SAIAB / NRF South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity

AGRP Bioinformatics Courses

Training materials for modern bioinformatics analysis and computational biology

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Microbiome Analysis

QIIME2 Workshop

Interactive

Learn microbiome analysis using QIIME2. Master sequence processing, diversity analysis, and visualization techniques for understanding microbial communities.

  • 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis
  • Alpha and beta diversity metrics
  • Statistical analysis and visualization
  • Hands-on practical exercises
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Genome Assembly

Comprehensive Handbook

Interactive

Comprehensive handbook covering genome assembly techniques, quality control, and best practices for both short and long-read sequencing technologies.

  • Assembly algorithms and strategies
  • Quality assessment and validation
  • Short-read and long-read approaches
  • Troubleshooting common issues
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Introduction to Unix

For Bioinformaticians

New

A two-day course covering essential command-line skills for bioinformatics. Learn file management, text processing, and shell scripting for genomic data analysis.

  • File system navigation and management
  • Text processing with awk, sed, grep
  • Shell scripting fundamentals
  • Bioinformatics workflow automation
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