🧬 The ABI Bioinformatics Summer School is officially underway! Today marks the start of a two-week, hands-on training programme at ACE-Uganda, equipping African researchers with practical bioinformatics skills for genomic research. #ABISummerSchool #Bioinformatics
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This two-week, in-person, hands-on training programme is designed to strengthen practical bioinformatics skills for genomic research across Africa. Participants will gain direct experience with bioinformatics computational resources, tools, and workflows, enabling them to better execute, interpret, and communicate genomic analyses.
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Ms. Gloria Nakabiri
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Mr. Peter van Heusden
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Mr. Ian Wasukira
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Dr. Ronald Galiwango
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Dr. Musalula Sinkala
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Dr. Alfred Ssekagiri
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Dr. Ephifania Geza
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Mrs Patricia Nabisubi
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Ms Grace Kebirungi
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Dr David Twesigomwe
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Dr Verena Ras
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Human GenomicsPathogen GenomicsData AnalysisIntroduction to next-generation sequencing (NGS) workflowsLinux command line and HPC environmentsMetagenomicsR programmingIntroduction to HPCLinux
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🎉 That's a wrap! 2 weeks. 30 researchers. Countless analysis done. A community built. The ABI Summer School 2026 has officially ended; but the connections and skills will last a lifetime. Well done, everyone. #ABISummerSchool #Bioinformatics #ACEUganda
Week 1 ✅ ABI Summer School. Over 26 researchers and lab technicians gathered together learning Linux, HPC, R, NGS. Thanks to the trainers, @RENU_256 , @MRC_Uganda , @AfrBioInstitute , and @IDIMakerere . Week 2 starts Monday!
Day 3: R Programming Day at the ABI Summer School! Participants are learning from @pvanheus mastering everything from data wrangling to visualisation in R. Two days of hands-on coding. #ABISummerSchool #RProgramming #Bioinformatics #ACEUganda
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