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

We are seeking a Software engineer to work on trusted research environments for the @AfrBioInstitute. See jobs.uct.ac.za/job/Cape-Town-… for details.

Join us for the first @AfrBioInstitute data governance webinar in a new series. This week we will hear from Prof Tiffin.

Webinar alert 🚨 African Bioinformatics Institute Data Governance Webinar Series‼️ 1st event ℹ️From Principles to Practice: Operationalising Data Governance for Africa 🗣️Prof N. Tiffin SANBI, UWC 📆26 February 2026 🕛3pm CAT 🌐Please register - lnkd.in/eRHDyqSZ

Africa holds the world’s greatest genetic diversity—how can African genomic data benefit Africa? Join the AAS Lecture Series with Prof. Nicola Mulder! 📅 23 Feb 2026 ⏰ 16:00–17:00 EAT 🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4s4bp2q #AfricanScience #Genomics @AfrBioInstitute

AMR is a public health issue in Africa! We prescribe treatments in the dark, hoping they work, while the pathogens are evolving right in front of us. Dr Mboowa unpacks the urgent bioinformatics needs in Africa’s public health space. Read more below ⬇️ linkedin.com/posts/african-…

Scientific Committee Spotlight – #Biocuration2026 Meet Prof Nicola Mulder (University of Cape Town 🇿🇦), leader in computational biology & bioinformatics, former head of H3ABioNet, and current Interim Director of the African Bioinformatics Institute. Honoured to have her shaping.

🧬 Workshop registration OPEN! Hands-on workshops at the 19th International Biocuration Conference on tools & best practices. ⚠️ Limited spots | Conference registration required 🔗 Schedule: bioinformaticsinstitute.africa/events/tab/6/2… 📝 Register: bioinformaticsinstitute.africa/form/workshop-… ⏰ Deadline: 13 March 2026

🧬 Workshop @ #IBC2026 | Cape Town DNA-Seq variant curation for FAIR genomics 📅 Apr 20, 2026 👩‍🔬 Dr Nesrine Kerkeni 🎓( Univ. of Tunis El Manar – Faculty of Medicine of Tunis) ⚠️ Conf. registration required | ⏰ Deadline: 13 Mar 2026 📝 Register: bioinformaticsinstitute.africa/form/workshop-…

Workshop @ #IBC2026 | Cape Town Spatial transcriptomics & metadata standards for community adoption 📅 Apr 20, 2026 👨‍🔬 Mr Wei Kheng Teh ⏰ Registration deadline: 13 March 2026 ⚠️ Conference registration required 📝 Register: bioinformaticsinstitute.africa/form/workshop-… bioinformaticsinstitute.africa

🧬 Workshop @ #IBC2026 | Cape Town Genotype imputation & GWAS for African populations using @AfriGenD curated resources. 📅 Apr 20, 2026 | 14:00–18:00 👨‍🔬 Mr @MamanaMbiya (Univ. of Cape Town) ⏰ Deadline: 13 Mar 2026 | Conf. reg. required 📝 bioinformaticsinstitute.africa/form/workshop-…

🧬 Workshop @ #IBC2026 | Cape Town Community-Driven Biocuration for Microbiome Research 📅 Apr 20, 2026 | 👩‍🔬 Dr S. Ugarcina Perovic & Ms Chioma Oselu ⚠️ Conference registration required 📝 Register: bioinformaticsinstitute.africa/form/workshop-…

🧬 Workshop | #Biocuration2026 Pharmacogenomics in Africa: Ethics, Consent, Data Governance & Equity Organised by Prof Collet Dandara & Ms Nosipho Mabizela 📍 Cape Town 🇿🇦 | 20–24 April 2026 ⚠️ Open to registered delegates only 🔗 bioinformaticsinstitute.africa/form/workshop-…

🧬 Workshop @ #IBC2026 | Cape Town Build & use data commons, meshes & hubs with the open-source Gen3 platform. 📅 Apr 21, 2026 | 8:00–10:30 👨‍🔬 Dr Christopher Meyer (Univ. of Chicago) ⏰ Deadline: 13 Mar 2026 | Conf. reg. required 📝 bioinformaticsinstitute.africa/form/workshop-…

🧬 Workshop @ #IBC2026 | Cape Town FAIR-enabling standards, repositories & policies 📅 Apr 21, 2026 | 👩‍🔬 Dr Allyson Lister ⚠️ Conference registration required 📝 Register: bioinformaticsinstitute.africa/form/workshop-…

🧬 Workshop @ #IBC2026 | Cape Town Structuring scientific knowledge with ontologies 📅 Apr 21, 2026| 👩‍🔬 Dr Elliot Sollis ⚠️ Conference registration required 📝 Register: bioinformaticsinstitute.africa/form/workshop-…

🧬 Workshop @ #IBC2026 | Cape Town How do we motivate scientists to share FAIR data? 📅 Apr 21, 2026 | 14:00–16:00 👩‍🔬 Dr Maja Rey (HITS gGmbH) 🎯 Incentives, case studies & interactive discussion ⏰ Deadline: 13 Mar 2026 | Conf. reg. required 📝 bioinformaticsinstitute.africa/form/workshop-…

🧬 Workshop @ #IBC2026 | Cape Town Building Data Portals with Overture 📅 Apr 21, 2026 | 👨‍🔬 Mr Mitchell Shiell ⚠️ Conference registration required 📝 Register: bioinformaticsinstitute.africa/form/workshop-…

🧬 Workshop @ #IBC2026 | Cape Town Overview of Curation and Resources to Facilitate Genetic Analysis for Rare Disease 📅 Apr 20–24, 2026 👩‍🔬 Dr Marina DiStefano ⚠️ Conference registration required 📝 Register & learn more: bioinformaticsinstitute.africa/form/workshop-…