Courses
H3ABioNet Data Support Workshop - 8th H3Africa Meeting
Material type: SlidesCourse Level: Intermediate
Submitted by Dr Verena Ras -
Year created: 2016
Year latest update: 2016
Description:
This interactive workshop will provide an overview of data management, analysis and submission for H3Africa projects. It also provides an opportunity for Data Support Working Group members, who represent the H3Africa projects to engage with H3ABioNet and discuss their needs.
H3ABioNet Data Management Workshop June 3 - 6, 2014, Cape Town
Material type: Exercises , Slides , VideosCourse Level: Advanced
Submitted by Dr Verena Ras -
Year created: 2014
Year latest update: 2014
Description:
The goal of the H3ABioNet Data Management workshop is to prepare H3Africa researchers for management of their data, including knowing what data to collect, what file formats, etc. to use. The course will present options for setting up and storing patient data, discuss the EGA requirements to ensure the researchers collect all the necessary data,…
Ensembl Genome Browser Workshop May 2019
Material type: Exercises , Slides , Solutions , TutorialCourse Level: Beginner
Submitted by Dr Verena Ras -
Year created: 2019
Year latest update: 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
Material type: Exercises , Slides , TutorialCourse Level: Intermediate
Submitted by Dr Verena Ras -
Year created: 2015
Year latest update: 2014
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
Material type: Exercises , Slides , SolutionsCourse Level: Intermediate
Submitted by Dr Verena Ras -
Year created: 2013
Year latest update: 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…
Bioschemas Workshop Cape Town May_2019
Material type: SlidesCourse Level: Beginner
Submitted by Dr Verena Ras -
Year created: 2019
Year latest update: 2017
Description:
Various data intensive initiatives are taking place in South Africa that will involve in the storing and describing of genomics data in various platforms. The utility of data for research and reuse is how well structured and described the data and meta-data records are as this contributes towards making data FAIR. Bioschemas (https://bioschemas.…
Covenant University GWAS workshop for complex diseases 2015
Material type: Assignments , Exercises , Slides , TutorialCourse Level: Intermediate
Submitted by Dr Verena Ras -
Year created: 2015
Year latest update: 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.
Bioinformatics analysis and annotation of variants in NGS data
Material type: Exercises , Slides , TutorialCourse Level: Beginner
Submitted by Dr Verena Ras -
Year created: 2017
Year latest update: 2017
Description:
This workshop provides an introduction to the computational analyses of NGS data from pre-processing to the identification and annotation of genomic variants and the functional effects of those variants, as well as the use of pharmocogenomic databases.
Prerequisites
Participants are encouraged to work through the following…
Analysing the Microbiome 29th to 31st March 2017
Material type: Exercises , TutorialCourse Level: Intermediate
Submitted by Dr Verena Ras -
Year created: 2017
Year latest update: 2016
Description:
The development of next generation sequence technology has led to rapid advances in microbiome study. The Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience with support from the Pan-African Bioinformatics Network for H3Africa will be offering a short-course on the bioinformatics of analysing the microbiome. The course will give an overview of…
Introductory Python based Software Carpentry 2018
Material type: Exercises , Solutions , TutorialCourse Level: Beginner
Submitted by Dr Verena Ras -
Year created: 2018
Year latest update: 2017
Description:
oftware Carpentry aims to help researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching them basic research computing skills. This hands-on workshop will cover basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management, and task automation. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to…