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We are looking forward to your participation in ISCB Student Council's COVID-19 impact survey. Please participate and RT to fellow peers in Bioinformatics, Computational biology. #Drylab #Wetlab #ECRs #SeniorScientists #Academics #IndustrialResearchers. Link: bit.ly/2EG2FNP #COVID19

We’re proud to announce that we’re establishing the African Bioinformatics Institute to advance genomics on the African continent. We’re funding the institute together with @chanzuckerberg over the next five years. Learn more ⤵️ wellcome.org/news/were-esta…

We are looking forward to the ABI information session on 31st Oct, register at: tinyurl.com/2x5mb8ss. Through our engagement sessions we aim to co-create and shape the development of the institute to ensure it is fit for purpose for all stakeholders across the life sciences.

Thanks to those who attended the African Bioinformatics Institute Information session last week. The recording, slides and FAQs are available here: tinyurl.com/y7b9mjjj.

For African bioinformatics scientists interested in being Group Leaders, you can submit your expression of interest in hosting an ABI site here: redcap.h3abionet.org/redcap/surveys…

The Genome Informatics conference kicked off today at the WT Genome Campus with some great talks on pangenomes and genome assembly. #GenomeInformatics24

The 4th DS-I Africa consortium meeting officially kicked off today in Mauritius. We will meet all week to discuss the technology, ethics and discoveries from the application of data science for health in Africa. In the opening panel all but 1 of the speakers are female :-)

It is encouraging that Wellcome are being proactive to see how they can address gaps in human genomic data diversity.

If you plan to attend the ABI stakeholder meeting in January in-person or online please register here: redcap.h3abionet.org/redcap/surveys… -the deadline is 30th November.

The ISCB-Africa ASBCB Bioinformatics conference is taking place in Cape Town from 14-16th April 2025. Abstract submissions are open until February 14th, see: iscb.org/africa2025/home

The African Bioinformatics Institute Stakeholder meeting was held over the last 2 days in Cape Town. There was excellent engagement and and lots of ideas for the establishment of this important organization.

The African Society for Human Genetics meeting is underway in Uganda with 400 participants, and a great line up of speakers and sessions. We are hearing of the great strides made in developing genomics capacity in Africa, but more data and training are needed! #AFSHG2025

The Ugandan Bioinformatics Society was inaugurated this evening at #AFSHG2025, congratulations!

A reminder that abstract submissions for the ISCB Africa ASBCB Bioinformatics conference in Cape Town in April close on February 20th. Travel fellowships will be available for African students with accepted talks, info will be on the website soon: iscb.org/africa2025/home

Applications are open for the 2025 Introduction to Bioinformatics Course now hosted by AfriGen-D (previously hosted by H3ABioNet), see: tinyurl.com/mszn6se4. The deadline for applications 17 March 2025.

A reminder that today is the deadline for abstract submissions for the ISCB-Africa ASBCB Bioinformatics conference taking place in Cape Town in April: iscb.org/africa2025/home. Students can apply for travel fellowships if they have submitted an abstract.

Dame Sue Hill opened the Global Genomics Education and Training Summit meeting taking place in Athens today and tomorrow. There are participants from 55 countries and 6 continents, showing global representation! We will discuss the critical need & solutions for genomics training.

A reminder that travel fellowship applications for the ISCB-Africa ASBCB conference are due on Feb 28th: iscb.org/africa2025/gen…

The ISCB Africa ASBCB Bioinformatics Conference scientific program concluded in Cape Town yesterday. I was so impressed with the talks and posters and the excellent bioinformatics science happening on the continent. #ISCBAfrica2025