African Bioinformatics Institute

Call for Applications: ABI Associate Group Leaders 🚨 ABI seeks applications for its Associate Group Leader programme, aimed at recognising & supporting African mid-career researchers Due: 31 Jan 2026 ℹ️More info: lnkd.in/eAb6WaC6 🌐 Apply here: lnkd.in/e3pAcpF7

H3ABioNet is running an Economic Impact Survey to document the network's value for researchers across Africa. If you've engaged with H3ABioNet, share your perspective. Anonymous, 15 to 30 min. Deadline: 31 July. redcap.h3abionet.org/redcap/surveys… #H3ABioNet

AHRI is recruiting a Data Science Unit Professional Lead, based in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. PhD or equivalent, 10+ years in medical research. Deadline: 1 August 2026 ahri.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/AHRI1/de… #DataScience #Jobs

Module 3 of the ABI/APBA open Agri-Informatics Lecture Series. Three lectures with Dr Nelson Lubanga (Aberystwyth) and Dr Alex Lipka (University of Illinois). 23 to 29 July 2026 bioinformaticsinstitute.africa/training/cours… #AgriInformatics

GEN-IMPACT Request for Expression of Interest now open. APCC and Science for Africa Foundation invite proposals for cohort-embedded sub-studies in African population genomics. Webinar: 15 July Deadline: 14 August bioinformaticsinstitute.africa/news/169/Call_… #Genomics #Bioinformatics

You belong here. Meet peers who share your curiosity, collaborators who inspire new ideas, and mentors who help you see your path more clearly. Join the global human genetics and genomics community at #ASHG26. 📍Montréal | Oct. 20–24, 2026 Register: bit.ly/4o3wfxM #ASHG

We know what works. Now the goal is reaching everyone with it — because fewer cases means more lives saved from #cancer. 🚭 Tobacco control saves lives. Smoking rates today have dropped 27% since 2010, reducing lung cancer rates in many countries. 💉 HPV vaccination prevents cervical cancer before it even begins. 🔍 Screening programmes are finding cancers earlier. This means treatment can be more effective.

As #cholera spreads across the Kordofans, @WHO is coordinating the response. 🔹Prepositioned 64 MT of cholera kits throughout #Sudan 🔹ToTs to 160 health workers on management of cholera & other diseases 🔹Trained all 12 rapid response teams of W Kordofan 🔹Supports OCV campaigns

the eLwazi metadata catalogue and harmonization tool were demonstrated at the 6th @DSI_Africa consortium meeting in Mombasa Kenya this week.

Join us for Module 2 of the Open Agri-Informatics Lecture Series, hosted by the African Plant Breeders Association in collaboration with the African Bioinformatics Institute. @AfrBioInstitute

Since the start of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 112 health workers have been infected with the Bundibugyo virus, 35 of whom have tragically lost their lives in the line of duty. The recent infection of a U.S. humanitarian worker in Bunia is a powerful reminder: those who risk everything to protect us must be protected themselves. Africa CDC stands with the Governments of DRC and Uganda, working through the Continental Incident Management Support Team (IMST) and @_AfricanUnion Member States to ensure frontline responders have the personal protective equipment, training, safe working conditions, and sustained support they need. Read press release: ow.ly/vtBy50ZmGsi #AfricaResponds #HealthSecurity #FrontlineHealthWorkers #EbolaResponse

Vaping impacts both our health and the environment. Vapes are littering the streets where @LessWasteLaura lives. Let’s take care of our health and the planet—think twice before starting to #vape.

Opportunity alert 🚨 for a fully-funded Knight-Hennessy Scholarship program for 2027 to study for Masters or PhD in any field 💡No restrictions based on age or career etc Citizens of all countries are encouraged to apply 🌍 📆Due: 6 Oct 2026 ℹ️More: lnkd.in/emtBndMR

📢 Applications Now Open | Accelerating Translation of Biodata to Impact How can biological data be transformed into solutions that improve health outcomes while ensuring equity, sustainability, and innovation? Join Accelerating Translation of Biodata to Impact, a new workshop hosted by the Wellcome Sanger Institute, bringing together approximately 40 senior leaders and experts from academia, industry, investment, policy, and funding organisations to explore how biological data can drive real-world impact. 📅 22–24 September 2026 📍 Wellcome Genome Campus, United Kingdom Participants will explore critical questions, including: ✔ How can open data be balanced with the long-term sustainability of data platforms? ✔ How can equity be embedded in the governance and use of biological data? ✔ What business models can unlock value from a data-first approach? ✔ How can partnerships accelerate innovation in predictive biology and life sciences? Selected applicants from low- and middle-income countries may apply for a bursary covering up to 100% of attendance costs. ⏰ Application deadline: 10 August 2026 (Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and may close early.) 🔗 Learn more and apply: …erences.wellcomeconnectingscience.org/event/accelera… #Biodata2Impact #Genomics #HealthData #LifeSciences #OpenScience #GlobalHealth #Innovation #PrecisionMedicine #Bioinformatics #DataForHealth

Three billion letters in every cell. Yours, yet shared with every human alive. Reading them is DNA sequencing. Finding the variants that matter is bioinformatics. Africa, with the greatest genetic diversity on earth, sits at its heart. #Genomics #DNASequencing #Bioinformatics

New from ABI Group Leader Peter Agu: a systematic review on educational leadership for capacity building in computer-aided drug design and network pharmacology. Published in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education. doi.org/10.1002/bmb.70… #DrugDesign

New from ABI Group Leader Ahmed Moustafa: DeepTaxa, a hybrid CNN-BERT framework for 16S rRNA taxonomic classification. Published in Bioinformatics Advances. doi.org/10.1093/bioadv… #Bioinformatics #MachineLearning #Microbiome

Module 2 of the ABI/APBA open Agri-Informatics Lecture Series. Four free online sessions with Bruce Walsh, Professor at the University of Arizona and co-author of foundational textbooks in quantitative genetics. 3 to 8 July 2026 bioinformaticsinstitute.africa/training/cours… #AgriInformatics

Applications OPEN for the APBA/ABI Agri-informatics Hackathon 2026. Bring your own data. Travel and accommodation covered for the 20 selected participants. 5 to 9 Oct, Cape Town Apply by 16 July redcap.h3abionet.org/redcap/surveys… More below 👇 #AgriInformatics

The cradle of humankind. The origin of our species. Home to the deepest genetic diversity on earth. And the most underrepresented continent in global genomic databases. Closing that gap is the work of the African Bioinformatics Institute. #AfricaGenomics #Bioinformatics #ABI

A human genome once took 13 years and $3 billion to sequence. Today it takes under 24 hours. But reading the code is only the beginning. Making sense of 3 billion letters of biological data is the work of bioinformatics. Swipe for a plain language explainer. #Bioinformatics