Forum:What bioinformatic training?

Question

[Peter Horbatz]

Hey all,

I search for bioinformatic training in NGS analysis. I see many by sequencing firms. Do it make sense? Do they have knowledge in bioinformatic? Will you more recommend training by bioinformatic firm?

Thank you!

[GenoMax]

If you look under the news tag you will find many training courses (mainly in Europe). Some are from "bioinformatics firms", if you want to call them that, since they do not seem to offer sequencing.

Why does it matter who does the training. If a sequencing firm is offering training it should be fine. They do need a lot of informatics expertise to deal with data. Many customers also want the data analyzed post sequencing. There are standard established methods for data analysis for major NGS experiment categories and the trainers are going to choose from one of those methods.

If you are curious about the credentials of the trainers ask for them before registering for the course. You can also ask for referrals to a couple of past attendees, if you want to check with them yourself.

[Peter Horbatz]

Thank you for nice answer. I will check trainers!

Answer 1

[natasha.sernova]

Some time ago I made this kind of search among

'biostars' posts and some scientific areas. It is not

complete, but will provide some information. I don't

like any advertisment.

NGS https://go.mail.ru/search?q=bed-tools+in+NGS&fm=1&test_id=564

https://f1000research.com/articles/4-50/v2

https://f1000researchdata.s3.amazonaws.com/manuscripts/7298/ecdcad01-17be-4874-b6df-0ac520f22dce_6157_-_michael_t_wolfinger_v2.pdf?doi=10.12688/f1000research.6157.2&numberOfBrowsableCollections=15&numberOfBrowsableGateways=23 article, but old

Some biostar posts:

A: Bioinformatics Training On Next-Generation Sequencing Data

A: Need to find a next generation sequencing data processing software for comparing

Seqnews.Net: Discover And Share News On Next-Generation Sequencing

Bioinformatic Analysis of Next Generation Sequencing Data @NIH

NGS Data Analysis Workshop for Beginners in Munich (full)

soft

A: Getting started with NGS analysis, common issues?

Can anyone suggest a good tutorial to learn RNA-seq analysis?

What are some good resources to learn shell script for NGS pipeline development?

A Wet-Lab Guide to 'what I wish I had known' for Computational Biology

[Michael]

I have moved this to answer, for Forum type we can be quite permissive with what constitutes an answer, and this certainly is a very useful collection.

Answer 2

[Michael]

I do not have a preference for either of the two options you name, they might have their pros and cons.

There are more options though that are not-for-profit:

Training courses organized by training platforms funded by large funding agencies.

Elixir Europe's training program is a good example:

https://tess.elixir-europe.org/

Programs like TESS might provide a broader approach to researcher training and research schools, they make their materials available, aggregate courses and might provide a rather unbiased overview in comparison to the for-profit training model. They might also be more cost-efficient for the individual researcher than commercial training options.

Disclaimer: I am working on a project partially funded by the Norwegian Elixir Node. Feel free to ask me anything about researcher training and access to courses.