Who we are
Lifescitrainers.org is a way to connect anyone and everyone who does short-format training (workshops, boot camps, short-courses, etc.) in the life sciences. This site is a place to share resources, advice, and conversation – all in the service of improving our teaching and our careers.
Why short-format training?
In many areas of the life sciences new technologies and approaches (especially, but not only computational ones) are changing rapidly. It’s not possible for formal training (undergraduate/graduate) to keep pace, but short-format training can fill these gaps. Short-format training comes with its own set of challenges, and this community works together to address them.
How to join
Membership is open to all trainers who serve researchers and educators in the life sciences
Most of the community is active on Slack (online chat forum).
This site is new, but as we grow we will host member posts on training content and videos of online meetups and presentations. You can also join the trainer’s registry and/or post a biography.
- Join the Slack
- Read about the Bicycle Principles — a framework for improving short-format training
What Works in Workshops – 2021 Conference Announcement
LifeSciTrainers is a community founded on the idea that we can accelerate progress in the life sciences by improving how we build and share skills
Call For Volunteers: Global trainers survey
The Steering Committee has formulated a proposal for a survey of trainers across the globe and we need your help.
Call for proposals for virtual data science events
Planning a virtual open data science training event for 2021? Code for Science & Society is enthusiastic to announce our first request for proposals for
June 2020 Community Call
Hi Everyone, We have chosen times for our June community call (based on Slack poll) – Tuesday June 30/Wednesday July 1st, depending on where you
A case study for taking your short bioinformatics courses online: The Ensembl browser webinar series
The Ensembl Outreach Team is responsible for delivering face-to-face workshops and delivered 101 face-to-face workshops around the world in 2019, reaching approximately 3000 trainees. However,
Protected: Bio: Benjamin Schwessinger
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