The Bioinformatics Roadshow - Florence

Course Summary

Host: University of Firenze
Date: 7-9 April 2010
Venue: Polo Scientifico e Tecnologico, Viale Morgagni 40, Università degli Studi di Firenze
Host Organiser: Professor Duccio Cavalieri
EBI Support: V Schneider (Programme), Alison Barker (Logistics)
Registration Deadline: 5 March 2010 - bursary applications 5 February 2010

Course Overview | Programme | Registration | Trainers | Contact

Course Overview

What will I learn?

You will learn about several of the EBI biological databases and information services. More specifically, these will include:-

Navigating Ensembl and Ensembl Genomes and retrieving/using information
An insight into UniProt, IntAct and Interpro and how to effectively use the tools.
Browsing and retrieving data from the ArrayExpress repository and Gene Expression Atlas
Understanding and exploring Reactome Data

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Programme

The final roadshow programme with timings is available here. Presentations and materials will be made available through the general programme given below shortly before the event.

Topic / Room	Trainer
Wednesday 7th April, 2010
Protein Sequences databases (UniProt): Presentation; Tutorial Protein Families, Motifs and Domains (InterPro): Presentation; Tutorial Protein-Protein Interactions (IntAct): Presentation	Jennifer McDowall
Thursday 8th April, 2010
Introduction to Ensembl Variation Comparative Genomics BioMart Course booklet	Giulietta Spudich
Friday 9th April, 2010
Array Express: presentation Atlas - principles of data analysis: tutorial Reactome introduction: presentation; tutorial	Gabriella Rustici

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Registration

Please complete the registration, standard registration closes 5 March, 2010. Items marked * are mandatory. Incomplete registrations will not be processed.

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A limited number of travel fellowships are available for SLING roadshows. Fellowships are only applicable to persons travelling from outside the host institute and attending for the full duration of the course. Fellowships contribute towards the cost of travel, accommodation and subsistence. If you wish to be considered for a fellowship please indicate this on your registration and complete a bursary application form.

Bursary application form click here for pdf version

Only complete bursary applications received before the bursary deadline of 5 February, 2010 will be considered. Selection will take place within 4 weeks of this date and successful applicants will be notified before close of final registration on 5 March, 2010.

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Trainers

Giulietta Spudich
Jennifer McDowall
Gabriella Rustici

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Contact

For further information, to register interest, or enquire about hosting a roadshow - please contact the EMBL-EBI Events Team, T: +44 (0)1223 494444.

The Bioinformatics Roadshow is funded by the European Commission under SLING, grant agreement number 226073 (Integrating Activity) within Research Infrastructures of the FP7 Capacities Specific Programme.

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