About

The Canadian Bioinformatics Workshops (CBW) series began offering one and two week short courses in bioinformatics, genomics and proteomics in 1999, in response to an identified need for a skilled bioinformatics workforce in Canada. In partnership with the Canadian Genetics Diseases Network and Human Resources Development Canada, and under the scientific direction of Director, Francis Ouellette, the CBW series was established.

For eight years, the series offered short courses in bioinformatics, genomics and proteomics in various cities across Canada. Taught by top faculty from Canada and the US, the courses offered small classes and hands-on instruction.

In the fall of 2007, at the third Mentor Network Meeting, a new format and series of exciting workshops were designed. It was recognized that with the introduction of new technologies and scientific approaches to research, having the computational biology capacity and skill to deal with this new data has become an even greater asset. This new series of workshops focuses on training the experts and users of these advanced technologies on the latest approaches being used in computational biology to deal with the new data. The CBW plans to offer these workshops beginning in 2008.

The CBW is now hosted by the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, where Francis Ouellette is Associate Director of Informatics and Biocomputing. You can expect the same high caliber of workshops aimed at the highest level of participants. We anticipate that this new series of workshops will be oversubscribed, so applicants with some experience (like all of the CBW graduates) are strongly encouraged to apply.

Be sure to visit all of the resources we are hosting on this web site: the Bioinformatics links directory, the Canadian Bioinformatics people list and the CBW alumni page.