In this course participants will explore EMBL-EBI resources for genomics, protein interaction and structural biological applications. The sessions focus on browsing, searching and retrieving genomic data, protein interaction information and three-dimensional structures. 

Day 1 will cover the Ensembl genome browser resource, where researchers can explore annotated genomes and features of interest including genes, s, transcripts, and variants. Participants will also be introduced to the Variant Effect Predictor (VEP) tool and BioMart for bulk data download. 

Day 2 will introduce protein-protein interactions and the molecular interactions and complex databases IntAct and Complex Portal, where researchers can browse, visualize and download protein interaction and complex data. The afternoon sessions will focus on the structural biology archive Protein Data Bank in Europe, where participants can browse and visualize molecular structure data, with an emphasis on the recent Cryo-EM database EMDB/EMPIAR.

The course will be delivered by experienced and dedicated EMBL-EBI trainers, and will involve presentations, demonstrations and practical exercises to give participants hands-on experience.

Who is this course for?

This course is aimed at researchers at any career stage within the University of Pavia and Institute of Molecular Genetics who are working with and/or generating their own genomic and biomolecular datasets.

No knowledge of programming is required, but an undergraduate level knowledge of Biology / molecular biology would be beneficial.

What will I learn?

Learning outcomes

After this course you should be able to:

• View genomic regions and manipulate the view to add features you are interested in.
• Analyse genomic variants and associated phenotypes and your own variation data using the VEP.
• Explore information about genes and their sequences, and gene data in bulk using BioMart.
• Describe the data found in molecular interaction and biomolecular complex databases
• Search, retrieve and assess the quality of structural data from the PDB archive to find the best structure for your needs

Course content

• Ensembl/Ensembl Genomes
• Interactions and pathways
• Introduction to macromolecular structure at the PDBe

Trainers

This course is available to students within University of Pavia and IUSS / IGM CNR only.

Please contact Prof. Claudia Binda for eligibility, availability and registration details.