title: GOBLET: the Global Organisation for Bioinformatics Learning, Education and Training.
abstract: In recent years, high-throughput technologies have brought big data to the life sciences. The march of progress has been rapid, leaving in its wake a demand for courses in data analysis, data stewardship, computing fundamentals, etc., a need that universities have not yet been able to satisfy--paradoxically, many are actually closing "niche" bioinformatics courses at a time of critical need. The impact of this is being felt across continents, as many students and early-stage researchers are being left without appropriate skills to manage, analyse, and interpret their data with confidence. This situation has galvanised a group of scientists to address the problems on an international scale. For the first time, bioinformatics educators and trainers across the globe have come together to address common needs, rising above institutional and international boundaries to cooperate in sharing bioinformatics training expertise, experience, and resources, aiming to put ad hoc training practices on a more professional footing for the benefit of all.
authors: Teresa K
authors: TK
authors: Attwood
authors: EMBnet, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors: Teresa K
authors: TK
authors: Atwood
authors: SLU Global Bioinformatics Centre, Uppsala, Sweden.
authors: Erik
authors: E
authors: Bongcam-Rudloff
authors: Canadian Bioinformatics Workshops, Toronto, Canada.
authors: Michelle E
authors: ME
authors: Brazas
authors: ITICO, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
authors: Manuel
authors: M
authors: Corpas
authors: International Society for Biocuration, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors: Pascale
authors: P
authors: Gaudet
authors: International Society for Computational Biology, San Diego, California, United States of America.
authors: Fran
authors: F
authors: Lewitter
authors: African Society for Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Capetown, South Africa.
authors: Nicola
authors: N
authors: Mulder
authors: SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors: Patricia M
authors: PM
authors: Palagi
authors: The Genome Analysis Centre, Norwich, United Kingdom.
authors: Maria Victoria
authors: MV
authors: Schneider
authors: NBIC Netherlands Bioinformatics Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors: Celia W G
authors: CW
authors: van Gelder
mesh_terms: D019295:Computational Biology / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003479:Curriculum; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D038622:Internationality; D013663:Teaching / Q000458:organization & administration*