Bioinformatics virtual

training program

Biomedicine

Genomics

Data Science

Secondary School and University students can explore new careers, professional domains and potential courses of study within the sciences.

If you’re a mentee of MOTT or an underrepresented minority student

 

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Projects

Virtual Training Projects (VTPs) are adaptive and customized enrichment programs that take participants through accelerated digitized versions of previously completed real-life projects with 1-on-1 support from domain experts. MindsOf Initiative has partnered with Milrd to offer these projects to students of Minds Of Trinidad and Tobago and other underrepresented minority students.

VTP projects are 1-week. After completing the weeklong version, participants can enroll in a multiweek extension (2- or 3- weeks depending on the VTP) to go deeper into the material.

Metagenomics + Microbial Surveillance

Characterize mass-transit environmental microbiome samples using metagenomic analysis.

Metagenomics + Microbial Surveillance
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Single-cell Transcriptomics + Lung Cell Characterization

Tanscriptomically profile the ageing mouse lung using single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) analysis

Single-cell Transcriptomics + Lung Cell Characterization
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Variant Calling + COVID-19

Characterize nucleotide and amino acid variants from SARS-CoV-2+ patient samples

Variant Calling + COVID-19
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Single-cell Transcriptomics + Neuron Characterization in Habenula

Transcriptomically profile the murine habenula using single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) analysis.

Single-cell Transcriptomics + Neuron Characterization in Habenula
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Testimonials

KRYSTAL ROWE

CAPE Student

“It was truly an amazing experience. Working with such driven individuals has been the best part of the program. The mentors were so great to work with. There were so many curious minds. With everyone’s help, I managed to comprehend the idea behind what we were working on.”

SWAYNE JAMES

UWI Student

“My favorite part of the program, was working with DNA, reading and trimming data that’s not at a particular quality level. Learning how to find and remove matches to the human DNA using indexed referenced genome, among other things.”

OLIVIA WILLIAMS

CAPE Student

“The related articles were beneficial as it helped me connect what I was doing to what other scientists have done. It wasn’t abstract or in a box. Although the content was very technical, I was able to connect the dots and even relate to what I am learning in Cape Biology in regards to virology and immunology.”

YAWNEKE ALLEN

UWI Medical Student

“This VTP introduced me to an area of science I wasn’t really familiar with, and it challenged me to improve my knowledge of the different methodologies that are used to understand and interpret genomic data.”

In Partnership with

Milrd Minds of Trinidad and Tobago

MILRD is an education organization that collaborates with research groups, companies, and nonprofits to create enriching “Virtual Training Projects” for professionals, trainees and students. Visit Milrd.org to learn more.

Philanthropic Support

Milrd Minds of Trinidad and Tobago

Illumina, Inc. is a leading developer, manufacturer, and marketer of life science tools and integrated systems for large-scale analysis of genetic variation and function. Illumina has generously provided financial support to MILRD and MindsOf to enroll high school and college students from underrepresented backgrounds in VTPs related to bioinformatics and genomics. Press release.

Minds of Trinidad and Tobago