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NetCapDB: measuring bioinformatics capacity development in Africa

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Title
NetCapDB: measuring bioinformatics capacity development in Africa
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BMC Research Notes, March 2016
DOI 10.1186/s13104-016-1950-5
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Hocine Bendou, Jean-Baka Domelevo Entfellner, Peter van Heusden, Junaid Gamieldien, Nicki Tiffin, for the H3ABioNet Consortium, as members of the H3Africa Consortium

Abstract

The National Institutes of Health (USA) has committed 5 years of funding to the Bioinformatics Network of the Human Heredity and Health in Africa initiative. This pan-African network aims to develop capacity for bioinformatics research, in order to provide support to human health genomics research programs ongoing on the continent. Over the 5 years of funding, it is imperative to track changes in bioinformatics capacity at the funded centres and to document how the funding has translated into capacity development during this time frame. The Network capacity database, NetCapDB, is a relational database that captures quantitative metrics for bioinformatics capacity, and tracks the changes in these metrics over time. A graphical user interface allows for straight-forward, browser-based data entry by users across Africa; and for visual and graph-based exploration of captured data. A reporting interface allows for semi-automated generation of standardized reports for monitoring and evaluation purposes.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Tanzania, United Republic of 1 5%
Unknown 19 95%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 3 15%
Student > Doctoral Student 3 15%
Other 2 10%
Student > Master 2 10%
Student > Bachelor 1 5%
Other 4 20%
Unknown 5 25%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 30%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 15%
Medicine and Dentistry 3 15%
Business, Management and Accounting 2 10%
Nursing and Health Professions 1 5%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 5 25%
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