Ann here! I have started this great internship at ICIPE and I am going to try and note down the different things I will learn from my time here.:) This internship will provide me with the skills I require to navigate the field of AMR genes and manipulate any data to fit a specific goal. Let's get started!!

This is the description of my four month journey at ICIPE

• To understand and apply the aspects of computational biology including Python and R to the research on AMR genes using metagenomic data, as an initial step in drug discovery by establishing new drug targets.

My mission is to understand and apply the knowledge gained from this internship to navigate the different bioinformatic tools available for analysis of AMR genes for the purpose of identifying new drug targets as well as for evolutionary studies. In addition to that I also hope:

• To wholly embrace my training at ICIPE.
• To understand and apply python and R in creating better workflows.
• To carry out the different genomic analysis processes comfortably on a terminal.
• To design algorithms that will enable efficient analyisis of data.
• To identify and approach mentors.