| Title of Course |
Date and Location |
Organizer(s) |
Donor |
Total No. of Participants |
Participants from BecANet Countries |
Introduction to molecular biology and bioinformatics workshop
|
9th-15th May 2011, Beca- ILRI Hub, Nairobi Kenya
|
BecA Hub
|
CSIRO, AUSAID, INQABA BIOTEC, SYNGENTA, ILRI AND BECA HUB.
|
22 |
22 |
| Application in crop improvement |
29th November- 3rd December 2010, BecA-ILRI Hub, Nairobi Kenya |
ICRISAT and BecA- ILRI Hub |
ICRISAT |
|
|
| US/UK/Africa crop biotic stress Research Proposal Development Workshop |
27th November- 1st December 2010, BecA-ILRI Hub & Sopa Lodge Naivasha,Kenya
|
BecA - ILRI Hub |
BMGF |
16 |
11 |
| Technical/research paper writing workshop |
15th-18th November 2010, ILRI Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
BecA- ILRI Hub |
| CSIRO, AUS- Aid,BecA-ILRI Hub and ILRI |
|
26 |
23
|
| Food and Nutrition Scoping Workshop |
6th-16th October 2010, ILRI Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
|
BecA- ILRI Hub |
CSIRO, AUS- Aid,BecA-ILRI Hub and ILRI |
14 |
11 |
Tilling Workshop - Tapping natural and induced genetic diversity for African crop improvement
|
4th-8th October 2010, BecA-ILRI Hub, Nairobi Kenya
|
BecA- ILRI Hub
|
Syngenta Foundation
|
22 |
18 |
Cassava Genomics & Bioinformatics Technologies
|
20th-24th September 2010, BecA-ILRI Hub, Nairobi Kenya |
IITA |
BMGF |
21 |
21 |
| 1st Science Communication workshop |
9th-12th August 2010, BecA-ILRI Hub, Nairobi Kenya |
CIP |
USAID |
25 |
|
| Basic Molecular Evolution Workshop |
1st-2nd July 2010, BecA-ILRI Hub, Nairobi Kenya |
Regional Students group of East Africa and BecA-ILRI HUB |
BecA-ILRI Hub |
|
|
| 454 Amplicon training |
28th June- 2nd July 2010, BecA-ILRI Hub, Nairobi Kenya |
BecA-ILRI Hub |
Roche |
2 |
2 |
| eBioKit Workshop |
10th -11th May 2010, BecA-ILRI Hub, Nairobi Kenya |
BecA-ILRI Hub |
BecA-ILRI Hub |
8 |
8 |
| Introduction to Linux/Unix for biologists |
17th April 2010, BecA-ILRI Hub, Nairobi, Kenya |
Regional Student Group for Eastern Africa and BecA-ILRI HUB |
BecA Hub |
22 |
22 |
| BOVIGAM assay (bovine gamma interferon immunoassay of microbacterium bovis) |
1st-5th March 2010, BecA-ILRI Hub, Nairobi, Kenya |
BecA-ILRI Hub |
GERAFT |
4 |
4 |
| Application on the use of Nanodrop on protein assays |
16th February 2010, BecA-ILRI Hub, Nairobi, Kenya |
Beca-ILRI Hub |
INQABA BIOTEC/BecA-ILRI Hub |
24 |
24 |
| Application of markers in Crop Improvement |
14-17 December 2009, BecA-ILRI Hub, Nairobi, Kenya |
ICRISAT/BecA Hub/ASARECA |
ASARECA |
14 |
14 |
| Molecular Markers in Crop Improvement/iMAS |
16-21 November, 2009, BecA-ILRI Hub, Nairobi Kenya |
ICRISAT/BecA Hub/ASARECA |
ASARECA |
|
|
Marker Assisted Breeding and Data Analysis training
|
12th - 16th October 2009;BecA-ILRI Hub, Nairobi, Kenya |
BecA Hub, CYMMIT, Bio-Earn
|
Bio-Earn |
20 |
20 |
Research Paper Writing Workshop
|
15th- 21st November 2009;
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
|
BecA Hub |
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
|
20 |
11 |
BecA-ILRI Workshop on Scientific Presentation Skills
|
26th-28th September, 6th, 16th October 2009; BecA-ILRI Hub, Nairobi, Kenya |
BecA Hub |
BecA-ILRI |
16 |
16 |
| BSL3 Animal Facility Operations training |
16th - 17th September 2009;BecA-ILRI Hub, Nairobi, Kenya |
BecA Hub |
Biosecurity Engagement Program (BEP) |
29 |
29 |
BSL3 Operations training
|
14th - 16th September 2009;BecA-ILRI Hub, Nairobi, Kenya |
BecA Hub
|
Biosecurity Engagement Program (BEP)
|
38 |
38 |
Genetic analysis for cassava breeding
|
3rd-7th August 2009;
BecA-ILRI
Hub, Nairobi, Kenya |
IITA |
Cornell University
|
18 |
14 |
Introductory Course in Bioinformatics
|
4th - 9th May 2009;
BecA-ILRI Hub, Nairobi, Kenya
|
Bioinformatics Unit (BecA) |
SIDA-Sweden & BecA Hub
|
48 |
48 |
East/Horn of Africa CoP and breeders crop imrovement workshop
|
22nd-28th May 2009;Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
|
McKnight Foundation/ BecA Hub |
McKnight Foundation |
46 |
38
|
Application of markers in crop improvement/Striga project planning meeting
|
11th - 15th May 2009;
BecA-ILRI Hub, Nairobi, Kenya |
ICRISA/BecA Hub
|
BecA Hub |
13 |
13 |
Afbix'09 virtual conference on bioinformatics
|
19th - 20th February 2009;
BecA-ILRI Hub, Nairobi, Kenya |
BecA Hub, CYMMIT, Bio-Earn |
BecA Hub |
14 |
|
A Workshop on High throughput sequencing and 454 technology
|
5th February 2009;
BecA-ILRI Hub, Nairobi, Kenya |
BecA Hub |
Roche |
70
|
70 |
Introduction to Object-oriented Programming using Java (Bioinformatics)
|
14 November 2008;
BecA-ILRI Hub, Nairobi, Kenya |
Bioinformatics Unit ( BecA Hub) |
|
|
|
| Introduction to R and Bioconductor (Bioinformatics) |
3 – 4 July 2008;
BecA - ILRI Hub, Nairobi, Kenya |
Bioinformatics Unit ( BecA Hub);
Roskilde University, Denmark;
RSG Africa |
|
|
|
BioRuby + KEGG API + KEGG DAS = wiring knowledge for genome and pathway
|
22 May 2008;
BecA - ILRI Hub, Nairobi, Kenya |
Bioinformatics Unit ( BecA Hub);
RSG Africa |
|
29 |
29 |
Introductory course in Bioinformatics – Genomic Sequencing: Genome Browsers: EnsEMBL
|
16 – 17 May 2008;
BecA - ILRI Hub, Nairobi, Kenya |
KARI, WHO, NEPAD, BecA Hub |
|
20 |
20 |
Molecular breeding and capacity building workshop
|
8 – 14 May 2008;
BecA - ILRI Hub, Nairobi, Kenya |
CIMMYT;
BecA Hub;
IITA |
|
22 |
|
| Introductory course in Bioinformatics – Genomic Sequencing: Genome Browsers: EnsEMBL |
5 – 15 May 2008;
BecA - ILRI Hub, Nairobi, Kenya |
Bioinformatics Unit ( BecA Hub);
SLU-LCB, Sweden;
UU-LCB, Sweden |
|
24 |
24 |
Introductory course in Bioinformatics – Genomic Sequencing: Genome Browsers: EnsEMBL
|
17 – 19 October 2007;
BecA - ILRI Hub, Nairobi, Kenya |
Bioinformatics Unit ( BecA Hub);
Bert Overduin;
EBI, UK |
|
32 |
32 |
| Introductory course in Bioinformatics |
5 – 15 May 2007;
BecA - ILRI Hub, Nairobi, Kenya |
Bioinformatics Unit ( BecA Hub) |
|
38 |
38 |
General molecular biology techniques & RNAi interference and reverse genetics in trypanosomes
|
2006;
BecA - ILRI Hub, Nairobi, Kenya |
Bioinformatics Unit ( BecA Hub) |
|
18 |
12 |
| Bioinformatics of African pathogens and disease vectors |
28 May – 2 June 2007;
BecA - ILRI Hub, Nairobi, Kenya |
BecA Hub |
|
49 |
25 |
Diagnosis of infectious diseases by Loop-Medicated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP)
|
2006;
BecA - ILRI Hub, Nairobi, Kenya |
BecA Hub |
|
19 |
19 |
Rapid detection of Avian Influenza virus for veterinary and medical laboratory staff
|
2006;
BecA - ILRI Hub, Nairobi, Kenya |
BecA Hub |
|
61 |
16 |
| Introductory course in Bioinformatics |
2006;
BecA - ILRI Hub, Nairobi, Kenya |
Bioinformatics Unit ( BecA Hub) |
|
33 |
33 |
Capacity building 
