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Training Class: Bioinformatics and Biology Essentials for Librarians: Databases, Tools, and Clinical Applications, January 14 – May 3, 2019

Training Class: Bioinformatics and Biology Essentials for Librarians: Databases, Tools, and Clinical Applications, January 14 – May 3, 2019. NLM Tech Bull. 2018 Nov-Dec;(425):b10.

December 21, 2018 [posted]

The National Network of Libraries of Medicine is pleased to announce open registration for the third cohort of Bioinformatics and Biology Essentials for Librarians: Databases, Tools, and Clinical Applications. This course is designed both for librarians who offer, or intend to offer, bioinformatics services; and also for librarians who use bioinformatics information on a periodic or irregular basis to serve their patrons. The 16-week, self-paced Moodle course reviews basic biology concepts and takes a deep dive into NCBI Molecular Biology Databases. It is worth 25 hours of continuing education credit from the Medical Library Association. Successful participants are invited to join an Alumni Forum which includes discussion and monthly learning opportunities. The third cohort of the course will run January 14 – May 3, 2019.

There are four major due dates to successfully complete this course:
Pre-Work: January 25, 2019
Part I: February 22, 2019
Part II: March 29, 2019
Part III: May 3, 2019

Subject Matter Experts for this course include: Peter Cooper, PhD and Bonnie Maidak, PhD, MLS, National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine.

Pre-work

Week 1 (January 14-18): Genetics Basics
Week 2 (January 21-25): Genetics Basics

Part 1

Week 3 (January 28-February 1): Introduction
Week 4 (February 4-8): Molecular Biology Techniques
Week 5 (February 11-15): NCBI Nucleotide
Week 6 (February 18-22): BLAST Sequence Similarity

Part 2

Week 7 (February 25-March 1): NCBI Gene
Week 8 (March 4-8): Basics of Proteins
Week 9 (March 11-15): NCBI Protein and Structure Databases
Week 10 (March 18-22): Clinical Applications
Week 11 (March 25-29): Catch Up Week

Part 3

Week 12 (April 1-5): Ethics and Policy in Bioinformatics
Week 13 (April 8-12): What's Next in Genomic Research
Week 14 (April 15-19): Synthesis
Week 15 (April 22-26): Synthesis and Evaluation
Week 16 (April 29-May 3): Additional catch up days (if needed)

To register, go to: https://nnlm.gov/class/bioinformatics-and-biology-essentials-librarians-databases-tools-and-clinical-applications-0.

Note: Registration closes on January 7, 2019 at 11:59pm of your time zone. This course is limited to 60 participants. A 20-seat wait list is also available. Registration preference is given to residents of the United States.

For more information, contact Molly Knapp, Training Development Specialist, NNLM Training Office.