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  • bioinformatics training network btn a community resource for bioinformatics trainers
    Briefings in Bioinformatics, 2012
    Co-Authors: Maria Victoria Schneider, Michelle D. Brazas, Aidan Budd, Peter Walter, Marie-claude Blatter, James D. Watson, Kristian Rother, Joachim Jacob, Celia W G Van Gelder, Pedro L. Fernandes
    Abstract:

    Funding bodies are increasingly recognizing the need to provide graduates and researchers with access to short intensive courses in a variety of disciplines, in order both to improve the general skills base and to provide solid foundations on which researchers may build their careers. In response to the development of ‘High-Throughput Biology’, the need for training in the field of bioinformatics, in particular, is seeing a resurgence: it has been defined as a key priority by many Institutions and research programmes and is now an important component of many grant MariaVictoria Schneider is the Training Programme Project Leader in the Outreach and Training Team at EMBL-EBI where she is responsible for developing and coordinating the user training activities of EMBL-EBI. Peter Walter is a Web developer in the External Services Team at EMBL-EBI, where he is responsible for the development and maintenance of the EMBL-EBI website and collaborative web portals with which the EMBL-EBI is involved. Marie-Claude Blatter is part of the communication team of the Swiss-Prot group (SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics), where she coordinates teaching/training programs and also activities for the public at large. James Watson is the Senior Scientific Training Officer in the Outreach and Training Team at EMBL-EBI. Prior to this, he was a postdoctoral researcher in the Thornton group looking at protein structure–function relationships. Michelle D. Brazas is Manager of Knowledge and Research Exchange at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, where she coordinates the Canadian Bioinformatics Workshop series and other outreach education programs. Kristian Rother is teaching structural bioinformatics, programming, and software development to bioinformaticians at the UAM Poznan. He is also a contributor to the BioPython and PyCogent software libraries. Aidan Budd is a Senior Computational Biologist at the EMBL in Heidelberg, working in the Gibson Team. Working on a range of projects involving short protein linear motifs and phylogenies, he is also responsible for the training and outreach activities of the group. AllegraVia is a researcher in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at Sapienza University of Rome (Italy) where she teaches the course of Macromolecular Structures in the Engineering of Industrial Nanotechnology Master Degree. She also teaches programming to bioinformaticians and biologists in short training courses. CeliaW.G. van Gelder is project leader education of the Netherlands Bioinformatics Centre (NBIC) and coordinator education and

  • Bioinformatics Training Network (BTN): a community resource for bioinformatics trainers
    Briefings in bioinformatics, 2011
    Co-Authors: Maria Victoria Schneider, Allegra Via, Michelle D. Brazas, Aidan Budd, Celia W. G. Van Gelder, Peter Walter, Marie-claude Blatter, James D. Watson, Kristian Rother, Joachim Jacob
    Abstract:

    Funding bodies are increasingly recognizing the need to provide graduates and researchers with access to short intensive courses in a variety of disciplines, in order both to improve the general skills base and to provide solid foundations on which researchers may build their careers. In response to the development of 'High-Throughput Biology', the need for training in the field of bioinformatics, in particular, is seeing a resurgence: it has been defined as a key priority by many Institutions and research programmes and is now an important component of many grant proposals. Nevertheless, when it comes to planning and preparing to meet such training needs, tension arises between the reward structures that predominate in the scientific community which compel individuals to publish or perish, and the time that must be devoted to the design, delivery and maintenance of High-quality training materials. Conversely, there is much relevant teaching material and training expertise available worldwide that, were it properly organized, could be exploited by anyone who needs to provide training or needs to set up a new course. To do this, however, the materials would have to be centralized in a database and clearly tagged in relation to target audiences, learning objectives, etc. Ideally, they would also be peer reviewed, and easily and efficiently accessible for downloading. Here, we present the Bioinformatics Training Network (BTN), a new enterprise that has been initiated to address these needs and review it, respectively, to similar initiatives and collections.

Aidan Budd - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Best practices in bioinformatics training for life scientists
    Briefings in bioinformatics, 2013
    Co-Authors: Allegra Via, Thomas Blicher, Erik Bongcam-rudloff, Michelle D. Brazas, Cath Brooksbank, Aidan Budd, Javier De Las Rivas, Jacqueline Dreyer, Pedro L. Fernandes, Celia W. G. Van Gelder
    Abstract:

    The mountains of data thrusting from the new landscape of modern High-Throughput Biology are irrevocably changing biomedical research and creating a near-insatiable demand for training in data management and manipulation and data mining and analysis. Among life scientists, from clinicians to environmental researchers, a common theme is the need not just to use, and gain familiarity with, bioinformatics tools and resources but also to understand their underlying fundamental theoretical and practical concepts. Providing bioinformatics training to empower life scientists to handle and analyse their data efficiently, and progress their research, is a challenge across the globe. Delivering good training goes beyond traditional lectures and resource-centric demos, using interactivity, problem-solving exercises and cooperative learning to substantially enhance training quality and learning outcomes. In this context, this article discusses various pragmatic criteria for identifying training needs and learning objectives, for selecting suitable trainees and trainers, for developing and maintaining training skills and evaluating training quality. Adherence to these criteria may help not only to guide course organizers and trainers on the path towards bioinformatics training excellence but, importantly, also to improve the training experience for life scientists.

  • bioinformatics training network btn a community resource for bioinformatics trainers
    Briefings in Bioinformatics, 2012
    Co-Authors: Maria Victoria Schneider, Michelle D. Brazas, Aidan Budd, Peter Walter, Marie-claude Blatter, James D. Watson, Kristian Rother, Joachim Jacob, Celia W G Van Gelder, Pedro L. Fernandes
    Abstract:

    Funding bodies are increasingly recognizing the need to provide graduates and researchers with access to short intensive courses in a variety of disciplines, in order both to improve the general skills base and to provide solid foundations on which researchers may build their careers. In response to the development of ‘High-Throughput Biology’, the need for training in the field of bioinformatics, in particular, is seeing a resurgence: it has been defined as a key priority by many Institutions and research programmes and is now an important component of many grant MariaVictoria Schneider is the Training Programme Project Leader in the Outreach and Training Team at EMBL-EBI where she is responsible for developing and coordinating the user training activities of EMBL-EBI. Peter Walter is a Web developer in the External Services Team at EMBL-EBI, where he is responsible for the development and maintenance of the EMBL-EBI website and collaborative web portals with which the EMBL-EBI is involved. Marie-Claude Blatter is part of the communication team of the Swiss-Prot group (SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics), where she coordinates teaching/training programs and also activities for the public at large. James Watson is the Senior Scientific Training Officer in the Outreach and Training Team at EMBL-EBI. Prior to this, he was a postdoctoral researcher in the Thornton group looking at protein structure–function relationships. Michelle D. Brazas is Manager of Knowledge and Research Exchange at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, where she coordinates the Canadian Bioinformatics Workshop series and other outreach education programs. Kristian Rother is teaching structural bioinformatics, programming, and software development to bioinformaticians at the UAM Poznan. He is also a contributor to the BioPython and PyCogent software libraries. Aidan Budd is a Senior Computational Biologist at the EMBL in Heidelberg, working in the Gibson Team. Working on a range of projects involving short protein linear motifs and phylogenies, he is also responsible for the training and outreach activities of the group. AllegraVia is a researcher in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at Sapienza University of Rome (Italy) where she teaches the course of Macromolecular Structures in the Engineering of Industrial Nanotechnology Master Degree. She also teaches programming to bioinformaticians and biologists in short training courses. CeliaW.G. van Gelder is project leader education of the Netherlands Bioinformatics Centre (NBIC) and coordinator education and

  • Bioinformatics Training Network (BTN): a community resource for bioinformatics trainers
    Briefings in bioinformatics, 2011
    Co-Authors: Maria Victoria Schneider, Allegra Via, Michelle D. Brazas, Aidan Budd, Celia W. G. Van Gelder, Peter Walter, Marie-claude Blatter, James D. Watson, Kristian Rother, Joachim Jacob
    Abstract:

    Funding bodies are increasingly recognizing the need to provide graduates and researchers with access to short intensive courses in a variety of disciplines, in order both to improve the general skills base and to provide solid foundations on which researchers may build their careers. In response to the development of 'High-Throughput Biology', the need for training in the field of bioinformatics, in particular, is seeing a resurgence: it has been defined as a key priority by many Institutions and research programmes and is now an important component of many grant proposals. Nevertheless, when it comes to planning and preparing to meet such training needs, tension arises between the reward structures that predominate in the scientific community which compel individuals to publish or perish, and the time that must be devoted to the design, delivery and maintenance of High-quality training materials. Conversely, there is much relevant teaching material and training expertise available worldwide that, were it properly organized, could be exploited by anyone who needs to provide training or needs to set up a new course. To do this, however, the materials would have to be centralized in a database and clearly tagged in relation to target audiences, learning objectives, etc. Ideally, they would also be peer reviewed, and easily and efficiently accessible for downloading. Here, we present the Bioinformatics Training Network (BTN), a new enterprise that has been initiated to address these needs and review it, respectively, to similar initiatives and collections.

Michelle D. Brazas - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Best practices in bioinformatics training for life scientists
    Briefings in bioinformatics, 2013
    Co-Authors: Allegra Via, Thomas Blicher, Erik Bongcam-rudloff, Michelle D. Brazas, Cath Brooksbank, Aidan Budd, Javier De Las Rivas, Jacqueline Dreyer, Pedro L. Fernandes, Celia W. G. Van Gelder
    Abstract:

    The mountains of data thrusting from the new landscape of modern High-Throughput Biology are irrevocably changing biomedical research and creating a near-insatiable demand for training in data management and manipulation and data mining and analysis. Among life scientists, from clinicians to environmental researchers, a common theme is the need not just to use, and gain familiarity with, bioinformatics tools and resources but also to understand their underlying fundamental theoretical and practical concepts. Providing bioinformatics training to empower life scientists to handle and analyse their data efficiently, and progress their research, is a challenge across the globe. Delivering good training goes beyond traditional lectures and resource-centric demos, using interactivity, problem-solving exercises and cooperative learning to substantially enhance training quality and learning outcomes. In this context, this article discusses various pragmatic criteria for identifying training needs and learning objectives, for selecting suitable trainees and trainers, for developing and maintaining training skills and evaluating training quality. Adherence to these criteria may help not only to guide course organizers and trainers on the path towards bioinformatics training excellence but, importantly, also to improve the training experience for life scientists.

  • bioinformatics training network btn a community resource for bioinformatics trainers
    Briefings in Bioinformatics, 2012
    Co-Authors: Maria Victoria Schneider, Michelle D. Brazas, Aidan Budd, Peter Walter, Marie-claude Blatter, James D. Watson, Kristian Rother, Joachim Jacob, Celia W G Van Gelder, Pedro L. Fernandes
    Abstract:

    Funding bodies are increasingly recognizing the need to provide graduates and researchers with access to short intensive courses in a variety of disciplines, in order both to improve the general skills base and to provide solid foundations on which researchers may build their careers. In response to the development of ‘High-Throughput Biology’, the need for training in the field of bioinformatics, in particular, is seeing a resurgence: it has been defined as a key priority by many Institutions and research programmes and is now an important component of many grant MariaVictoria Schneider is the Training Programme Project Leader in the Outreach and Training Team at EMBL-EBI where she is responsible for developing and coordinating the user training activities of EMBL-EBI. Peter Walter is a Web developer in the External Services Team at EMBL-EBI, where he is responsible for the development and maintenance of the EMBL-EBI website and collaborative web portals with which the EMBL-EBI is involved. Marie-Claude Blatter is part of the communication team of the Swiss-Prot group (SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics), where she coordinates teaching/training programs and also activities for the public at large. James Watson is the Senior Scientific Training Officer in the Outreach and Training Team at EMBL-EBI. Prior to this, he was a postdoctoral researcher in the Thornton group looking at protein structure–function relationships. Michelle D. Brazas is Manager of Knowledge and Research Exchange at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, where she coordinates the Canadian Bioinformatics Workshop series and other outreach education programs. Kristian Rother is teaching structural bioinformatics, programming, and software development to bioinformaticians at the UAM Poznan. He is also a contributor to the BioPython and PyCogent software libraries. Aidan Budd is a Senior Computational Biologist at the EMBL in Heidelberg, working in the Gibson Team. Working on a range of projects involving short protein linear motifs and phylogenies, he is also responsible for the training and outreach activities of the group. AllegraVia is a researcher in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at Sapienza University of Rome (Italy) where she teaches the course of Macromolecular Structures in the Engineering of Industrial Nanotechnology Master Degree. She also teaches programming to bioinformaticians and biologists in short training courses. CeliaW.G. van Gelder is project leader education of the Netherlands Bioinformatics Centre (NBIC) and coordinator education and

  • Bioinformatics Training Network (BTN): a community resource for bioinformatics trainers
    Briefings in bioinformatics, 2011
    Co-Authors: Maria Victoria Schneider, Allegra Via, Michelle D. Brazas, Aidan Budd, Celia W. G. Van Gelder, Peter Walter, Marie-claude Blatter, James D. Watson, Kristian Rother, Joachim Jacob
    Abstract:

    Funding bodies are increasingly recognizing the need to provide graduates and researchers with access to short intensive courses in a variety of disciplines, in order both to improve the general skills base and to provide solid foundations on which researchers may build their careers. In response to the development of 'High-Throughput Biology', the need for training in the field of bioinformatics, in particular, is seeing a resurgence: it has been defined as a key priority by many Institutions and research programmes and is now an important component of many grant proposals. Nevertheless, when it comes to planning and preparing to meet such training needs, tension arises between the reward structures that predominate in the scientific community which compel individuals to publish or perish, and the time that must be devoted to the design, delivery and maintenance of High-quality training materials. Conversely, there is much relevant teaching material and training expertise available worldwide that, were it properly organized, could be exploited by anyone who needs to provide training or needs to set up a new course. To do this, however, the materials would have to be centralized in a database and clearly tagged in relation to target audiences, learning objectives, etc. Ideally, they would also be peer reviewed, and easily and efficiently accessible for downloading. Here, we present the Bioinformatics Training Network (BTN), a new enterprise that has been initiated to address these needs and review it, respectively, to similar initiatives and collections.

Maria Victoria Schneider - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • bioinformatics training network btn a community resource for bioinformatics trainers
    Briefings in Bioinformatics, 2012
    Co-Authors: Maria Victoria Schneider, Michelle D. Brazas, Aidan Budd, Peter Walter, Marie-claude Blatter, James D. Watson, Kristian Rother, Joachim Jacob, Celia W G Van Gelder, Pedro L. Fernandes
    Abstract:

    Funding bodies are increasingly recognizing the need to provide graduates and researchers with access to short intensive courses in a variety of disciplines, in order both to improve the general skills base and to provide solid foundations on which researchers may build their careers. In response to the development of ‘High-Throughput Biology’, the need for training in the field of bioinformatics, in particular, is seeing a resurgence: it has been defined as a key priority by many Institutions and research programmes and is now an important component of many grant MariaVictoria Schneider is the Training Programme Project Leader in the Outreach and Training Team at EMBL-EBI where she is responsible for developing and coordinating the user training activities of EMBL-EBI. Peter Walter is a Web developer in the External Services Team at EMBL-EBI, where he is responsible for the development and maintenance of the EMBL-EBI website and collaborative web portals with which the EMBL-EBI is involved. Marie-Claude Blatter is part of the communication team of the Swiss-Prot group (SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics), where she coordinates teaching/training programs and also activities for the public at large. James Watson is the Senior Scientific Training Officer in the Outreach and Training Team at EMBL-EBI. Prior to this, he was a postdoctoral researcher in the Thornton group looking at protein structure–function relationships. Michelle D. Brazas is Manager of Knowledge and Research Exchange at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, where she coordinates the Canadian Bioinformatics Workshop series and other outreach education programs. Kristian Rother is teaching structural bioinformatics, programming, and software development to bioinformaticians at the UAM Poznan. He is also a contributor to the BioPython and PyCogent software libraries. Aidan Budd is a Senior Computational Biologist at the EMBL in Heidelberg, working in the Gibson Team. Working on a range of projects involving short protein linear motifs and phylogenies, he is also responsible for the training and outreach activities of the group. AllegraVia is a researcher in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at Sapienza University of Rome (Italy) where she teaches the course of Macromolecular Structures in the Engineering of Industrial Nanotechnology Master Degree. She also teaches programming to bioinformaticians and biologists in short training courses. CeliaW.G. van Gelder is project leader education of the Netherlands Bioinformatics Centre (NBIC) and coordinator education and

  • Bioinformatics Training Network (BTN): a community resource for bioinformatics trainers
    Briefings in bioinformatics, 2011
    Co-Authors: Maria Victoria Schneider, Allegra Via, Michelle D. Brazas, Aidan Budd, Celia W. G. Van Gelder, Peter Walter, Marie-claude Blatter, James D. Watson, Kristian Rother, Joachim Jacob
    Abstract:

    Funding bodies are increasingly recognizing the need to provide graduates and researchers with access to short intensive courses in a variety of disciplines, in order both to improve the general skills base and to provide solid foundations on which researchers may build their careers. In response to the development of 'High-Throughput Biology', the need for training in the field of bioinformatics, in particular, is seeing a resurgence: it has been defined as a key priority by many Institutions and research programmes and is now an important component of many grant proposals. Nevertheless, when it comes to planning and preparing to meet such training needs, tension arises between the reward structures that predominate in the scientific community which compel individuals to publish or perish, and the time that must be devoted to the design, delivery and maintenance of High-quality training materials. Conversely, there is much relevant teaching material and training expertise available worldwide that, were it properly organized, could be exploited by anyone who needs to provide training or needs to set up a new course. To do this, however, the materials would have to be centralized in a database and clearly tagged in relation to target audiences, learning objectives, etc. Ideally, they would also be peer reviewed, and easily and efficiently accessible for downloading. Here, we present the Bioinformatics Training Network (BTN), a new enterprise that has been initiated to address these needs and review it, respectively, to similar initiatives and collections.

Celia W. G. Van Gelder - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Best practices in bioinformatics training for life scientists
    Briefings in bioinformatics, 2013
    Co-Authors: Allegra Via, Thomas Blicher, Erik Bongcam-rudloff, Michelle D. Brazas, Cath Brooksbank, Aidan Budd, Javier De Las Rivas, Jacqueline Dreyer, Pedro L. Fernandes, Celia W. G. Van Gelder
    Abstract:

    The mountains of data thrusting from the new landscape of modern High-Throughput Biology are irrevocably changing biomedical research and creating a near-insatiable demand for training in data management and manipulation and data mining and analysis. Among life scientists, from clinicians to environmental researchers, a common theme is the need not just to use, and gain familiarity with, bioinformatics tools and resources but also to understand their underlying fundamental theoretical and practical concepts. Providing bioinformatics training to empower life scientists to handle and analyse their data efficiently, and progress their research, is a challenge across the globe. Delivering good training goes beyond traditional lectures and resource-centric demos, using interactivity, problem-solving exercises and cooperative learning to substantially enhance training quality and learning outcomes. In this context, this article discusses various pragmatic criteria for identifying training needs and learning objectives, for selecting suitable trainees and trainers, for developing and maintaining training skills and evaluating training quality. Adherence to these criteria may help not only to guide course organizers and trainers on the path towards bioinformatics training excellence but, importantly, also to improve the training experience for life scientists.

  • Bioinformatics Training Network (BTN): a community resource for bioinformatics trainers
    Briefings in bioinformatics, 2011
    Co-Authors: Maria Victoria Schneider, Allegra Via, Michelle D. Brazas, Aidan Budd, Celia W. G. Van Gelder, Peter Walter, Marie-claude Blatter, James D. Watson, Kristian Rother, Joachim Jacob
    Abstract:

    Funding bodies are increasingly recognizing the need to provide graduates and researchers with access to short intensive courses in a variety of disciplines, in order both to improve the general skills base and to provide solid foundations on which researchers may build their careers. In response to the development of 'High-Throughput Biology', the need for training in the field of bioinformatics, in particular, is seeing a resurgence: it has been defined as a key priority by many Institutions and research programmes and is now an important component of many grant proposals. Nevertheless, when it comes to planning and preparing to meet such training needs, tension arises between the reward structures that predominate in the scientific community which compel individuals to publish or perish, and the time that must be devoted to the design, delivery and maintenance of High-quality training materials. Conversely, there is much relevant teaching material and training expertise available worldwide that, were it properly organized, could be exploited by anyone who needs to provide training or needs to set up a new course. To do this, however, the materials would have to be centralized in a database and clearly tagged in relation to target audiences, learning objectives, etc. Ideally, they would also be peer reviewed, and easily and efficiently accessible for downloading. Here, we present the Bioinformatics Training Network (BTN), a new enterprise that has been initiated to address these needs and review it, respectively, to similar initiatives and collections.