SARS-CoV-2 Bioinformatics for Beginners
Course Info
SARS-CoV-2 variant lineage identification is key to pandemic tracking and enabling public health response. This course is an introduction to bioinformatics by applying skills used in SARS-CoV-2 genomic data analysis. This was a distributed classrooms style course run across Africa; Latin America and the Caribbean; and Asia. This model was developed by H3ABioNet.
Course site
This site contains links to the course documentation, materials, and resources are still available to use for learning. Course materials may be reused and redeveloped freely with acknowledgment.
Course Timings
This course ran across 5 weeks from the 1st November to the 2nd of December 2023. Sessions were held twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Two sessions were held on on each day, from 5h00-9h00 GMT, and 12h00-16h00 GMT to cover the regions across the world.
Course Statistics
- Over 350 participants enrolled
- 28 Classrooms across 22 countries joined the course
- Over 95 Staff members worked together to support participants
- A team of over 12 expert instructors developed the course materials
