CBTH will provide early-career researchers who aim to specialise in computational and quantitative biology aspects of hematology with a unique, year-long training and mentoring experience by top-tier faculty.
The inaugural call opened on 1 June 2022 with a view to accepting 20 talented early career researchers in hematology from European institutes. The inaugural workshop is planned for January 2023.
The CBTH program will be organised in two multi-day, immersive workshops in Europe and graduation of scholars at the EHA Congress. Peter Campbell from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and Sarah Morgan from EMBL-EBI are co-directing the program for this initial year.
“EHA acknowledges that the rate of progress to further our understanding of hematological disorders, and to improve outcomes for patients suffering from them, is dependent on fully utilising and interpreting the increasing wealth of experimental and clinical data available to us,” said Brian Huntly, EHA Chair of Research Committee. “The ease of access to clinical samples, together with the enhanced use of “-omic” techniques, has increased the number, size and complexity of the datasets that we must analyse and interpret.
“Therefore, to increase capacity in computational biology specifically within Hematology, we have put together an exciting and bespoke training programme, CBTH – Computational Biology Training in Hematology, partnering with the flagship bioinformatic organisation within Europe, the European Bioinformatics Institute. The training programme draws on experience gained from our highly successful and popular TRTH and CRTH programmes together with the world-leading expertise of EBI in training the next generation of computational biologists. Together, we look forward to training a new cohort of computational biologists to further hematology research and clinical impact.”
“CBTH will empower a new generation of computational hematologists, accelerating data-driven research into blood-based diseases and their management,” said Cath Brooksbank, EMBL-EBI Head of Training.
Find out more information and apply to the Computational Biology Training in Hematology (CBTH).
The European Hematology Association (EHA) promotes excellence in patient care, research, and education in hematology. EHA envisions a world without blood disorders by connecting hematologists worldwide, supporting their career development and research, harmonizing hematology education, and advocating the interests of hematology and hematologists in the European arena.
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