This knowledge exchange workshop is an opportunity for managers of bioinformatics core facilities to learn from EMBL-EBI’s service teams, from each other, and from potential users of their services. These facilities play an essential role in enabling research in the molecular life sciences. The landscape is constantly evolving as new research tools emerge, as experiments become increasingly data intensive, and as their clients – experimental researchers – become more exposed to the power of data-driven biology.

The workshops will allow participants to share experiences, discuss challenges and solutions that they face, and plan ways to cope with the ever changing demands raised by the molecular life science field. It will include sessions to learn from data providers at EMBL-EBI, hear how others have tackled common problems, and work together to design core services.

Please note this course will NOT provide bioinformatics training.
 

During this course you will learn about: 

• Core service design
• Technical aspects of bioinformatics core facility management
• Funding and financing your core facility
• Building your group
• HPC clusters, (secure) data needs

Who is this course for?

This course is intended for new and experienced managers of bioinformatics core facilities, or other facilities that support their users to analyse and interpret large biomolecular data sets. This course will not provide a platform for teaching hands-on bioinformatics analysis.

Prerequisites
Please note this course will be taught in English, however some trainers are fluent in either Spanish/Portuguese, and can offer language support where feasible. Priority will also be given to those who have not attended a CABANA event yet.

A number of travel fellowships are available for this course - early-stage researchers and researchers from underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply for CABANA travel fellowships. You can apply for travel fellowships via the course application form. Due to funding restrictions we are unable to award fellowships to those employed in Chile and Uruguay.

What will I learn?

Learning outcomes

After this course you should be able to:

• Identify the strengths and limitations of your core facility
• Apply a framework for designing new services (including training your users) or redesigning existing services
• Explain different cost models, their pros and cons, and how to apply them in the context of your core facility
• Advise your users on how to manage sensitive data and where to submit them

Trainers

In order to be considered for a place on this course applicants must complete the online application form.

Incomplete applications will NOT be considered.

If you have any queries about the application process please email Guilherme Oliveira and Piv Gopalasingam.

Please note that the registration fee of $200 BRL includes:

• Lunch and refreshment breaks during the course
• Accommodation - potentially shared rooms
• Course materials 
• Course dinner
• Ground transportation for the duration of the course

There will be a maximum of 15 participants on this course and registration is dependent on selection after successful completion of the application process