Microbes to mentors: the more the merrier with Dr Christine Boinett

Decoding Life

Dr Christine Boinett is a bioinformatician at the Sanger institute who started her career as a wet lab scientist studying antimicrobial resistance. She is incredibly passionate about ensuring equitable access to bioinformatics training across the globe. This passion has spilled over into the making of a podcast, along with colleagues, called Your Digital Mentor Podcast. It aims to provide access to conversations around mentoring and other aspects of research and career development, with a focus on LMICs.

Below are some resources that you may find useful after listening to our conversation with

JUNO; Global genomics survey of Streptococcus agalactiae: https://www.gbsgen.net/

GPS; Global pneumococcal sequencing project: https://www.pneumogen.net/gps/index.html or follow them on twitter @JunoSeq

Bioinformatics training: https://training.bactgen.sanger.ac.uk

Advanced Courses and Scientific Conferences (ACSC): https://coursesandconferences.wellcomegenomecampus.org/

FutureLearn - ACSC bioinformatic courses: https://www.futurelearn.com/partners/wellcome-genome-campus

Your Digital Mentor Podcast: https://your-digital-mentor.simplecast.com/ or follow us on twitter @mentor_podcast

More information on the African Pathogen Initiative: https://africacdc.org/download/africa-pathogen-genomics-initiative-factsheet/

More information about genomic surveillance including training available through Public Health Alliance for Genomic Epidemiology: https://pha4ge.org/about/

Music: 'Lion' by Sapajou
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