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| GOBLET | |
|---|---|
| Name | GOBLET |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Headquarters | Enschede |
| Founders | EMBL-EBI; ELIXIR; H3ABioNet; University of Cambridge; University of Manchester |
| Focus | Bioinformatics training; capacity building; curriculum development |
| Region | International |
GOBLET
GOBLET is an international foundation for bioinformatics training and capacity building that coordinates resources, standards, and training events across institutions such as European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, University of Cambridge, University of Manchester, National Institutes of Health, Wellcome Trust, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and nodes of ELIXIR. Established to address workforce needs identified by initiatives like Human Genome Project and H3Africa, the organization links trainers, trainees, and funders across networks including Bioinformatics Open Days, Software Carpentry, Data Carpentry, Carpentries Foundation, and regional hubs such as Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and Asia Pacific Bioinformatics Network.
GOBLET functions as a hub that aggregates training materials, curricula, trainer training, and competency frameworks to support communities represented by European Bioinformatics Institute, National Center for Biotechnology Information, Wellcome Genome Campus, Broad Institute, Sanger Institute, Genomics England, European Molecular Biology Laboratory and national platforms like Genomics Ireland, Canadian Bioinformatics Workshop, Japan Bioinformatics Association, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Australian BioCommons. Its remit intersects with projects and consortia such as ELIXIR, H3ABioNet, Global Alliance for Genomics and Health, International Society for Computational Biology, FAANG, and funders including National Science Foundation and European Research Council.
The network emerged from workshops and policy discussions involving stakeholders from EMBL-EBI Training, Bioinformatics Training Network, ISCB Education Committee, ELIXIR Training Platform, H3ABioNet Training Working Group, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute Training, and national training initiatives. Early meetings included participants from University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Max Planck Society, Heidelberg University, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, European Commission, UK Research and Innovation, and representatives of regional programs such as H3Africa. Formalization in 2012 followed recommendations from symposia at venues including EMBO Conference Centre, Wellcome Genome Campus Conference Centre, and workshops linked to ISMB and ECCB.
GOBLET’s mission aligns with strategic priorities promoted by Global Alliance for Genomics and Health, OECD, UNESCO, and major funders: to professionalize bioinformatics training, harmonize curricula, and build sustainable capacity in academic, clinical, and industry settings such as Genentech, Illumina, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Roche, and national health services including NHS England. Objectives include developing competency frameworks inspired by models from ISCB, creating trainer training programs akin to Carpentries Foundation workshops, curating training materials for repositories similar to ELIXIR Training eSupport System, and advising policymakers from European Commission and National Institutes of Health.
Programs span trainer training, curriculum development, material curation, accreditation pilots, and conferences. Activities have been run in collaboration with ELIXIR Training Platform, H3ABioNet, ISCB, FAANG, GA4GH, SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, BOSC, Cloud BioLinux, Galaxy Project, and regional partners like South African National Bioinformatics Institute and National Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics (Nigeria). Initiatives include workshops at EMBL-EBI, hackathons co-located with Bioinformatics Open Days, MOOCs modeled on offerings from edX and Coursera, and resource aggregation similar to FAIR principles implementations promoted by GO FAIR. Training materials cover tools and platforms such as BLAST, Bioconductor, Galaxy, Nextflow, Snakemake, and languages including R (programming language), Python (programming language), and Perl.
GOBLET operates through a foundation board and steering committees with members drawn from institutions like EMBL-EBI, Sanger Institute, Broad Institute, University of Cambridge, University of Manchester, Stanford University, Harvard University, University of California, Berkeley, Max Planck Institute, and regional networks including ELIXIR and H3ABioNet. Membership models engage academic groups, training centres, non-profits such as ISCB, industry partners including Illumina and Thermo Fisher Scientific, and funding bodies like Wellcome Trust, European Commission, and National Institutes of Health. Governance documents reflect stakeholder input from conferences such as ISMB, ECCB, and policy fora including Global Summit on Human Genome Editing.
Strategic collaborations link GOBLET with multinational initiatives and training infrastructures: ELIXIR, H3ABioNet, ISCB, Carpentries Foundation, Galaxy Project, SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Wellcome Genome Campus, Broad Institute, Horizon 2020 projects, and regional alliances like Asia Pacific Bioinformatics Network and Latin American Bioinformatics Network. Partnerships extend to funders and implementation partners including Wellcome Trust, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, European Commission, NIH, and cloud/computing providers engaged in training collaborations with Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform.
Evaluations of GOBLET's contributions reference outcomes reported by collaborating nodes such as ELIXIR Training Platform, H3ABioNet Training Program, ISCB Education Committee, SIB, and national training audits conducted by Wellcome Trust and European Commission reviews. Impact metrics include numbers of trained trainers, curated materials indexed in repositories akin to ELIXIR Training eSupport System, adoption of competency frameworks by universities like University of Cambridge and University of Oxford, and integration into curricula at institutions including Stanford University, Harvard Medical School, University of California, San Diego, and University of Toronto. Independent assessments draw on benchmarking exercises from Global Alliance for Genomics and Health and policy evaluations by OECD and UNESCO to measure capacity building across regions such as Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Americas.