Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics | 2026

From Conventional Microbiology to Microbial Genomics: Building Capacity in Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics

A professional reflection on advancing from conventional microbiological techniques into molecular biology and bioinformatics. The post highlights practical training in primer design, DNA extraction, PCR, gel electrophoresis, sequence-data analysis, NCBI resources, BLAST, FASTA/FASTQ files, Galaxy workflows, genome assembly and antimicrobial resistance gene analysis, with particular relevance to food microbiology research.

Author: Yaw Agyei Gyasi