H3ABioNet, a sustainable pan-African bioinformatics network for human heredity and health in Africa

Mulder, Nicola J. and Adebiyi, E. and Alami, Raouf and Benkahla, Alia and Brandful, James and Doumbia, Seydou and Everett, Dean and Fadlelmola, Faisal M. and Gaboun, Fatima and Gaseitsiwe, Simani and Ghazal, Hassan and Hazelhurst, Scott and Hide, Winston and Ibrahimi, Azeddine and Jaufeerally Fakim, Yasmina and Jongeneel, C. Victor and Joubert, Fourie and Kassim, Samar and Kayondo, Jonathan and Kumuthini, Judit and Lyantagaye, Sylvester and Makani, Julie and Mansour Alzohairy, Ahmed and Masiga, Daniel and Moussa, Ahmed and Nash, Oyekanmi and Ouwe Missi Oukem-Boyer, Odile and Owusu-Dabo, Ellis and Panji, Sumir and Patterton, Hugh and Radouani, Fouzia and Sadki, Khalid and Seghrouchni, Fouad and Tastan Bishop, Özlem and Tiffin, Nicki and Ulenga, Nzovu (2015) H3ABioNet, a sustainable pan-African bioinformatics network for human heredity and health in Africa. Genome Research, 26 (2). pp. 271-277. ISSN 1088-9051

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Abstract

The application of genomics technologies to medicine and biomedical research is increasing in popularity, made possible by new high-throughput genotyping and sequencing technologies and improved data analysis capabilities. Some of the greatest genetic diversity among humans, animals, plants, and microbiota occurs in Africa, yet genomic research outputs from the continent are limited. The Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) initiative was established to drive the develop�ment of genomic research for human health in Africa, and through recognition of the critical role of bioinformatics in this process, spurred the establishment of H3ABioNet, a pan-African bioinformatics network for H3Africa. The limitations in bioinformatics capacity on the continent have been a major contributory factor to the lack of notable outputs in high�throughput biology research. Although pockets of high-quality bioinformatics teams have existed previously, the majority of research institutions lack experienced faculty who can train and supervise bioinformatics students. H3ABioNet aims to address this dire need, specifically in the area of human genetics and genomics, but knock-on effects are ensuring this ex�tends to other areas of bioinformatics. Here, we describe the emergence of genomics research and the development of bio�informatics in Africa through H3ABioNet.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
Depositing User:	Mr Uchechukwu F. Ekpendu
Date Deposited:	05 Jul 2021 09:04
Last Modified:	05 Jul 2021 09:04
URI:	https://eprints.lmu.edu.ng/id/eprint/3183

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