Grant: Training Grant: HRTP - Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Health Data Scien.

What are we doing? We are setting up a training program and building a data science community across Canada. Our program will be called the Canadian Bioinformatics, Computational Biology and Health Data Science Training and Community Platform (BCBHDS Platform). This work will grow the number of researchers using bioinformatics, computational biology and data science (B/CB). Why are we doing it? Research projects have grown in size and scope, creating lots of data. Yet, not all researchers have the skills to study and make sense of these data. This limits their ability to make new research discoveries. We want to change this so that researchers have the skills to do better health research to help all Canadians. How are we doing it? To change this, we need two things. We need to offer B/CB training, and we need to support the growth of careers in B/CB. The BCBHDS Platform will provide trainees and new researchers with both. In the Training Hub, we will teach researchers how to access, manage and study health and life science data. In the Community Hub, we will connect and support B/CB researchers across Canada. Through the platform, trainees and new researchers will gain the digital skills and professional support needed to help them succeed. They will then be better prepared to make key research discoveries for our health and environment.