Merge pull request #54 from Bioconductor/add-instructors

add instructors and organisers

workshops/2025-03-Nairobi/index.qmd

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 # Bioconductor Course | Nairobi, Kenya | March 2025
 
-![](nairobi.jpg){style="width:100%; max-height:500px; object-fit:cover; object-position:50% 40%; display:block; margin:0 auto;"}
+![](images/nairobi.jpg){style="width:100%; max-height:500px; object-fit:cover; object-position:50% 40%; display:block; margin:0 auto;"}
 
 
 ## Event Details
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 - **March 28:** Bring Your Own Data (BYO) Day  
   Apply your skills to your own data or explore additional datasets, with personalised guidance and collaborative support from instructors.
 
+
 ## 🎓 Instructors
 
-The workshop will be led by a team of Carpentries-certified instructors from the Bioconductor community, including both local bioinformatics experts and experienced international instructors. This blend ensures a diversity of perspectives and expertise, fostering a strong collaborative learning environment.
+The workshop will be led by a team of Carpentries-certified instructors from the Bioconductor community, including both local bioinformatics experts and experienced international instructors. This blend ensures a diversity of perspectives and expertise, fostering a strong collaborative learning environment.  
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+::: {.grid style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr); gap: 20px; max-width: 1000px; margin: auto;"}
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+::: {.text-center style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; text-align: center;"}
+![](images/instructors/laurent_gatto.jpeg){width=120 height=120 style="border-radius:50%;"} 
+<div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; text-align: center; gap: 2px; margin-top: 5px;">
+  **Laurent Gatto**  
+  <em style="font-size: 14px; color: #555;">UCL, Belgium</em>
+</div>
+<div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center;">
+  <a href="https://linkedin.com/in/lgatto/" target="_blank" style="display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 5px; text-decoration: none; color: inherit;">
+    <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/simple-icons@v8/icons/linkedin.svg" width="18px"> LinkedIn
+  </a>
+  <a href="https://github.com/lgatto" target="_blank" style="display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 5px; text-decoration: none; color: inherit;">
+    <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/simple-icons@v8/icons/github.svg" width="18px"> GitHub
+  </a>
+</div>
+:::
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+::: {.text-center style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; text-align: center;"}
+![](images/instructors/michael_landi.jpeg){width=120 height=120 style="border-radius:50%;"} 
+<div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; text-align: center; gap: 2px; margin-top: 5px;">
+  **Michael Landi**  
+  <em style="font-size: 14px; color: #555;">IITA, Kenya</em>
+</div>
+<div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center;">
+  <a href="https://linkedin.com/in/michael-landi-490b33113" target="_blank" style="display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 5px; text-decoration: none; color: inherit;">
+    <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/simple-icons@v8/icons/linkedin.svg" width="18px"> LinkedIn
+  </a>
+  <a href="https://github.com/LandiMi2" target="_blank" style="display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 5px; text-decoration: none; color: inherit;">
+    <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/simple-icons@v8/icons/github.svg" width="18px"> GitHub
+  </a>
+</div>
+:::
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+::: {.text-center style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; text-align: center;"}
+![](images/instructors/laurah-ondari.jpeg){width=120 height=120 style="border-radius:50%;"} 
+<div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; text-align: center; gap: 2px; margin-top: 5px;">
+  **Laurah Ondari**  
+  <em style="font-size: 14px; color: #555;">IITA, Kenya</em>
+</div>
+<div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center;">
+  <a href="https://linkedin.com/in/laurah-ondari-749175b6/" target="_blank" style="display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 5px; text-decoration: none; color: inherit;">
+    <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/simple-icons@v8/icons/linkedin.svg" width="18px"> LinkedIn
+  </a>
+  <a href="https://github.com/Nyasita" target="_blank" style="display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 5px; text-decoration: none; color: inherit;">
+    <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/simple-icons@v8/icons/github.svg" width="18px"> GitHub
+  </a>
+</div>
+:::
+
+::: {.text-center style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; text-align: center;"}
+![](images/instructors/zedias-chikwambi.jpeg){width=120 height=120 style="border-radius:50%;"} 
+<div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; text-align: center; gap: 2px; margin-top: 5px;">
+  **Zedias Chikwambi**  
+  <em style="font-size: 14px; color: #555;">AiBST, Zimbabwe</em>
+</div>
+<div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; ">
+  <a href="https://linkedin.com/in/zedias-chikwambi-4a81b414" target="_blank" style="display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 5px; text-decoration: none; color: inherit;">
+    <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/simple-icons@v8/icons/linkedin.svg" width="18px"> LinkedIn
+  </a>
+  <a href="https://github.com/zchikwambi" target="_blank" style="display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 5px; text-decoration: none; color: inherit;">
+    <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/simple-icons@v8/icons/github.svg" width="18px"> GitHub
+  </a>
+</div>
+:::
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+::: {.text-center style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; text-align: center;"}
+![](images/instructors/almeidasilvaf.jpeg){width=120 height=120 style="border-radius:50%;"} 
+<div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; text-align: center; gap: 2px; margin-top: 5px;">
+  **Fabricio Almeida-Silva**  
+  <em style="font-size: 14px; color: #555;">VIB, Belgium</em>
+</div>
+<div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center;">
+  <a href="https://almeidasilvaf.github.io/" target="_blank" style="display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 5px; text-decoration: none; color: inherit;">
+    🌐 Website
+  </a>
+  <a href="https://github.com/almeidasilvaf" target="_blank" style="display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 5px; text-decoration: none; color: inherit;">
+    <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/simple-icons@v8/icons/github.svg" width="18px"> GitHub
+  </a>
+</div>
+:::
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+:::
+
 
 ## Registration
 
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 This workshop is part of Bioconductor’s expanded global training program, supported by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) through an EOSS Cycle 6 grant. You can read more about this and related projects [here](https://blog.bioconductor.org/posts/2024-07-12-czi-eoss6-grants/).
 
+## Organisers
+
+Trushar Shah (International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Local Host), Maria Doyle (University of Limerick, Lead Organiser), Aedin Culhane (University of Limerick), Charlotte Soneson (Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research), Laurent Gatto (Institut de Duve), Umar Ahmad (Bauchi State University), Zedias Chikwambi (African Institute of Biomedical Sciences and Technology).
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 ## Contact
 
 For questions, please email maria.doyle [at] ul.ie.
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-  <img src="czi-logo.jpg" alt="CZI Logo" style="height: 100px; margin-right: 20px;">
+  <img src="images/logos/czi-logo.jpg" alt="CZI Logo" style="height: 100px; margin-right: 20px;">
   <img src="../../images/bioconductor-logo.svg" alt="Bioconductor Logo" style="height: 100px; margin: 0 20px;">
-  <img src="IITA-Logo.png" alt="IITA Logo" style="height: 100px; margin-left: 20px;">
+  <img src="images/logos/IITA-Logo.png" alt="IITA Logo" style="height: 100px; margin-left: 20px;">
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