Today, we kickstart the #ContainersandWorkflows workshop in collaboration with MADIVA Research Hub Wits University. Participants will learn to use Docker, Dockstore, Nextflow, Terra, Workflow Description Language, ilifu, etc. #DataScience #ContainersandWorkflows #Bioinformatics

Upskilling African Scientists in Data Analysis Tools 🚀 eLwazi ODSP MADIVA Research Hub DS-I Africa #DataScience #ContainersandWorkflows #Bioinformatics

Enrollment is now open! 🎉

Job opportunity alert. Please feel free to apply. @inqab

Our Head of Training and Global Capacity, Alice Matimba (Alice Matimba), spoke with our Wellcome Sanger Institute colleagues about the reach and impact of our global learning and training programme! If you want to learn more about how Wellcome Connecting Science transform careers, this is worth a read⬇️

Attention African microbiologists 🌍 Are you committed to addressing antimicrobial resistance? Discover our FREE course for a valuable opportunity. You may qualify for travel bursaries to Johannesburg! Apply now & share with your network: tinyurl.com/5b9fxz3x #AMR #AMRinAfrica

We previously had an insightful discussion with Dr. Tinashe Chikowore, of Harvard Medical School and thought to host him for an exclusive Q&A session. Do not forget to add your questions here: lnkd.in/ewZgmCS4 Time: Tomorrow 3pm EAT/1pm BST.

INVITATION 🚨 | You are invited to the Inaugural Lecture of Professor Penny Moore at Wits University. Title: The Great Escape – how viruses evade immunity Date: 1 Nov 23 Time: 17h00 Venue: Solomon Mahlangu House Register: bit.ly/453JWSo Live: youtu.be/cw0tZFM-Huc

First time I get the cover of a magazine and it's in nature! Had this idea to illustrate the diversity captured by the MX Biobank across Mexico and brilliant designer Mauricio Guzman brought it to life inspired by indigenous Huichol art from near my home town. nature.com/nature/volumes…

Congratulations to all our World Congress on #GeneticCounselling bursary award winners! 🏆👏🏽 We were delighted to be joined so many professionals from the #GCchat community for our #WCGC2023 meeting, last week. Thanks to everyone who contributed to the excellent discussions.🙌🏽

Hoje começa o nosso curso de Bioinformática Decodificada Fiocruz Bahia e COG-Train! Uma jornada para equipar os participantes com uma compreensão sólida dos princípios fundamentais e aplicações práticas na genômica de patógenos.

Do you want to obtain deeper insights from your #biological research?🔬🧬 Learn how to apply the latest #computational genomics methods to your own population studies, led by expert bioinformaticians🖥️ 📩Apply for #CompEvo24 course by 30 November 2023 🌐bit.ly/3QdqsFC

The #gnomAD team is proud to announce the release of gnomAD v4! The v4 dataset includes 730,947 exomes & 76,215 genomes, which is ~5x larger than the v2 & v3 releases combined, & includes nearly 120K indivs of non-European genetic ancestry broad.io/gnomad_v4 #ASHG23 (1/11)

Struggling to attend #AMRresearch meetings? 💸 #Bursary support could help you get to #AMR2024 From #epidemiology & surveillance to #GenomicsData & machine learning, you’ll hear from leaders on all aspects shaping the #AMR field! Apply by 19 December➡️bit.ly/3YtV1dG

Calling all biology undergrads in LMICs! Here's a🌟 chance for an internship at one of the world's top research institutes. The Sanger Prize has got you covered - travel, living, & research expenses included! 🚀 Don't miss out: sanger.ac.uk/about/the-sang… #ScienceOpportunity

From #AfricaPGI to #AfricaPGI2.0 Africa CDC is adapting to the changes in the pathogen genomics surveillance ecosystem. Our new strategy was launched on the sidelines of #CPHIA2023 What is #AfricaPGI2.0? a thread 1/n

I’m so thrilled to announce the AfricanNeo Project is out today in nature! In this project led by Carina Schlebusch @cschlebu.bsky.social we studied: “𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙘𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝘽𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙪-𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝘼𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖”.🧵nature.com/articles/s4158…

We close Wellcome Connecting Science Learning and Training #CanGenAnalysis23 with presentations by participants! All teams had to analyse TCGA data from different #cancer types and present its drivers, oncoplots, mutational signatures and clinical correlations. I think it was a success! 😀😀

What have we been up to over the past year? Find out in our new Annual Review, with articles from across our Wellcome Connecting Science Learning and Training Wellcome Connecting Science Engagement and Society and Hinxton Hall Conference Centre teams; and featuring many of our Wellcome Sanger Institute colleagues too! wellcomeconnectingscience.org/news/annual-re…

Apply for our Wellcome Connecting Science Learning and Training Connecting Science Learning and Training course: Computational Systems Biology for Complex Human Disease (21-26 April 2024)! Applications are open until 9 January 2024! lnkd.in/ghBrFZqt #systemsbiology, #Training