Material type: Assignments , Exercises , Slides , Tutorial , Videos
Course Level: Beginner
Submitted by Dr Verena Ras - October 2, 2025, 1:25 pm
Year created: 2016
Year latest update: 2013

Description:
The course aims to provide an introduction to the field of bioinformatics, with a focus on important bioinformatics tools, and resources. The course aims to use a combination of theoretical and practical sessions in order for participants to gain practical experience in using various tools and resources.

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Introduction to Bioinformatics Training 2020 (IBT)

Module: Wrap up week
Material type: Assignments , Exercises , Lecture notes , Slides , Tutorial , Videos
Course Level: Beginner
Submitted by Dr Verena Ras - October 2, 2025, 1:23 pm
Year created: 2020
Year latest update: 2020

Description:
The course aims to provide an introduction to the field of bioinformatics, with a focus on important bioinformatics tools, and resources. The course aims to use a combination of theoretical and practical sessions in order for participants to gain practical experience in using various tools and resources.

Introduction to Bioinformatics Training 2020 (IBT)

Module: Module 6: Phylogenetics
Material type: Assignments , Exercises , Lecture notes , Slides , Tutorial , Videos
Course Level: Beginner
Submitted by Dr Verena Ras - October 2, 2025, 1:22 pm
Year created: 2020
Year latest update: 2018

Description:
The course aims to provide an introduction to the field of bioinformatics, with a focus on important bioinformatics tools, and resources. The course aims to use a combination of theoretical and practical sessions in order for participants to gain practical experience in using various tools and resources.

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Introduction to Bioinformatics Training 2020 (IBT)

Module: Module 5: Genomics
Material type: Assignments , Exercises , Lecture notes , Slides , Tutorial , Videos
Course Level: Beginner
Submitted by Dr Verena Ras - October 2, 2025, 1:20 pm
Year created: 2020
Year latest update: 2020

Description:
The course aims to provide an introduction to the field of bioinformatics, with a focus on important bioinformatics tools, and resources. The course aims to use a combination of theoretical and practical sessions in order for participants to gain practical experience in using various tools and resources.
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Introduction to Bioinformatics Training 2020 (IBT)

Module: Module 4: Multiple Sequence Alignment
Material type: Assignments , Exercises , Lecture notes , Slides , Tutorial , Videos
Course Level: Beginner
Submitted by Dr Verena Ras - October 2, 2025, 1:17 pm
Year created: 2018
Year latest update: 2018

Description:
The course aims to provide an introduction to the field of bioinformatics, with a focus on important bioinformatics tools, and resources. The course aims to use a combination of theoretical and practical sessions in order for participants to gain practical experience in using various tools and resources.

Note: This is the archive…

Introduction to Bioinformatics Training 2020 (IBT)

Module: Module 3: Sequence Alignment
Material type: Assignments , Exercises , Lecture notes , Slides , Tutorial , Videos
Course Level: Beginner
Submitted by Dr Verena Ras - October 2, 2025, 1:16 pm
Year created: 2020
Year latest update: 2020

Description:
The course aims to provide an introduction to the field of bioinformatics, with a focus on important bioinformatics tools, and resources. The course aims to use a combination of theoretical and practical sessions in order for participants to gain practical experience in using various tools and resources.

Note: This is the archive…

Introduction to Bioinformatics Training 2020 (IBT)

Module: Module 2: Linux
Material type: Assignments , Exercises , Lecture notes , Slides , Tutorial , Videos
Course Level: Beginner
Submitted by Dr Verena Ras - October 2, 2025, 1:13 pm
Year created: 2020
Year latest update: 2018

Description:
The course aims to provide an introduction to the field of bioinformatics, with a focus on important bioinformatics tools, and resources. The course aims to use a combination of theoretical and practical sessions in order for participants to gain practical experience in using various tools and resources.

Note: This is the archive…