ELIXIR in Brazil - Natal/RN
ELIXIR in Brazil - Natal/RN
3 days
General context
These four courses will be offered in Brazil during a three-day event.
Students can choose up to two courses to follow and spend all three days with us. Just keep an eye on dates and duration.
- Introduction to Git and GitHub
- Research Data Management
- Train-the-Trainer Course
- Training Material: FAIR by Design & Hackathon
- Create and use Git tools for reproducible projects and scripts.
- Explain and discuss concepts of Research Data Management.
- Apply pedagogical concepts to improve the training experience.
- Apply FAIR principles to training material.
The training combines theoretical instruction with hands-on activities. The training includes coffee breaks and lunch.
Participants are required to bring a laptop for hands-on activities.
- Basic BASH prompt skills
Trainers
Bruna Piereck
Bruna Piereck is a bioinformatics trainer at VIB and ELIXIR-BE training coordinator deputy. She obtained a Master and PhD degree in Molecular Genetics, with a focus on Bioinformatics from the Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil, in 2019. During her PhD, she had the chance to collaborate with the university of Luxembourg and the McGill university in Quebec Canada for a short time. Ever since she has been involved with teaching and research and Since March 2022, she joined VIB with the mission of teaching and assist other trainers in a variety of topics.
Matheus Lourenço
Matheus Lourenço is a science communication expert and trainer at VIB. A behaviour change specialist and Marie-Curie fellow with a joint PhD in Psychology from KU Leuven and Maastricht University, he pioneered innovative methodologies in tinnitus treatment and gathered accolades for his ability to make complex scientific approaches accessible to diverse audiences.
After completing his PhD, Matheus worked as a consultant to leading pharmaceutical companies, delivering strategic workshops worldwide. Now back in academia, he is committed to empowering researchers to communicate their work with clarity and impact, thereby strengthening the connection between science and society.
Dilza Campos
Dilza Campos is a project manager at VIB and Human Data Coordinator at Elixir-Belgium, where she manages VIB's participation in large genomic projects such as the Genomic Data Infrastructure and the Genome of Europe. She is a biologist with experience in human whole-genome sequencing analysis and in managing human data throughout the data lifecycle.