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New skills, New beginnings
Shot of a young businessman cheering while working on a computer in an office at night Signing up for the HackBio Genomics Workshop was one of my best decisions towards enhancing my bioinformatics and genomics learning curve. Out of all the training and workshops I attended virtually, this…More
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How Aanuoluwa conquered her fears about learning genomics & now she’s better for it
Shot of a young businessman cheering while working on a computer in an office at night I remembered that I had the opportunity to start my computational biology journey with HackBio the previous year. However, I did not make use of it, as I saw it as an impossible situation. Then I reached out… More
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How HackBio Genomics Workshop helped Eniola gain practical genomics analysis skills
Shot of a young businessman cheering while working on a computer in an office at night My name is Eniola Onabowale. I work as a Molecular Research Scientist at a biotech company based in Lagos, Nigeria, I have planned to apply for doctoral program in Genomics and Computational Biology. This workshop… More
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From attending Genomics workshop to possible PHD prospect!
Shot of a young businessman cheering while working on a computer in an office at night My goal is to pursue a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology in Senegal. I know I need to learn some skills that will increase my knowledge and my… More
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Pharmacogenomics of Human Leukocytes Antigen (hla) variants in 4 asian groups
Shot of a young businessman cheering while working on a computer in an office at night Contributors: Ismat Ghazal, Damilola Adegbite, Omotoyosi Saba, Oreoluwa Akande, Tolani Omoleye and Mayowa The HLA system, also known as the human version of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) that is found in many animals, is a gene complex…More
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Genotyping Global Malaria Drug Resistance
Shot of a young businessman cheering while working on a computer in an office at night Contributors: Praise Fawehinmi, Amarachukwu Okechukwu, Hafsat Alabere Resistance to antimalarial drugs challenges our ability to save lives threatened by malaria, and to eliminate the burden that malaria places on…More
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Global Genotyping of Resistance Genes in Staphylococcus aureus
Shot of a young businessman cheering while working on a computer in an office at night By Aanuoluwa Adekoya Antimicrobial resistance occurs when microbes – bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites are able to evade the effectiveness of antimicrobial used to combat the infections caused by these microbes. It takes full effect when a mutation… More
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How to list publications in your academic CV 
Shot of a young businessman cheering while working on a computer in an office at night | Written by Chidimma Nwaku Whether you are applying to a graduate school or an academic position, you need to include your publication in your CV. This shows that you are an authority in that field or that you have extensive skills, experience, and knowledge. It also shows that you have good writing and analytical…More
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Tips on how to start a career in bioinformatics as a life scientist
Shot of a young businessman cheering while working on a computer in an office at night Bioinformatics is just an umbrella name for all disciplines that use computational tools and methods to analyze biological data. Its areas of applications span: genomics, drug discovery, transcriptomics, epigenomics, metagenomics amongst many others. Bioinformatics is divided into 3 central themes: Biology Computing Data science As a life scientist, the biology part is pretty much solved.…More
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Tips on scheduling for optimal productivity
Shot of a young businessman cheering while working on a computer in an office at night Adulthood is a scam. It seems like what we have to do is unending. From working to handling school to running a business to taking online classes…aah! We become so busy that a lot of the time the important things we’re supposed to do are left unattended. Here are some helpful tips on how to…More