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African BioGenome Project (AfricaBP) Open Institute Northern Africa Regional Workshop 2025

October 29 @ 08:00 - October 31 @ 17:00
African BioGenome Project (AfricaBP) Open Institute Northern Africa Regional Workshop 2025

What is it about?

This five-day workshop aims to establish and connect scientists and institutes that are role players in the African BioGenome Project (AfricaBP) initiative, create awareness and galvanize institutions and researchers at the regional level to drive the vision and objectives of AfricaBP. Days 1-2 are symposium-style hybrid workshops focusing on current understanding on biodiversity genomics across Northern Africa. Days 3-5 are practical-based, hands-on in-person workshops focusing on sample collections, stakeholders and policy-related engagements, bioinformatics analysis, molecular biology and genome sequencing using several technology platforms but not limited to PacBio Revio, Hi-Fi, Illumina, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Oxford Nanopore Technologies, and MGI-Tech.

Who can attend?

Anyone interested in genomics, bioinformatics, molecular biology and related fields.

When?

From 27th – 31st October 2025 (09:00 – 18:00 GMT+1 each day). First two days are presentation sessions (hybrid); while the last three days are practical sessions (in-person only).

Where?

This hybrid workshop will be coordinated and held at the Mohammed V University in Rabat (UM5R), Morocco, North Africa, and virtually through Zoom. It will also be live-streamed on the AfricaBP YouTube and Twitter channels.

Registration deadlines

Abstract submission for oral and poster presentations (Day 1 – 2): 15th September, 2025 @ 5 pm GMT+1

To attend practical workshop (Day 3 – 5): 15th September, 2025 @ 5 pm GMT+1

To attend the symposium or awareness workshop (Day 1 – 2): 10th October, 2025 @ 5 pm GMT+1

Draft practical workshops agenda:
1. CRISPR Fundamentals Program and Protocols 2025  (by African Genome Center, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), Ben Guerir, Morocco) | https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MsyEg44_7NLMLV633_-Yk9PIfZXb8GT0?usp=drive_link
2. Nextflow: RNA-seq & AI Training Workshop (by Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco) | https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MsyEg44_7NLMLV633_-Yk9PIfZXb8GT0?usp=drive_link
3. Training Workshop: From Extraction to Bioinformatics Analysis – NGS Application (by SARL Centre de diagnostic Kahia Kazi, Oran, Algeria) | https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MsyEg44_7NLMLV633_-Yk9PIfZXb8GT0?usp=drive_link
4. Morphometric Analysis Using Morphoj and DNA Extraction of insect (example: Aphis fabae) (by Applied Genetics in agriculture, ecology and public health laboratory – GenApAgiE, Tlemcen University, Algeria) | https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MsyEg44_7NLMLV633_-Yk9PIfZXb8GT0?usp=drive_link
5. Practical workshops on small ruminant morphometry (sheep and goats) and DNA extraction (by Applied Genetics in agriculture, ecology and public health laboratory – GenApAgiE, Tlemcen University, Algeria) | https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MsyEg44_7NLMLV633_-Yk9PIfZXb8GT0?usp=drive_link
6. Reproducible bioinformatics with Nextflow: applications in OMICS (by Institut Pasteur de Tunis – IPT, Tunis, Tunisia) | https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MsyEg44_7NLMLV633_-Yk9PIfZXb8GT0?usp=drive_link
7. Marine Bioinformatics Hackathon: Biodiversity, Genomics, and Nextflow Pipelines (by Biotechnology School, Nile University, Egypt) | https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MsyEg44_7NLMLV633_-Yk9PIfZXb8GT0?usp=drive_link
8. Workshop on plant photogrammetry (by University of Ain Temouchent – Belhadj Bouchaib, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Algeria) | https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MsyEg44_7NLMLV633_-Yk9PIfZXb8GT0?usp=drive_link
9. Annotation of Repetitive Sequences and Transcription Factor Identification in Plant Genomes (by Bioinformatics Lab, College of Computing, University Mohammed VI Polytechnic – UM6P, Morocco) | https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MsyEg44_7NLMLV633_-Yk9PIfZXb8GT0?usp=drive_link
10. From Barcode to Biosurveillance: Hands-On Species ID for Biodiversity and e-Health Using ONTbarcoder 2.0 (by Faculty of Science of Tunis Department of Biology, University of Tunis El Manar – LR18ES41, Tunisia) | https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MsyEg44_7NLMLV633_-Yk9PIfZXb8GT0?usp=drive_link
11. Exploring Genomic Diversity – Hands-on Workshop in Plant Genome Sequencing and Bioinformatics (by The American University in Cairo, Egypt) | https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MsyEg44_7NLMLV633_-Yk9PIfZXb8GT0?usp=drive_link
The AfricaBP Open Institute regional workshops and its hands-on practicals are organised for free.

 

Contact us:

For specific inquiries about this workshop please email the organising committee:

Prof. Bouabid Badaoui |   bouabidbadaoui@gmail.com

Dr. Ichrak Hayah  |  ichrakhayah@gmail.com

For more information about AfricaBP, please visit: https://africanbiogenome.org

Details

Start:
October 29 @ 08:00
End:
October 31 @ 17:00
Website:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf7hjKnQ_rJooL902otNSDvFfyZc2eIOqPyFWIVEi2Q-jsz5w/viewform

Venue

Various sites, see specific links

Organizer

Africa BioGenome Project