Focus on the group's mission
The SIB Training group, led by Patricia Palagi, coordinates the institute’s bioinformatics training and course offer. Throughout its activities, it ensures that the next generation of bioinformaticians and life scientists make the best of the latest advances in computational biology.
Our courses are unique: taught by experts, up-to-date, and practical. They complement the teaching at Swiss universities, with whom we collaborate. As leaders in open and FAIR guidelines for teaching materials, we are also committed to empowering other trainers worldwide through standards development and capacity building.
Addressing training needs
From in-person and streamed classes to openly accessible materials, recordings and e-learning modules, a range of regularly updated content and topics are provided. They are designed to closely match the bioinformatics training needs of all life science actors, from the academia or the private sector, including PhD students, postdoctoral researchers and health professionals. Discover all upcoming courses and stay informed, and if you need training in an area of bioinformatics not currently covered, please let us know.
International collaborations
The Training group collaborates in pan-European and international training projects, together with the broader bioinformatics community of ELIXIR, GOBLET and ISCB. For instance, the Training group is co-leading or is involved in the following projects:
- ELIXIR-STEERS: contributing to empowering ELIXIR Nodes to provide better training courses.
- Pathogen Data Network (PDN): contributing to developing and delivering on target courses.
- EOSC-FIDELIS: contributing to promoting the development and operation of a European network of trustworthy repositories.
- ELIXIR-GOBLET Train-the-Trainer: co-leading the ELIXIR and GOBLET programme, which empowers researchers to deliver high-quality training.
- Co-leading the ISCB Education COSI, which fosters collaborations in bioinformatics education and training.
Our trainers
SIB Training harnesses the knowledge of SIB Members, as well as national and international experts, to deliver world-class courses.
Training Advisory Committee
In the Training Committee, the strategic outlook and the concept of training activities are discussed and decided upon. It comprises the SIB Group Leaders most involved in training activities, namely:
- Pedro Beltrao
- Rémy Bruggmann
- Marek Basler (Unibas)
- Alessandro de Simone (UNIGE)
- Christophe Dessimoz
- Pierre Farmer (Novartis)
- Mark Ibberson
- Raphaelle Luisier
- Patricia Palagi
- Mark Robinson
- Frédéric Schütz (Chair)
- Thierry Sengstag
- Vincent Zoete
Members
View our group members here
