GOBLET: The Global Organisation for Bioinformatics Learning, Education and Training

Welch, Lonnie, Atwood, Teresa K., Bongcam-Rudloff, Erik, Brazas, Michelle E., Corpas, Manuel, Gaudet, Pascale, Lewitter, Fran, Mulder, Nicola, Palagi, Patricia M., Schneider, Maria Victoria, van Gelder, Celia W. G. and Kille, Peter ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6023-5221 2015. GOBLET: The Global Organisation for Bioinformatics Learning, Education and Training. PLoS Computational Biology 11 (4) , e1004143. 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004143

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Abstract

In recent years, high-throughput technologies have brought big data to the life sciences. The march of progress has been rapid, leaving in its wake a demand for courses in data analysis, data stewardship, computing fundamentals, etc., a need that universities have not yet been able to satisfy—paradoxically, many are actually closing “niche” bioinformatics courses at a time of critical need. The impact of this is being felt across continents, as many students and early-stage researchers are being left without appropriate skills to manage, analyse, and interpret their data with confidence. This situation has galvanised a group of scientists to address the problems on an international scale. For the first time, bioinformatics educators and trainers across the globe have come together to address common needs, rising above institutional and international boundaries to cooperate in sharing bioinformatics training expertise, experience, and resources, aiming to put ad hoc training practices on a more professional footing for the benefit of all.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Biosciences
Additional Information:	Peter Kille is part of the GOBLET Consortium
Publisher:	Public Library of Science
ISSN:	1553-7358
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	20 June 2017
Last Modified:	02 May 2023 15:09
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/99431

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