Boosting pathogen genomics and bioinformatics workforce in Africa
H Onywera, P Ondoa, F Nfii, A Ogwell… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) of genomic data has established its fundamental value
in public health surveillance, research and development, and precision medicine. In Africa …
in public health surveillance, research and development, and precision medicine. In Africa …
[HTML][HTML] Understanding dengue virus evolution to support epidemic surveillance and counter-measure development
Dengue virus (DENV) causes a profound burden of morbidity and mortality, and its global
burden is rising due to the co-circulation of four divergent DENV serotypes in the ecological …
burden is rising due to the co-circulation of four divergent DENV serotypes in the ecological …
[HTML][HTML] Limited resources of genome sequencing in developing countries: challenges and solutions
The differences between countries in national income, growth, human development and
many other factors are used to classify countries into developed and developing countries …
many other factors are used to classify countries into developed and developing countries …
Reproducible, portable, and efficient ancient genome reconstruction with nf-core/eager
The broadening utilisation of ancient DNA to address archaeological, palaeontological, and
biological questions is resulting in a rising diversity in the size of laboratories and scale of …
biological questions is resulting in a rising diversity in the size of laboratories and scale of …
H3ABioNet, a sustainable pan-African bioinformatics network for human heredity and health in Africa
NJ Mulder, E Adebiyi, R Alami, A Benkahla… - Genome …, 2016 - genome.cshlp.org
The application of genomics technologies to medicine and biomedical research is
increasing in popularity, made possible by new high-throughput genotyping and sequencing …
increasing in popularity, made possible by new high-throughput genotyping and sequencing …
Development of bioinformatics infrastructure for genomics research
Background Although pockets of bioinformatics excellence have developed in Africa,
generally, large-scale genomic data analysis has been limited by the availability of expertise …
generally, large-scale genomic data analysis has been limited by the availability of expertise …
Expanding research capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa through informatics, bioinformatics, and data science training programs in Mali
JG Shaffer, FJ Mather, M Wele, J Li, CO Tangara… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Bioinformatics and data science research have boundless potential across Africa due to its
high levels of genetic diversity and disproportionate burden of infectious diseases, including …
high levels of genetic diversity and disproportionate burden of infectious diseases, including …
Human OMICs and computational biology research in Africa: current challenges and prospects
Following the publication of the first human genome, OMICs research, including genomics,
transcriptomics, proteomics, and metagenomics, has been on the rise. OMICs studies …
transcriptomics, proteomics, and metagenomics, has been on the rise. OMICs studies …
Capacity building for whole genome sequencing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and bioinformatics in high TB burden countries
E Rivière, TH Heupink, N Ismail… - Briefings in …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Whole genome sequencing (WGS) is increasingly used for Mycobacterium
tuberculosis (Mtb) research. Countries with the highest tuberculosis (TB) burden face …
tuberculosis (Mtb) research. Countries with the highest tuberculosis (TB) burden face …
Bioinformatics mentorship in a resource limited setting
Background The two recent simultaneous developments of high-throughput sequencing and
increased computational power have brought bioinformatics to the forefront as an important …
increased computational power have brought bioinformatics to the forefront as an important …