The PHA4GE Training and Workforce Development Working Group develops training standards, resources, and learning pathways that help build and sustain a workforce capable of implementing pathogen surveillance and genomic epidemiology. We focus on supporting diverse audiences, career stages, and regions, and on enabling adoption of PHA4GE standards, tools, and best practices through effective training.
This Working Group brings together educators, researchers, practitioners, and training coordinators to strengthen pathogen genomics training globally.
Key focus areas include:
Training standards and best practices for pathogen genomics
Landscape analysis of existing training courses and materials
Curriculum development and learning pathways for different audiences and career stages
Training resources and recommendations hosted on the PHA4GE website
Support for other PHA4GE Working Groups, including training on tools and standards
Workforce development, including accessibility and equity in training delivery
Key deliverables include:
A central training website with curated recommendations and resources
An inventory of existing training materials and identification of critical gaps
Standard curricula and learning pathways, developed with community partners
Guidance and support for workshops, hackathons, and PHA4GE-aligned training activities
Training materials (including short videos) explaining core concepts in genomic epidemiology and pathogen surveillance
If you develop, deliver, coordinate, or rely on training in pathogen genomics or public health bioinformatics, your input can help shape accessible and effective workforce development.
By joining, you can:
Contribute to global training standards and curricula
Help align training with real-world public health needs
Support adoption of PHA4GE tools and standards through education
Collaborate with an international community of trainers and practitioners
Help strengthen equitable access to training across regions and career stages
Inception: April 2020
# of Members: 120+
US CDC
University of Cape Town
Wellcome Sanger Institute
Contact:
[email protected]
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Rejoice Helma Abimiku | Institute of Human Virology | Nigeria
Monica Abrudan | Wellcome Sanger Institute | United Kingdom
Ayorinde Afolayan | Institute for Infection Prevention and Hospital Epidemiology, University of Freiburg Medical Centre | Germany
Kekeli Kofi Agoh | Biochemestry laboratory of university of Lomé | Togo
Saed Nuh Ahmed | Ministry of health | Somalia
Oluwaseyi Ajamu | Plateau State Human Virology Research Centre. | Nigeria
Charity Wiafe Akenten | Kumasi Center for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine | Ghana
Olufemi Samuel Amoo | Nigerian Institute of Medical Research | Nigeria
Oluwaseun Amoo | ACEGID, Redeemers University | Nigeria
Abel Anzaku | Global Health and Infectious Diseases Control Institute | Nigeria
Bright Owusu Appiah | University of Pretoria | South Africa
Andres Aranda-Diaz | University of California San Francisco | United States
Jaisy Arikkatt | Public Health Virology, Queensland Health | Australia
Alicia Arnott | Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIDRL) at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity | Australia
Patrick Ayscue | CZ Biohub | United States
Sophia Bam | SANBI-UWC | South Africa
Vito Baraka | NIMR |
Jorge Batista da Rocha | Wellcome Connecting Science | United Kingdom
Michelle Bishop | Wellcome Connecting Science | United Kingdom
Allison Black | Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Washington | United States
Heather Blankenship | Public Health Laboratory-Michigan State University | United States
Cornelius Chigali | Kabwe central hospital | Zambia
Zororai Chiwodza | University of Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe
Nancy Chow | CDC | United States
Vivian De Leon | Public Health | Philippines
Tulio de Oliviera | University of KwaZulu-Natal | South Africa
Ege Dedeoğlu | World Health Organization | Turkey
Dramane Diallo | University Clinical Research Center (UCRC) | Mali
Anzaan Dippenaar | University of Antwerp | Belgium
Celeste Donato | The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity | Australia
Emma Doughty | Theiagen Genomics | United Kingdom
Samuel Egieyeh | University of the Western Cape | South Africa
Stanley Eneh | Nigerian Institute for medical Research (NIMR) | Nigeria
Godwin Essiaw-Quayson | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) | Ghana
Dan Evans | State health department (USA) and private consulting company | United States
Olga Francino | Nano1Health – Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona | Spain
Lauren Fromont | EpiGen Ethiopia | Ethiopia
Eileen Gallagher | Government Agency | United Kingdom
Carla Garcia Fernandez | ISGlobal | Spain
Kirsty Lee Garson | University of Cape Town | South Africa
Siddiqah George | Computational Biology Division | South Africa
Garba Gidandawa Jibo | Universiti Putra Malaysia | Malaysia
Getnet Ayalew Gudeta | University Of Gondar | Ethiopia
Amir Guessoum | University of Glasgow | United Kingdom
Christian Happi | Redeemer’s University | Nigeria
Rene Hendriksen | Technical University of Denmark, National Food Institute | Denmark
William Hsiao | BC CDC | Canada
Noah Hull | Association of Public Health Laboratories | United States
Odion Ikhimiukor | Helix Biogen Institute ogbomoso and University of Ibadan | Nigeria
Yahya ali Ismael | National Public Health Institute | Djibouti
Deepak Jain | National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark | Denmark
Mary Jewell | State Department of Public Health | United States
Guylain Kabengele | National Institute Biomedical Research | Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
Aquillah Kanzi | African Society for Laboratory Medicine | South Africa
Asif Khan | Perdana University School of Data Sciences | Malaysia
Mark Tefero Kivumbi | Pwani University, Kilifi, Kenya | Uganda
Hongo Koffi Anderson | Universite Nangui Abrogoua | Cote D’Ivoire
Diana Gladys Kolieghu Tcheumeni | University of Buea | Cameroon
Narender Kumar | Wellcome Sanger Institute | United Kingdom
Stanford Kwenda | National Institute for Communicable Diseases | South Africa
Karin Lagesen | Norwegian Veterinary Institute | Norway
Yuqin Tony Li | NGS Academy Working with UCT | South Africa
Kevin Libuit | Bioinformatics SME, Libuit Scientific, James Madison University | United States
Wendy Lizarraga | National institute of health | Peru
Victor Mabasa | Wastewater Genomics Syndicate, National Institute For Communicable Diseases | South Africa
Batsirai Mabvakure | Georgetown University | United States
Duncan MacCannell | CDC | United States
Rosaline Macharia | University of Nairobi | Kenya
Evelyn Madoroba | University of Zululand | South Africa
Alice Matimba | University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences | Zimbabwe
Charmaine Matimba | Africa University | Zimbabwe
Carolina Matos | Robert Koch Institute | Germany
Zelalem Mekuria | The Ohio State University | United States
Jolynne Mokaya | Sanger | United Kingdom
Camille Moreno-Gorrin | State of Delaware | United States
Lindsay Morton | George Washington University | United States
Sibongiseni Msipa | SANBI-UWC | South Africa
Sibongiseni Msipa | SANBI | South Africa
Albert Muderhwa katoto | Center for tropical deseases And global health/UCB | Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
Raymond Mudzana | University of Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe
Joseph Mugah | Kenya Medical Research Institute | Kenya
Nicola Mulder | UCT | South Africa
Ivy Mutai | Institute of Primate Research | Kenya
Soe Yu Naing | Utrecht University | Netherlands
Rachida Namoune | NA | Algeria
Abel Abera Negash | Armauer Hansen Research Institute | Ethiopia
Grace Ngan | National Public Health Lanboratory | Singapore
Jalal Nourlil | Public Health Institute | Morocco
Adeyinka Odebode | Kampala International University, Uganda | Uganda
Idowu Olawoye | African Centre for Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID), Redeemer’s University Ede | Nigeria
Paul Oluniyi | African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID), Redeemer’s University Ede | Nigeria
Osasona Oluwadamilola | African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases, Redeemers University Ede | Nigeria
Emmanuel Oluwatobi | University Of Ibadan | Nigeria
Denis Opiyo | United States International University (USIU) – Africa | Kenya
James Otieno | Theiagen | United States
Paulina Otu | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) | Ghana
Cristian Ovadiuc | University of Washington | United States
Sagun Paudel | Tribhuvan University | Nepal
Genay Pilarowski | Chan Zuckerberg Biohub | United States
Angela Poates | Association of Public Health Laboratories | United States
Muhammed Ahmed Rameto | Ethiopian Public Health Institute | Ethiopia
Tsholofelo Raphala Raphala | COO of a Clinic | South Africa
Siti Aishah Rashid | Institute for Medical research, National Institute of Health (NIH) Malaysia | Malaysia
Mellisa Roskosky | U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | United States
Emma Rowley | University of Maryland School of Medicine | United States
Sunando Roy | University College of London | United Kingdom
De Alwis Adamberage Ruklanthi | Duke Medical School | Singapore
Joel Sevinsky | MA DPH/Theiagen | United States
Abhinav Sharma | Stellenbosch University | South Africa
Sonal Shewaramani | Public Health Agency of Canada | Canada
Abdul Sammad Ali Khan Shirwany | The University of Lahore | Pakistan
Jared Simpson | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | Canada
Saniya Soomro | National institute of health | Pakistan
David Spiro | Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health | United States
Shruti Subramaniam | US CDC | United States
Syahidiah Syed Abu Thahir | Institute for Medical Research Malaysia | Malaysia
Marc Tahita | Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro/IRSS | Burkina Faso
Cristina Tato | Chan Zuckerberg Biohub | United States
Kok Keng Tee | Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya | Malaysia
Eyob Tegegne | Amhara Public Health Institute Ethiopia | Ethiopia
Gowtham Thakku | CZ Biohub | United States
Marc-Deniel Tolentino | UC Riverside | United States
Nidia Trovao | Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health | United States
Oren Tzfadia | Institute for Tropical Medicine | Belgium
Annelies Van Rie | University of Antwerp | Belgium
Abate Waldetensai | Ethiopian Public Health Institute | Ethiopia
Hasini Walpola | Centre for Pathogen Genomics, The Doherty Institute | Australia
Ammar Yasir | University of Minnesota | United States
At the ISCB-Africa ASBCB Conference, Keaghan Brown presented PHA4GE’s new online course on wastewater surveillance, designed to integrate genomics, bioinformatics, and diverse learning styles. Developed with Farzaana Diedericks, the course uses an avatar-led format to teach real-time pathogen tracking through wastewater monitoring—enhancing public health capacity in Africa and globally.
This training equips public health professionals with essential skills to monitor pathogens in wastewater and environmental samples, enhancing disease surveillance and outbreak response.
The final day of the #PHA4GECon featured training initiatives to insightful Working Group breakout sessions.
