Training

The Ensembl project at www.ensembl.org provides a comprehensive and integrated source of annotation of mainly vertebrate genome sequences. This workshop offers participants hands-on experience in the use of the Ensembl genome browser and provides them with the necessary background information. Our sister project at www.ensemblgenomes.org can also be covered if participants are working with bacteria, plants, fungi, protists or (invertebrate) metazoa.

The workshop is primarily targeted at wetlab researchers, and we customise the course for species of interest and to include total beginners to our browser up through frequent users. The workshop will introduce access to genes, sequence variants (including access to 1000 Genomes data), comparative genomics, and gene regulation data (including sequences from ENCODE & Roadmap) through our website.

"I have gained a lot by attending this workshop. the knowledge will surely help to shape the direction of my research. thank you- Participant, January 2015