Hands-on training at EBI - Programmatic Access To Biological Databases (Perl)

Course Summary

Title: Programmatic Access To Biological Databases (Perl)
Date: 22–26 February 2010
Venue: EMBL-EBI, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SD, UK
Organisers: James Watson & Hamish McWilliam
Admin Support: Alison Barker & Janet Copeland
Registration Opens: 21 August 2009 - 12 noon (GMT)
Extended Deadline: 29 January 2010 - 12 noon (GMT)

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Course Overview

Is it right for me?

This hands on course in programmatic access to biological databases is ideal for bioinformaticians and biological researchers looking to develop data analysis pipelines or access data in an automated manner for integration into their own applications.
Participants should have competence in Perl as there is not enough time in the programme to teach the basics of programming. If you are concerned about what level of expertise you will need, please get in touch with the course organisers.

What will I learn?

Introduction to Web Services and resources available at the EBI
REST & SOAP - their application to EBI services and databases
BioMart and BioMart Web Services
Principles of the Distributed Annotation System (DAS)
Linking services together to construct workflows (Taverna, Enfin, Encore)

What will it cover?

Overview of public domain biological databases at the EBI.
Principles of Web Services, how they work and how to find them.
Integrating data from multiple sources.
Programmatic access to a variety of bioinformatic analysis tools.
Real life use cases from academia & industry.

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Programme

Course Programme and Materials

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Registration and Payment

Registration Deadline Extended To 29th January!

Registration for this course will open on the 21st August 2009.
Please complete the registration form indicating the type of registration you require. Items marked * are mandatory. Incomplete registrations will not be processed. Note: Payment is required online during the registration process. Please do not begin the registration process unless you can pay.

Costs:

Registration Fee = £145.00
Please note that the registration fee does NOT include accommodation.

All tea breaks, lunches, training and materials are covered by the course fee. There is an optional complimentary course dinner open to all participants and tutors to attend. The venue for this is yet to be determined.