GenEpi-BioTrain - Training Materials on Genomic Epidemiology and Public Health Bioinformatics - Bridging the gaps

You will find course material that you may use to offer a training for your target audience. Your target audience could include beginners in bioinformatics or public health professionals, who are expected to have a future role in using whole-genome sequencing for public health and pathogen surveillance 


Audience:  Trainers in introduction to Genomic Epidemiology and Public Health Bioinformatics.


Objectives: 

Learning objectives of the training material include:

    • Process sequencing data (from raw data to genomes)  
    • Critically evaluate data quality at all steps of the process 
    • Write basic python/bash scripts, to extract relevant information from processed data 
    • Write a basic processing pipeline 
    • Understand the importance and underlying principles of good coding practice, code documentation and code sharing 
    • Perform basic analysis supporting epidemiological investigations, including interaction with public databases 


Access: These course materials are open for public, regardless of people intending to teach the topic or learn form the materials in a self-study modality.