Bioinformatics Training in Christchurch

This instructor-led, live training in Christchurch (online or on-site) is designed for advanced-level forensic scientists, geneticists, and anthropologists who wish to apply NGS techniques to forensic investigations.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the principles of NGS and its forensic applications.
• Analyse forensic DNA samples using NGS techniques.
• Interpret NGS data for human identification and ancestry determination.
• Utilise NGS in degraded and complex DNA samples.
• Apply bioinformatics tools for forensic genomic analysis.
• Understand legal and ethical considerations in forensic genomics.

This is a practical workshop that introduces the fundamentals of bioinformatics. It is designed for individuals with a foundational background in biology and molecular biology who wish to learn how to process and analyse biological data using computational tools. The course has been developed specifically for:

• Researchers working in experimental laboratories on biological macromolecules such as proteins, RNA and DNA.
• Scientists whose primary expertise lies outside biology but who need to handle biological data.
• Managers launching new products (for example, pharmaceuticals) who wish to expand their understanding of contemporary bioinformatics.
• Software developers planning to create programs that interact with biological molecules.

The course is split into two components: theoretical and practical. Lectures are interspersed with straightforward hands-on exercises, quizzes and tests to ensure participants grasp the key concepts.

Throughout the training, you will be taken on a guided tour covering all essential aspects of biological data analysis. This workshop offers an ideal opportunity to become familiar with bioinformatics and its diverse applications. By the end, you should be equipped to address fundamental bioinformatics challenges: you will know where to source required data, how to extract relevant information, and how basic software and algorithms function. Our goal is to enhance your understanding of biological data.

Upon completion of the course, you will be able to work with biological data using bioinformatics tools.

This instructor-led, live training in Christchurch (online or onsite) is aimed at biologists who wish to use Biopython.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Integrate biological concepts with information technologies to solve research problems.
• Mine information from large datasets of biological origin.
• Create algorithms for essential research tasks.