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In 2013, the Bioinformatics Resource Australia EMBL (BRAEMBL) undertook a survey of the bioinformatics needs of the Australian life sciences community to better understand and meet these needs. One of the most clear-cut results from this survey was the overwhelming demand for bioinformatics training, which led BRAEMBL to adopt the goal “to engage in Australia-wide training” as one of its key activities. A follow-up survey carried out by QFAB Bioinformatics reinforced this view, and refined the estimates of both the extent of demand for training and the specific bioinformatics tools and applications of most interest to researchers. In this presentation, I will review the main conclusions of the two surveys, and will discuss some of the ways in which BRAEMBL and QFAB, in partnership with the Genomics Virtual Lab project, have been working together to meet the training needs identified. These include hands-on workshops using individual cloud-based analysis servers, self-guided tutorials, video presentations, and post-training discussion and support forums. Presented at InCoB 2014 special session on Bioinformatics Education and Training: http://incob2014.org
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Bioinformatics Resource
Mark CroweInCoB 2014
A Survey of Bioinformatics Training Needs in Australia
Bioinformatics Resource
BRAEMBL survey
http://tinyurl.com/braembl-survey (http://braembl.org.au/news/braembl-community-survey-report-2013)
Bioinformatics Resource
Key outcomes
Funding
Create or improve software
Access to data
Compute power
My Speciality
Community building
Be a hub for bioinformatics
Access to Expertise
Offer training
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Bioinformatics Resource
Key outcomes
Funding
Create or improve software
Access to data
Compute power
My Speciality
Community building
Be a hub for bioinformatics
Access to Expertise
Offer training
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Bioinformatics Resource
QFAB survey
Bioinformatics Resource
Key outcomes
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
Learn about new bioin-formatics tools
Help with current/upcom-ing research projects
Career change
Job promotion
Increase your marketability in the job market
Networking
General interest
Tools for Bioinformatics
Qld13%
NSW29%
ACT1%
Vic21%
SA23%
WA2%
Other10%
Gromacs
Cytoscape
PLINK
Statistical Methods
NGS
Perl
Python
RNA-Seq tools
R
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Yes
No
Awareness of short training courses in bioinformatics
Bioinformatics Resource
Key outcomesTools for Bioinformatics
Yes
No
Awareness of short training courses in bioin-formatics
Bioinformatics Resource
Activities and delivery
Bioinformatics Resource
Activities and delivery
Bioinformatics Resource
Activities and delivery
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