Microbes to mentors: the more the merrier with Dr Christine Boinett

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Decoding Life

Kathryn Murie and Sophie Belman

11 episodes

5 days ago

Stories of the science at the Wellcome Genome Campus and the people behind it. With this free podcast, we aim to provide access to conversations we are privileged to have every day on campus. If you like science, but don't know the career options available or where they could lead you, this is the podcast for you! If you have enjoyed listening to Decoding Life head over to 'Your Digital Mentor Podcast', also from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you like to listen. Follow them on Twitter @mentor_podcast to find out more!

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Microbes to mentors: the more the merrier with Dr Christine Boinett

Decoding Life

43 minutes 6 seconds

4 years ago

Microbes to mentors: the more the merrier with Dr Christine Boinett

Dr Christine Boinett is a bioinformatician at the Sanger institute who started her career as a wet lab scientist studying antimicrobial resistance. She is incredibly passionate about ensuring equitable access to bioinformatics training across the globe. This passion has spilled over into the making of a podcast, along with colleagues, called Your Digital Mentor Podcast. It aims to provide access to conversations around mentoring and other aspects of research and career development, with a focus on LMICs.

Below are some resources that you may find useful after listening to our conversation with

JUNO; Global genomics survey of Streptococcus agalactiae: https://www.gbsgen.net/

GPS; Global pneumococcal sequencing project: https://www.pneumogen.net/gps/index.html or follow them on twitter @JunoSeq

Bioinformatics training: https://training.bactgen.sanger.ac.uk

Advanced Courses and Scientific Conferences (ACSC): https://coursesandconferences.wellcomegenomecampus.org/

FutureLearn - ACSC bioinformatic courses: https://www.futurelearn.com/partners/wellcome-genome-campus

Your Digital Mentor Podcast: https://your-digital-mentor.simplecast.com/ or follow us on twitter @mentor_podcast

More information on the African Pathogen Initiative: https://africacdc.org/download/africa-pathogen-genomics-initiative-factsheet/

More information about genomic surveillance including training available through Public Health Alliance for Genomic Epidemiology: https://pha4ge.org/about/

Music: 'Lion' by Sapajou
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