DESCRIPTION
The Bioinformatics Leadership Program Workshop aims to advance leadership skills in early to mid-career bioinformaticians in public health laboratories. The introduction and use of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) in public health laboratories has added new personnel and skillsets to the public health laboratory workforce. With the influx of bioinformaticians into public health laboratories, there is a need for programs to build leadership skills and provide training on the unique aspects of bioinformatics in a public health context. Due to the interdisciplinary nature of bioinformatics, this program will build communication and leadership skills critical for careers in public health. In addition to building upon critical skills, emerging leaders will have an opportunity to build a network of public health bioinformaticians to connect with and learn from peers.
AUDIENCE
This course is intended for early to mid-career bioinformaticians in public health laboratories that have applied and been accepted into the Bioinformatics Leadership Program.
OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion of the program, the participant will be able to:
- Develop strategies for effective communication to share complex bioinformatics concepts and findings with diverse audiences
- Describe ethical considerations in bioinformatics for public health laboratories
- Describe IT considerations in bioinformatics for public health laboratories
- Apply leadership and communication principles to address bioinformatics challenges in public health laboratories.
- Discuss the challenges of bioinformatics integration
- Formulate strategies for communicating with laboratory leadership
- Formulate strategies for communicating with IT professionals
- Recognize the role of bioinformatics within the broader context of public health and scientific research on decision making and public health action
- Develop collaborative and adaptive leadership skills that can be applied in the public health laboratory
FACULTY
Jamon Bailey, chief executive officer, Following the Leader
Heather Blankenship, PhD, genomics technical director, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Logan Fink, MS, bioinformatics lead scientist, Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services
Kelsey Florek, PhD, MPH, senior genomics and data scientist, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
Michelle Forman, media manager, APHL
Peter Kyriacopoulus, chief policy officer, APHL
Alexandra Lorentz, PhD, genomic epidemiologist, Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services
Kelly Oakeson, PhD, chief scientist– bioinformatics and next generation sequencing, Utah Public Health Laboratory
Marty Soehnlen, PhD, laboratory director, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Gynene Sullivan, manager, APHL
ACCESSIBILITY
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals seeking special accommodations must email a request to Jacquelyn Faulkner (Jacquelyn.Faulkner@aphl.org) at least three weeks prior to the workshop’s start date.
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