Helmien Barkhuizen

[CenGen @CenGenZA]

Week 1 #VeldkosFieldFoodDNAProject = ✅! Huge shoutout to our Grade 11 rockstars! Their @nanopore P2 Solo sequencing run is still on fire, churning out a whopping 144 Gb of data with an impressive N50 read length of 20 kb! Data analysis in July! @diplomics_sa @WCEDnews @dsigovza

[Helmien Barkhuizen @Mien8]

@nanopore

[CenGen @CenGenZA]

Day 3 of #VeldkosFieldFoodDNAProject delivered lots of nervous excitement as learners loaded their libraries onto the #ONTP2Solo for #sequencing. Thanks to funders @diplomics_sa for popping by and sharing their career paths with the participants! #nextgendoingnextgen🧬🧑‍🎓🧑‍🔬

[Helmien Barkhuizen @Mien8]

What an exciting day witnessing these eager learners successfully load their initial libraries!!

#VeldkosFieldFoodDNAProject #genomics #youngminds #NGS #sequencing

[CenGen @CenGenZA]

Day 3 of #VeldkosFieldFoodDNAProject delivered lots of nervous excitement as learners loaded their libraries onto the #ONTP2Solo for #sequencing. Thanks to funders @diplomics_sa for popping by and sharing their career paths with the participants! #nextgendoingnextgen🧬🧑‍🎓🧑‍🔬

[Malcolm Macaulay @malcolmacaulay]

Great news, good luck with everything. Everyone at @DaffDNA is rooting for you!

[CenGen @CenGenZA]

@malcolmacaulay @DaffDNA Thank you @malcolmacaulay and @DaffDNA. You were our inspiration. @diplomics_sa

[CenGen @CenGenZA]

Finally, it's time! The Veldkos | Field Food DNA Project kicked off today! Only being introduced to a molecular lab this morning, the learners are already grasping concepts and handling equipment confidently. #nextgendoingnextgen #sequencing #VeldkosFieldFoodDNAProject🧬👩‍🔬🧑‍🔬

[Helmien Barkhuizen @Mien8]

Very excited for the Veldkos | Field Food DNA Project to kick off!! Very proud and happy to be part of this project!

[CenGen @CenGenZA]

📢Excited to share: The Veldkos | Field Food DNA Project kicks off on Monday! It's a first in RSA and we're looking forward to welcoming our 12 participants. Stay tuned for updates as we delve into the world of #Genomics together!🧬
#VeldkosFieldFoodDNAProject #nextgensequencing

[Boer @twatterbaas]

Afrikaners build their own Afrikaans college in a year.
Government’s Tembisa school still not open after 7 years.
https://t.co/F4zO2OvANP

[Helmien Barkhuizen @Mien8]

@JohnInnesCentre @BS_PP @Saunders_Lab @NorwichResearch Congratulations Diane!!🍾

[CenGen @CenGenZA]

Grateful to have shared moments with inspiring LifeSciences and AgriSciences educators at our #geneTeachers workshops. 🌱🧬 On #WorldTeachersDay, we applaud your dedication to nurturing young minds through education. 📚👩‍🏫
@diplomics_sa @WCEDnews

[TheorApplGenet @TheorApplGenet]

GWAS reveals novel QTL for seed dormancy in barley
https://t.co/0TfE8ATjFE

[CenGen @CenGenZA]

Fortunate to have hosted our collaborators in the barley brewing industry this week!
https://t.co/lazAgwT6u6
@Sabbi_barley @abinbev @diplomics_sa #Genetics #cropimprovement #collaboration #plantbreeding

[DIPLOMICS @diplomics_sa]

**📢 - EVENT ALERT **

Apply via the link below to attend the @nanopore Sequencing Workshop @UWConline in Sept 2023. This course will be a great introduction to #NGS, library prep and data analysis. @IMBM_Lab_UWC

Apply here - https://t.co/fzPeMAwo8X

#omics #DIPLOMICS #workshop

[CenGen @CenGenZA]

The CenGen team is ready for geneLearners #8, supporting Grade 12 Agricultural Science learners at IINGCINGA ZETHU Secondary, Ceres #DIPLOMICS

[CenGen @CenGenZA]

CenGen's geneLearners7 workshop on at Somerset High (Worcester) attended by Life Science learners from 11 Cape Winelands' High schools @diplomics_sa

[Helmien Barkhuizen @Mien8]

Happy birthday Cengen 🎈🍾

[CenGen @CenGenZA]

🎉 Today we celebrate our 20th birthday! 🌿🔬 From humble beginnings in a rural setting, CenGen has blossomed into a powerhouse of innovation and discovery. 💪 Grateful for all our incredible collaborators and funders who have made this journey truly extraordinary. #celebrations

[Al Jazeera Investigates @AJ_Investigates]

EXCLUSIVE: Zimbabwe’s first lady, Auxillia Mnangagwa facilitates a deal to smuggle $1.2 billion of dirty cash into the country.
Undercover reporters capture a conversation where she discusses the use of presidential planes to fly in cash that needs laundering.
#GoldMafia

[John Innes Centre @JohnInnesCentre]

BLOG - JIC’s long-term commitment to enrich bioinformatic expertise in South Africa

Last month, our researchers held the fourth Bioinformatics & Wheat Genomics workshop in Worcester, South Africa

https://t.co/0MxxJjwdKH

@NorwichResearch @Saunders_Lab @CenGenZA @EarlhamInst

[Tulio de Oliveira @Tuliodna]

Mission: To make SA scientists leaders in genomics & bioinformatics R&D.

Approach: Partnership with Industry @thermofisher & Government @diplomics_sa

Activity: Bioinformatics for Mol Bio Course, KRISP, @UKZN. Free of charge, 27-31 Mar - Apply here: https://t.co/yInK0HX8T5

[DIPLOMICS @diplomics_sa]

This morning saw the start of our @nanopore 'Train the Trainer' course at our training facility in Cape Town, @TheCPGR.

This 3 day course will enable these experienced #NGS scientists to upskill the next generation under them.
#traininganddevelopment #sequencing #DIPLOMICS