Work with the Ensembl Outreach team to get to grips with the Ensembl Plants browser, accessing gene, variation, comparative genomics and mine these data with BioMart.

Who is this course for?

Wet-lab researchers and bioinformaticians

What will I learn?

Learning outcomes

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

• Navigate Ensembl Plants using the web browser platform
• Access main data types in Ensembl Plants: genomes, genes, genetic variation and comparative genomics
• Annotate your own variant data with the Variant Effect Predictor (VEP)
• Mine Ensembl Plants data using BioMart
• Visualise your own data in the Ensembl Plants genome browser

Course content

The Ensembl Plants Browser workshop is an introductory workshop aimed at wet-lab scientists and bioinformaticians working with plants, who are new to using Ensembl Plants. This workshop is also suitable for scientists who are familiar with Ensembl Plants, but would like to refresh their knowledge and learn more about Ensembl Plants. The workshop will cover accessing data using the Ensembl Plants genome browser web-interface.

Feedback from previous courses: "This is such a high-quality, content and feature rich resources, glad that you provide free training such as this one, really appreciate it!" Browser workshop, USC, October 2020

"It was one of the best course I have ever taken ! Thank you so much! Well planned and not only great presentations but also very useful exercises.." Browser workshop, DKFZ, April 2021

If you think you'd like to host a similar course at your institute, you can find out more on the Ensembl workshops page.

Trainers

Attendance at this workshop is allocated on a first come, first served basis. Please complete the online application form to register.