Building genomics research skills with Data Carpentry
MBZUAI ·
MBZUAI's Computational Biology department hosted the first Data Carpentry workshop in the UAE, a global initiative focused on foundational data science skills for researchers. The workshop included 35 participants from academia and industry, covering topics like data tidiness, cloud computing, command lines, and data wrangling. 70% of the participants were female, and several were Emirati nationals. Why it matters: This initiative addresses the growing need for computational skills in genomics research, bridging the gap between wet lab experiments and data analysis for scientists in the UAE.