Another global training success with the ‘SARS-CoV-2 Data Analysis and Monitoring’ workshop
Australian researchers recently took part in the international workshop, SARS-CoV-2 Data Analysis and Monitoring with Galaxy, thanks to the support of the Galaxy Australia team.
Joining 750 registrants from 82 countries, local researchers participated in four days of training in SARS-CoV-2 data analysis and data management. Experts from Africa, Europe, the USA and Australia came together to offer 25 tutorials, 7 hours of pre-recorded videos (including lectures, demos and hands-on) and 6 hours of live Q&A sessions.
Australian experts from QCIF, Melbourne Bioinformatics and Australian BioCommons volunteered to offer live assistance to attendees in our time zone. This opened up the possibility of supported asynchronous participation during our waking hours, with the option of tuning in to daily synchronous Q&A sessions, during which Australian attendees joined the rest of the community as it addressed questions from the international audience. Eighteen people took part from Australia, sharing the experience with a diverse array of students, clinicians, technicians, and senior researchers. During the workshop, the videos had 3200 views, with a total of 320 hours of watch time.
As with all Galaxy community events, this workshop fostered the principles of open data, open science and open infrastructure, which are also key aspects in the global public health challenges brought on by the pandemic. True to that philosophy, all the tutorials are now freely available in the Galaxy Training Network (GTN) and the recordings on the Galaxy Project YouTube channel.
The feedback from participants has been very positive and there are plans to offer the workshop again. Galaxy Australia regularly provides live support to asynchronous Galaxy workshops on a variety of topics, allowing their reach to become truly global. Why not join in next time? These training events are freely available to registrants anywhere in the world, with the materials shared publicly afterwards.
We are so appreciative of the worldwide community of instructors and helpers that make these massive global training opportunities possible!
Head to the Galaxy Europe blog if you would like to read the full report on the workshop outcomes.
