Feasibility and effectiveness of a brief, intensive phylogenetics workshop in a middle-income country

Highlights • Scientists working in low- and middle-income countries may lack access to training in phylogenetic analysis. • A brief, intensive pathogen bioinformatics workshop was offered in Lima, Peru. • Assessment of workshop effectiveness identified a 30% median gain in knowledge scores ( p <...

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Published inInternational journal of infectious diseases Vol. 42; no. C; pp. 24 - 27
Main Authors Pollett, S, Leguia, M, Nelson, M.I, Maljkovic Berry, I, Rutherford, G, Bausch, D.G, Kasper, M, Jarman, R, Melendrez, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canada Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2016
Elsevier
Subjects
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology
Feasibility Studies
Humans
Income
Infectious Disease
Low- and middle-income country
Peru
Phylogenetics
Phylogeny
Pulmonary/Respiratory
Surveys and Questionnaires
Training
Viral pathogens
Peru
Training
Phylogenetics
Low- and middle-income country
Bioinformatics
Viral pathogens
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Summary:Highlights • Scientists working in low- and middle-income countries may lack access to training in phylogenetic analysis. • A brief, intensive pathogen bioinformatics workshop was offered in Lima, Peru. • Assessment of workshop effectiveness identified a 30% median gain in knowledge scores ( p < 0.001). • Evolution/tree-building methods were identified as a particular training need. • The syllabus is presented here for others who want to develop similar workshops.
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ISSN:1201-9712
1878-3511
DOI:10.1016/j.ijid.2015.11.001