Courses

Bioschemas Workshop Cape Town May_2019

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

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

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

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

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…

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 - September 22, 2025, 11:16 am
Year created: 2015
Year latest update: 2015

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…

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…

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 - September 22, 2025, 10:47 am
Year created: 2014
Year latest update: 2014

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.

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 - September 22, 2025, 10:27 am
Year created: 2014
Year latest update: 2014

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…