This webinar, part of the biocuration series, will introduce the topic of text mining and discuss why text mining is used by life sciences data resources in part of their biocuration efforts. 

To illustrate its use in biocuration, this webinar will discuss how text mining has recently been used by two data resources, Open Targets and UniProt in their curation of biological data.

This webinar is the second in our series of webinars on the topic of biocuration. In an ELIXIR survey in 2019 which aimed at identifying training needs in biocuration, the most commonly indicated were programming, development and use of ontologies and database management. In addition skills like programming and extracting data from literature were mentioned as decisive for a successful biocuration career. With our webinar series we want to help to close this gap: Bicourators from different backgrounds and institutes will share their experience on how they have acquired these relevant skills in their job, how they apply these in their works and why they benefit from it. The speakers will also point to helpful tools and resources they use.

Who is this course for?

This webinar is suitable for anyone who is interested in becoming a biocurator or is interested in learning more about text mining for life sciences. It is part of a series focusing on skills and knowledge required for biocuration.

Outcomes

By the end of the webinar you will be able to:

• Explain what text mining is 
• Explain why text mining is used for curation of biological data
• Describe how text mining has been used for Open Targets and UniProt

DOI: 10.6019/TOL.BiocurationText-w.2022.00001.1

This webinar, hosted on Zoom Webinar, is free to attend, but you need to register for a place beforehand, using the 'Register' button. Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email with a link to join the webinar.