Ensembl: Analysing variation data with the Variant Effect Predictor (VEP)- Helsinki, 14th June 2016
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Date:
Tuesday 14 June 2016Venue:
CSC- IT Centre for Science - Keilaranta 14, Espoo, FI-02101, Helsinki, FinlandApplication opens:
Monday 02 May 2016Application deadline:
Tuesday 17 May 2016Participation:
First come, first servedRegistration fee:
FreeRegistration closed
Course Overview
The Ensembl project (www.ensembl.org) provides a comprehensive and integrated source of annotation of mainly vertebrate genome sequences. This workshop offers participants the possibility of gaining hands-on experience in accessing one of the major data types in Ensembl: variation.
The workshop begins with an introduction to the Ensembl project, gene model annotations and variation data followed by hands-on demonstrations and exercises focused on viewing the range of variation data available in Ensembl. In this session, we will also explore how BioMart can be used as a flexible tool for accessing and downloading a variety of different types of variation data from Ensembl.
The second part of the workshop will cover the Variant Effect Predictor (VEP) in detail and how this tool can be used to analyse variation data, including hands-on demonstrations and exercises using the VEP web interface, standalone Perl script and REST API.
Audience
This course is aimed at wet-lab researchers, bioinformaticians and clinicians who want to get hands-on experience using Ensembl to analyse variation data
Learning outcomes
- Learn how to view variation data in the Ensembl browser
- Learn how to analyse your own variation data with the Variant Effect Predictor (VEP)