Facilitating training and collaboration
Anyone with an interest in genomics, bioinformatics, Artificial Intelligence, DSI, policy, molecular biology, biodiversity conservation and related fields is invited to attend.
The first two days are symposium-style hybrid workshops and congress respectively.
Days 3 to 5 are practical-based, hands-on in-person workshops focusing on sample collections, bioinformatics, Artificial Intelligence applied to biology, molecular biology and genome sequencing using several technology platforms but not limited to PacBio Hi-Fi, Illumina, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Oxford Nanopore Technologies, and MGI-Tech.
Keynote Address (Day 1):
Professor Mizeck Chagunda
Director, Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH) and Chair of Tropical Livestock Genetics, University of Edinburgh.
Title: Artificial Intelligence at the Frontier of Biodiversity Genomics and Bioinformatics across East and Central Africa.
Theme 1 (Day 1):
Artificial Intelligence at the Frontier of Biodiversity Genomics and Bioinformatics across East and Central Africa
Theme 2 (Day 2):
Powering African DSI infrastructures through deeper policy discourse
(1st African Congress on Digital Sequence Information, Infrastructure Development and Policy – East and Central Africa 2026)
Practical Workshops (Days 3 to 5)
Draft agenda:
1. Understanding Biodiversity through Sanger Sequencing (by Inqaba Biotec East Africa, Nairobi, Kenya) | https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_6Ux1pudu-7jW_CAl0XAvwjy6Kz4rEWV
2. Bioinformatics without Tears: Introductory Phylogenetic Workshop (by Inqaba Biotec East Africa, Nairobi, Kenya) | https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_6Ux1pudu-7jW_CAl0XAvwjy6Kz4rEWV
3. Machine Learning with R for Genomics and Bioinformatics (by University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo) | https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_6Ux1pudu-7jW_CAl0XAvwjy6Kz4rEWV
4. DartSeq Generated GBS Data filtering and Analysis (by Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia) | https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_6Ux1pudu-7jW_CAl0XAvwjy6Kz4rEWV
5. Genomic prediction of adaptation to future environmental conditions (by National Animal Genetic Resources Centre and Data Bank (NAGRC&DB), Entebbe, Uganda) | https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_6Ux1pudu-7jW_CAl0XAvwjy6Kz4rEWV
6. DNA to Diversity: A Hands-on Introduction to African Wildlife Genomics (at Pwani University, Kilifi, Kenya) | https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_6Ux1pudu-7jW_CAl0XAvwjy6Kz4rEWV
This hybrid workshop will be coordinated (and held) at Mount Kenya University, Thika, Kenya, and virtually through Zoom. It will also be live-streamed on the AfricaBP YouTube and X/Twitter channels.
The AfricaBP Open Institute regional workshops and its hands-on practicals are organised for free.
For specific inquiries about the workshop please email the Local Organising Committee.
For more information about AfricaBP, please visit: https://africanbiogenome.org.