EMBL-EBI bioinformatics courses

EuroFAANG GENE-SWitCH workshop: utilisation of GENE-SWitCH data in Ensembl and beyond

This one and a half day workshop will provide detailed training on the utilisation of the wealth of data generated by the EuroFAANG GENE-SWitCH project that is delivering new underpinning knowledge for pig and chicken agriculture. The workshop will primarily focus on the comprehensive and integrated annotation of the chicken and pig genomes by the Ensembl Genome Browser.


31 Jan – 1 Feb 2023
EMBL-EBI | Hinxton, UK
Application deadline 13 Nov 2022

Single-cell RNA-seq analysis using Galaxy

This virtual course utilises Galaxy pipelines, an online open-access resource that allows even the most computer-phobic bench scientists to analyse their biological data. Participants will be guided through the droplet-based scRNA-seq analysis pipelines from raw reads to trajectories.

6 – 10 February 2023
Virtual
Application deadline 27 Nov 2022

Introduction to RNA-seq and functional interpretation

Gain an introduction to the technology, data analysis, tools, and resources used in RNA sequencing and transcriptomics. The content will provide a broad overview of the subject area, and introduce participants to basic analysis of transcriptomics data using the command line.

20 – 24 February 2023
EMBL-EBI | Hinxton, UK
Application deadline 6 Nov 2022

Introduction to multiomics data integration and visualisation

With the increase in the volume of data across the whole spectrum of biology, more opportunities as well as challenges have been created to identify novel perspectives and answer questions in life sciences. This introductory course will highlight the challenges that researchers face in integrating multiomics data sets using biological examples.

6 – 10 March 2023
EMBL-EBI | Hinxton, UK
Application deadline 18 Nov 2022

Exploring human genetic variation

Do you want to learn more about genetic variation? Are you aware of the resources available for finding, viewing, and exploring variant data? Are you trying to link variant data to phenotypes? This four-day workshop will demonstrate resources and bioinformatics tools available at EMBL-EBI and the Wellcome Sanger Institute that will aid understanding of human genetic variation.

21 – 23 and 30 March 2023
Virtual
Registration deadline 2 Dec 2022

Introduction to metabolomics analysis

Discover an introduction to metabolomics through lectures and hands-on sessions, using publicly available data, software, and tools. Participants will become familiar with the current state of experimental design, data acquisition (LC-MS, MS imaging), processing, and modelling.

28 – 31 March 2023
EMBL-EBI | Hinxton, UK
Application deadline 2 Jan 2023