Wellcome Connecting Science

Boost your career by gaining the skills to install and modify the elements of a bioinformatics workflow to suit your needs. Gain practical data science skills. Bioinformatics is crucial in helping to understand large and complex sets of biological data. On this three-week course, you’ll develop your knowledge of [...]

Discover how to plan and design engaging learning for those wanting to generate and analyse genomic data. Explore techniques for genomics training. Genomics and bioinformatics is a growing area of research with important practical implications for sectors as diverse as healthcare, food production, and environmental research. On this course, [...]

Gain practical skills in using the BlobToolKit to assess the quality of a eukaryotic genome assembly and improve your research. Discover how genome sequencing is moving beyond humans and model organisms. On this three-week course, you’ll gain the skills to assess the quality of published novel genomes and detect [...]

Learn strategies and techniques for teaching genomics in and outside of the classroom to create enriching learning opportunities. Discover the importance of incorporating genomics into your curriculum. This three-week course from Wellcome Connecting Science will help you understand the benefits of teaching genomics and gain confidence in genomics [...]

Learn how genomics can help contain infectious diseases, prevent future global health threats, and better protect public health. On this three-week course taught by experts in pathogen genomics and epidemiology, you’ll review recent developments in genomic surveillance, and explore how these could inform public health [...]

Explore the tools for web-based SARS-CoV-2 sequencing analyses and learn techniques to prepare data and share genomic outputs. Discover how to analyse SARS-CoV-2 sequences using web-based tools. Over the past decade, sequencing technologies have become more accessible and sequencing data has increased exponentially. However, bioinformatics capacity is still limited. [...]

Gain insights into tracking, treating, preventing, and preparing for pandemics through genome sequencing and data sharing. See how viral genomics can improve the response to COVID-19 and future pandemics. Genomics is crucial in understanding and responding to pandemics, including COVID-19. On this three-week course, you’ll learn key concepts in [...]

Discover the process of how swab samples become critical data that aid the knowledge and understanding of the spread of disease. Explore the journey from swabbing to processing data. Sampling and testing are key to understanding where a disease is spreading. In the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of samples [...]