The Project

LEGO designs, tests and validates four original and innovative Intellectual Outputs (IOs).

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IO1

The Food Microbial Bioinformatician responds to the challenge raised by the advent of Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS), which is revolutionising research on Food Safety and Public Health protection. WGS is gradually substituting traditional genotyping used in surveillance, outbreak investigation and microbial risk assessment. However, the missing of specific, transversal and multidisciplinary university programs merging classical Food Microbiology education with advance training in Statistics, Epidemiology and Computer Science is hampering the establishment of a professional profile able to meet the challenges of new “Omics Era” in Food Microbiology.
LEGO’s IO1 fills the existing gap by detailing the minimum requirements and characteristics such a research and professional hybrid figure should satisfy.

Click here to see the FMB profile developed in the framework of the project.

IO1

A new Professional/Research
Profile: the “Food Microbial
Bioinformatician”

IO2

This output consists of an articulated learning package made of different eLearning pathways, all converging towards the Food Microbial Bioinformatician profile, as emerged in IO1. The target of the LEGO pilot eLearning offer is represented by the following beneficiaries:

The proposed eLearning pathways integrate and harmonise beneficiaries’ competences in Molecular Epidemiology, Bioinformatics, and application of WGS for enhancing Food Safety.
Being flexible, eLearning encourages its beneficiaries to fill their learning gaps, tailoring the learning experience offered by the LEGO project for attaining the certificate of competence as Food Microbial Bioinformatician.
The ”Open Badge” system is adopted to certify the knowledge and skills acquired at the end of the eLearning experience.
The course is available at https://elearning.izs.it.

IO2

E-learning pathways for
Food Microbial Bioinformaticians

IO3

Startupper’s bricks

IO4

The LEGO PLATFORM is a multifunction and multi-tool system combining various information and resources (both internal and external) into a single user interface.
It will facilitate and support:

The new profile self-assessment process
E-Learning paths delivery
The new profile certification
Knowledge sharing between HEIs, VET providers, research centres and business operators
Employability and mobility

IO4

LEGO IT Platform