Designing a course model for distance-based online bioinformatics training in Africa: The H3ABioNet experience.
Africa is not unique in its need for basic bioinformatics training for individuals from a diverse range of academic backgrounds. However, particular logistical challenges in Africa, most notably access to bioinformatics expertise and internet stability, must be addressed in order to meet this need o...
Main Authors: | Kim T Gurwitz, Shaun Aron, Sumir Panji, Suresh Maslamoney, Pedro L Fernandes, David P Judge, Amel Ghouila, Jean-Baka Domelevo Entfellner, Fatma Z Guerfali, Colleen Saunders, Ahmed Mansour Alzohairy, Samson P Salifu, Rehab Ahmed, Ruben Cloete, Jonathan Kayondo, Deogratius Ssemwanga, Nicola Mulder, H3ABioNet Consortium's Education Training and Working Group as members of the H3Africa Consortium |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2017-10-01
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Series: | PLoS Computational Biology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005715 |
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