Education & Training
Technical education for bioinformatics, quality systems, analytics, and AI.
Harris Analytics Institute develops educational resources, lectures, workshops, and custom training programs for learners, professionals, and organizations working with data, science, technology, and quality management.
Featured Educational Resource
HAI is developing a hands-on textbook for microbiologists and other learners who want practical, project-based experience turning microbial data into biological insight.
Computational Techniques for Microbiologists: A Hands-On Approach
This textbook provides a practical introduction to data-driven analysis in microbiology, with attention to the unique challenges of microbial datasets, including diverse organisms, incomplete genomes, and complex multi-species communities.
Readers are guided through the microbial data analysis lifecycle using examples that span graphical tools, command-line methods, and scripting environments. The book emphasizes hands-on workflows, real datasets, case studies, reproducibility, transparency, and best practices for scientific interpretation.
- FocusMicrobial bioinformatics, microbial data science, statistics, machine learning, genomics, multi-omics, and reproducible research
- AudienceMicrobiologists, students, instructors, workforce programs, and self-directed learners
- ApproachHands-on, project-based, workflow-oriented, and accessible across technical backgrounds
- ResourcesSupplemental datasets, notebooks, and workflows are planned to support applied learning
Textbook Chapter Topics
Planned chapters cover foundational bioinformatics concepts through advanced microbial data analysis, multi-omics, systems biology, public health applications, ethics, and reproducibility.
- Bioinformatics Concepts for Microbiologists
- Microbial Data Science
- Statistical Analysis
- Machine Learning
- Genomic Assembly, Sequence Analysis, and Annotation
- Comparative Genomics and Pangenome Analysis
- Metagenomics and Microbial Community Analysis
- Transcriptomics and Metatranscriptomics
- Proteomics and Protein Bioinformatics
- Protein Structural Modeling
- Metabolomics
- Data Integration and Multi-omics
- Systems Biology
- Public Health and Epidemiology
- Ethics and Reproducibility
Lectures and Workshops
HAI offers free and paid lectures and workshops in current focus areas. Additional workshop topics may be added as the institute grows.
Quality Management Workshops
Training focused on quality management systems, ISO-aligned thinking, quality metrics, documentation, and practical use of AI in quality-focused organizations.
- Quality management systems
- ISO 9001 concepts and implementation
- AI for quality metrics
- Documentation and process improvement
Bioinformatics Workshops
Training focused on bioinformatics concepts, computational biology workflows, biological data interpretation, and scientific communication.
- Bioinformatics foundations
- Computational biology workflows
- Data interpretation
- Project-based scientific computing
Custom Training Programs
Custom training is a major part of HAI's education work. Programs can be designed for companies, schools, workforce initiatives, technical teams, and community organizations.
Organization-Specific Training
Programs tailored to a team's goals, workflows, technical maturity, documentation needs, and implementation constraints.
Workforce Development
Training designed to build practical skills in analytics, bioinformatics, AI use, technical communication, and quality systems.
Course and Curriculum Design
Development of structured courses, workshops, learning materials, exercises, assessments, and instructor-facing resources.
Interested in HAI education programs?
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