This one and a half day workshop will provide detailed training on the utilisation of the wealth of data generated by the EuroFAANG GENE-SWitCH project that is delivering new underpinning knowledge for pig and chicken agriculture. The workshop will primarily focus on the comprehensive and integrated annotation of the chicken and pig genomes by the Ensembl Genome Browser. The course will also include a deeper dive from the Ensembl analysis teams into gene annotation and regulation, and demonstrations of the specific analyses and genomic prediction models generated by GENE-SWitCH researchers.

Who is this course for?

Industry stakeholders or academic researchers looking to utilise GENE-SWitCH data and analysis for translation into the pig and poultry sectors. Also researchers looking to utilise GENE-SWitCH data and Ensembl for furthering functional annotation research.

A number of spaces are reserved for EuroFAANG stakeholders and EU animal agriculture industry organisations.

What will I learn?

Learning outcomes

After the course you should be able to:

• Utilise Ensembl to view genomic regions and manipulate the view to add features they are interested in
• Employ Ensembl to view homologous genes and genomic regions, functional elements involved in gene regulation and their activity in different cell types and timepoints
• Understand and explore the wealth of EuroFAANG data with Ensembl tools to utilise in research or industry settings.
• Have a deeper understanding of the research being conducted, and genomic prediction models being generated, by GENE-SWitCH researchers

Course content

During this course you will learn about: 

• Ensembl Genome Browser
• Gene annotation and gene regulation analysis
• The search loading and utilisation of Track Hubs into the Ensembl Genome Browser
• FAANG analysis data standards
• GENE-SWitCH results and genomic prediction models from GENE-SWitCH researchers

Trainers

To apply, please contact Peter Harrison by email directly.  Late applications will be accepted by email until 24 January.