Phage-bioinformatics-training

Welcome to Phage Bioinformatics Training! This repository was created by MicroHub Kericho, WRAIR-Africa for training on phage genomics and bioinformatics to students and scientists involved in bacteriophage research

Topics

1. Introduction to linux and UNIX command line
2. Introduction to Conda package manager
3. Sequence data access and Quality control
4. Preprocessing of raw sequence data
5. Genome assembly
6. Analysis of phage termini
7. Phage taxonomy and annotation
8. Phage lifecycle prediction
9. Virus Intergenomic Distance Calculator (VIRIDIC) analysis
10. Phylogenetic analysis

Learning Outcomes

Course Instructors

• Collins Kigen Head of Genomics and Bioinformatics, MicroHub Kericho, KEMRI/WRAIR-Africa
• Vanessa Natasha Research Scientist, MicroHub Kericho, KEMRI/WRAIR-Africa
• James Wachira Research Scientist, MicroHub Kericho, KEMRI/WRAIR-Africa
• Meshack Tweya PhD Fellow, MicroHub Kericho, KEMRI/WRAIR-Africa. Lecturer, Kisii university.

Contacts

ckigen.ck@gmail.com