EMBL-EBI: Introduction to EMBL-EBI Resources

Date:

  Monday 26 October 2015

Venue: 

University of Cambridge - Downing Site, Cambridge,  CB2 3AR, United Kingdom

Participation: 

First come, first served

Contact: 

Zaria Byer

Registration fee: 

£0

Registration closed

Course Overview

This workshop is an introduction to EMBL-EBI and the life science data resources it provides. Participants will be shown how to navigate the website and search for appropriate database resources and tools, whilst also highlighting resources such as Train online (our e-learning portal) and the literature resources at Europe PMC.
 
This workshop will not focus on a set of specific resources - for more focused workshops please see the other workshops within this series.

Audience

This workshop is aimed at researchers who are looking for an overview of the bioinformatics resources provided by EMBL-EBI. No prior knowledge of bioinformatics is required, but an undergraduate level understanding of biology would be an advantage

Learning outcomes

After this course you should be able to:
  • Navigate the EMBL-EBI website
  • Use EBI search to find sources of information for a particular gene or protein of interest
  • Search for resources appropriate to your subject area
  • Access the online training portal and literature resources

Programme

Time Topic Trainer
09:30 Welcome
09:35 Introduction to EMBL-EBI EBI Training Team
  Introduction to EMBL-EBI databases EBI Training Team
  Introduction to EBI Search EBI Training Team
  Tea/Coffee Break
  Practical exercises, worked examples and discussions EBI Training Team
12:45 Wrap Up and Feedback
13:00 End of workshop
University of Cambridge
Downing Site Cambridge CB2 3AR United Kingdom

Bioinformatics Training Room

Craik-Marshall Building

Downing Site

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How to apply

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Organisers

Gabriella Rustici - School of Biological Sciences of the University of Cambridge

Trainers

Sarah Morgan - EMBL-EBI, UK

Laura Emery - EMBL-EBI, UK