Training
This page lists various training resources available for using Pathogen Detection. The focus is on webinars, videos, in-person training, and presentations by PD personnel.
The Most Up To Date Training for Pathogen Detection Web Resources
As of April, 2024:
NCBI in coordination with the Association of Public Health Laboratories held two training sessions (Feb and April, 2024). In order to access these sessions, you will need an APHL login.
- NCBI Pathogen Detection: Part 1 Introduction to the Resource
- NCBI Pathogen Detection: Part 2 Advanced Concepts
The slide decks, and exercises and answer keys are available as PDFs here:
- NCBI Pathogen Detection: Part 1 – Introduction to the Resource
- NCBI Pathogen Detection: Part 1 – Introduction to the Resource - Exercises and Answers
- NCBI Pathogen Detection: Part 2 – Advanced Concepts
- NCBI Pathogen Detection: Part 2 – Advanced Concepts - Exercises and Answers
Training for Pathogen Detection Web Resources
Older presentations and slides are available. Note, these may be out of date.
- Accessing, Exploring and Using the Publicly Available Databases and National Sequence Archives for Clinical Microbiologists Part 1
- Accessing, Exploring and Using the Publicly Available Databases and National Sequence Archives for Clinical Microbiologists Part 2
- ASM_Microbe_2022_Elizabeth_King_Lecture
- ASM_Microbe_2022_PD_Presentation
- NCBI Webinar: Introducing the NCBI Pathogen Detection Isolates Browser -- recording of webinar -- slides and questions/answers
Training for Pathogen Detection Cloud Resources
This is the most up to date training for Pathogen Detection Cloud Resources (as of April, 2024)
- YouTube video NCBI minute: Introduction to NCBI Pathogen Detection and antimicrobial resistance data in Google BigQuery and links to materials and information
- PD team participated in a workshop at ASM NGS 2022 which included some projects that demonstrate how to use our resources in the cloud.
Additional information
If you have any questions or want to set up a training session, contact us at: pd-help@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.
To learn more about Pathogen Detection for self-directed learning see the following resources: