Uncovering protein function with UniProt

UniProt provides the scientific community with a freely accessible collection of protein sequence and functional information and is one of the most widely used protein resources in the world. This webinar will cover what functional information is available in UniProt and where that information comes from. Participants will gain insight into how UniProt collects, evaluates, and organises functional information, ensuring its accuracy and accessibility. The session will also demonstrate how to explore this information effectively on the UniProt website, helping you to quickly find the data you need.

This event is part of the broader "UniProt 2026-2027" series. You can follow the link for more information about the series and its webinars.

Who is this course for?

This webinar is aimed at students or early stage researchers beginning to use bioinformatics resources in their studies/research who wish to learn more about using UniProt to understand protein function. Scientists at any career stage who want to learn more about what data is available in UniProt and how to access it will also find it useful. No prior knowledge of bioinformatics is required, but undergraduate level knowledge of biology would be advantageous.

Outcomes

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

• Describe what functional information is available in UniProt 
• Identify where this information has come from
• Find functional information on the UniProt website

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.

The webinar will be recorded, and the recording will be made available on this page one day after the event. Please note that we do not issue certificates of attendance for our webinars. However, you will receive an email from our Zoom account confirming your participation a day after the event