Courses

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…

Ensembl Genome Browser Workshop May 2019

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…

Medical population genetics and GWAS for complex diseases 19th April - 24th April, 2015

Description:
The workshop was split into two tracks:

1) An introductory track that will cover fundamental assumptions, showcase recent successes and discuss limitations of current GWAS approaches in the field of complex diseases, particularly in the case of African populations with known low linkage disequilibrium (LD). It will also provide a ‘…

NMIMR H3ABioNet Intermediate Bioinformatics Workshop 7th to 11th July, 2014

Description:
This Intermediate Bioinformatics Workshop will strengthen and expand on some relevant tools in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. It will also serve as a refresher for trainees of the previous workshop enabling a better integration of Bioinformatics into their on-going research and teaching. This workshop will prepare participants…

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…

Ensembl Browser Workshop- University of Cape Town, 6th June 2016

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…

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…

African Genomic Medicine Training Initiative (AGMT)

Module: Application of Genomics to Non-Communicable Diseases
Material type: Exercises , Slides , Videos
Course Level: Beginner
Submitted by Ms Pertunia Mutheiwana - March 19, 2025, 7:28 pm
Year created: 2023
Year latest update: N/A

Description:
The information provided here is from the 2023 (last) AGMT iteration. Should AGMT run again, will need to provide updated links.

African Genomic Medicine Training Initiative (AGMT)

Module: Somatic Genomics (using cancer as a case study)
Material type: Exercises , Slides , Videos
Course Level: Beginner
Submitted by Ms Pertunia Mutheiwana - March 19, 2025, 7:28 pm
Year created: 2023
Year latest update: N/A

Description:
The information provided here is from the 2023 (last) AGMT iteration. Should AGMT run again, will need to provide updated links.