Courses

Introduction to Bioinformatics Training 2020 (IBT)

Module: Introduction Week
Material type: Assignments , Slides , Tutorial , Videos
Course Level: Beginner
Submitted by Dr Verena Ras - October 2, 2025, 1:07 pm
Year created: 2020
Year latest update: 2019

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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Genome Wide Association Studies, Quality Control and Family based analysis

Description:
The post-genomic era has been characterized by the rapid advance of genotyping technology resulting in a wealth of new, high-quality data that may hold promise for the further elucidation of genetic factors underlying complex disease. Without the proper tools and methods, the ultimate utility of such rich data may be limited in scope as the field…

Covenant University GWAS workshop for complex diseases 2015

Description:
This workshop provides an overview of medical population genetics, PLINK and basic statistics and practicals in order to build a foundational knowledgebase for genome wide association testing. The workshop will consist of a series of theory lectures and a “hands on” practical lab session at the end.

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 - September 22, 2025, 11:08 am
Year created: 2014
Year latest update: 2014

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…

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 - September 22, 2025, 10:03 am
Year created: 2015
Year latest update: 2015

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…

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 - September 22, 2025, 9:52 am
Year created: 2014
Year latest update: 2014

Description:
Workshop providing hands-on training in computational metagenomics, including assembly and analysis workflows.

Introductory Programming

Description:
Introduction to analysis and design of computer algorithms. Analyse performance of algorithms, Explore major algorithms and data structures, apply important algorithmic design and methods of analysis

Introductory Programming

Description:
Introduction to programming using Python. Starts from basic to advanced. No prior programming experience required

Introduction to Algorithms (2011)

Description:
Introduction to mathematical modeling of computational problems with a focus on algorithms, algorithm paradigms and data structures used to solve these problems

Introduction to Biology

Description:
Basic introduction to biology especially for those who had no undergraduate training in biology