Bioinformatics resources for exploring disease related data
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Date:
Monday 31 October 2016Venue:
University of Cambridge - Downing Site, Cambridge, CB2 3AR, United KingdomApplication opens:
Wednesday 12 October 2016Participation:
First come, first servedContact:
Gabriella RusticiRegistration closed
Course Overview
This workshop will introduce students to EMBL-EBI, the databases and services it offers, and basic concepts in bioinformatics that will be of use to their research work. It will explain the role of the EBI in curating and sharing biological data with scientists around the world and introduce basics for locating relevant data and information of interest. Sessions with trainers from Ensembl, Array Express and the GWAS catalogue will introduce practical skills in browsing genes and variation in a genomic context, and will show how further understanding can be gained on the location and level of gene expression across the body.
Audience
This workshop is aimed at students on the Rare Diseases and Experimental Medicine MPhil courses at the University of Cambridge. Students from the wider clinical sciences group are also able to attend subject to space being available.
Learning outcomes
After this course you should be able to:
- Use EBI Search to locate relevant data and information on genes and proteins of interest
- Explore the human genome and gene data using the Ensembl Genome Browser
- Access gene expression data and knowledge from Array Express & Expression Atlas
- Navigate the GWAS catalogue.
Programme
| Time | Topic | Trainer |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 - 09:15 | Arrival | |
| 09:15 - 10:00 | Introduction to EMBL-EBI data resources and EBI search | Melissa Burke |
| 10:00 - 12:00 | Ensembl genome browser | Victoria Newman |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch | |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | GWAS catalogue | Joanella Morales |
| 14:00 - 16:30 | Array Express and Expression Atlas | Amy Tang |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Wrap up and feedback | |
| 17:00 | Workshop end |
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How to apply
Registration for this course is made via the University of Cambridge booking system. Click here for more detals.
The workshop is free for University of Cambridge students, charges will apply to other applicants. A full breakdown of fees payable is available on the programme page.
Number of places
35 places
Organisers
Sarah Morgan - EMBL-EBI, UK
Trainers
Melissa Burke - EMBL-EBI, UK
Victoria Newman - EMBL-EBI, UK
Amy Tang - EMBL-EBI, UK
Joannella Morales - EMBL-EBI, UK