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Thu 3 Dec 2015
09:30 - 16:30

Venue: Bioinformatics Training Room, Craik-Marshall Building

Provided by: Bioinformatics


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Bioinformatics resources for exploring disease related data

Thu 3 Dec 2015

Description

This workshop will introduce students to EMBL-EBI, the databases and services it offers, and basic concepts in bioinformatics that will be of use to their disease related research work.

It will explain the role of the EBI in curating and sharing biological data with scientists around the world and introduce basics for locating relevant data and information of interest.

Sessions with trainers from Ensembl, ArrayExpress and the GWAS catalog will introduce practical skills in browsing genes and variation in a genomic context, in exploring SNP-trait associations and will show how further understanding can be gained on the location and level of gene expression across the body.

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Target audience
  • This workshop is aimed at students on the Rare Diseases and Experimental Medicine MPhil courses at the University of Cambridge. Students from the wider clinical sciences group are also able to attend subject to space being available.
  • Graduate students, Postdocs and Staff members from the University of Cambridge, Affiliated Institutions and other external Institutions or individuals
  • Further details regarding eligibility criteria are available here
  • Further details regarding the charging policy are available here
Sessions

Number of sessions: 1

# Date Time Venue Trainers
1 Thu 3 Dec 2015   09:30 - 16:30 09:30 - 16:30 Bioinformatics Training Room, Craik-Marshall Building map Denise Carvalho-Silva,  Amy Tang,  Sarah Morgan,  Jackie MacArthur
Objectives

After this course you should be able to:

  • Use EBI Search to locate relevant data and information on genes and proteins of interest
  • Explore the human genome and gene data using the Ensembl Genome Browser
  • Access gene expression data and knowledge from Array Express & Expression Atlas
  • Navigate the GWAS catalogue
Aims

During this course you will learn about:

  • EMBL-EBI and the major databases and bioinformatics services
  • Approaches to searching for and locating biological data
  • Ensembl Genome Browser and variation resources
  • Array Express and Expression Atlas
  • GWAS catalogue
Format

Presentations, demonstrations and practicals

Duration

1

Frequency

A number of times per year

Theme
Specialised Research Topics

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