H3ABioNet Introduction to Bioinformatics online course (IBT_2016)

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Training

Course Overview
The IBT_2016 course is an introduction to the field of Bioinformatics, with a focus on important Bioinformatic tools, algorithms and resources. Over a period of 3 months of intensive biweekly contact sessions, the course combines theoretical and practical sessions to allow participants to gain practical experience in using various tools and resources.

Intended Audience
The course is aimed at individuals from a Molecular Biology background who have a basic understanding of Biochemistry and/or Genetics and would like to become basic Bioinformatics users.

Keywords: Genetics, Genomics, Nucleic acids analysis

Skill level of training: Beginner

Language: English

Credential awarded: Letter of completion/attendance

Type of training: Blended/hybrid learning

Venue of the course: 19 classrooms across 11 African countries. Classrooms connect to the trainer via Mconf (‘virtual classroom’)

Dates for the course: Every Tuesday and Thursday from 10:30 CAT to 14:30 CAT

Course organisers: H3ABioNet Education and Training working group and the IBT core team (Kim Gurwitz, Shaun Aron, Sumir Panji and Nicola Mulder)

Participation: Participants applied to a particular classroom via a centralised application form and were informed of the outcome of their application.

Course Sponsors: H3ABioNet

Course objectives

By the end of the course participants should be able to:
• Explain the use of Bioinformatics
• Name the key Bioinformatics techniques and tools
• Locate important biological databases and retrieve data
• Use selected tools effectively to run specific Bioinformatics analyses
• Understand the strengths and limitations of the various techniques

Classroom applications

Registration for classrooms opens: Thu, 01/01/1970

Registration for classrooms closes: Thu, 01/01/1970

Link to classroom application form:

Notification date for successful classrooms: Thu, 01/01/1970

Maximum number of participants that may be accepted per classroom will be capped at

Participant applications

Registration for participants opens: Thu, 01/01/1970

Registration for participants closes: Thu, 01/01/1970

Participant registration link:

Syllabus and Tools

The participants will cover an introduction to various Bioinformatics topics, namely; Databases and Resources, Genomics, Linux, Sequence alignment theory and application, Multiple sequence alignment, Protein structural Bioinformatics, Phylogenetics and molecular evolution. For practical sessions, web-based tools are used as far as possible.

Prerequisites

A base line level of the understanding of the central dogma of molecular biology (i.e. DNA to RNA to Protein) is a requirement.

Course limitations
This course will provide an introduction to the field of Bioinformatics. Participants must be able to attend biweekly contact sessions at one of the classroom sites.

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Training material availability

Training materials for this course are available here: https://zivahub.uct.ac.za/projects/Introduction_to_Bioinformatics_Training_Course_Materials/131552. Should you re-use any of these materials, please ensure that both the author/s of the material AND H3ABioNet are clearly credited.

Materials have been made available as a single archive per module containing lecture slides, transcribed videos, practical assignments and any other resources important to complete each module:

Module 1: Databases and Resources