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GSLS Bioinformatics Training 2013

Programme of events provided by Graduate School of Life Sciences
(Thu 10 Jan 2013 - Fri 20 Dec 2013)

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Fri 11 Oct 2013 – Thu 19 Dec 2013

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October 2013

Fri 11	Bioinformatics: An Introduction to Bioinformatics Tools at EMBL-EBI Finished 09:30 - 12:30 Department of Genetics, Room G12 Training Staff from the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) offer a general introduction to the services they provide. Further information is available here. This session is one of a series of short introductions to EBI Services, run together, but bookable separately (see Related Courses section below). Please note that if you are not eligible for a University of Cambridge Raven account you will need to book by linking here.
	Bioinformatics: An Introduction to Bioinformatics Tools at EMBL-EBI Finished 13:30 - 16:30 Department of Genetics, Room G12 Training Staff from the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) offer a general introduction to the services they provide. Further information is available here. This session is one of a series of short introductions to EBI Services, run together, but bookable separately (see Related Courses section below).
Mon 21	Bioinformatics: Protein Databases and Tools at EMBL-EBI Finished 13:30 - 17:00 Department of Genetics, Room G12 In this session we will introduce the major protein databases available from the EBI. The use of the UniProtKB database will be especially considered. Further information for this session is available here. This session is one of a series of short introductions to EBI Services, run together, but bookable separately (see Related Courses section below). Please note that if you are not eligible for a University of Cambridge Raven account you will need to book by linking here.
Tue 22	Bioinformatics: An Introduction to Sequence Searching at EMBL-EBI Finished 13:30 - 17:00 Department of Genetics, Room G12 An introduction on how to search EBI databases using sequence search tools. The workshop will introduce tools such as BLAST, FASTA and PSI-BLAST; explain how they function and the ways to make effective use of them to locate different types of biological data and information. Further information is available here. This session is one of a series of short introductions to EBI Services, run together, but bookable separately (see Related Courses section below). Please note that if you are not eligible for a University of Cambridge Raven account you will need to Book or register Interest by linking here.
Wed 23	Bioinformatics: Molecular Interaction Databases, Reactions and Pathways at the EMBL-EBI Finished 13:30 - 17:00 Department of Genetics, Room G12 This session provides an introduction to the IntAct and Reactome database systems. Also to the analysis tools for molecular interaction data available from the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI). Further information for this session is available here. This session is one of a series of short introductions to EBI Services, run together, but bookable separately (see Related Courses section below). Please note that if you are not eligible for a University of Cambridge Raven account you will need to book by linking here.
Tue 29	Bioinformatics: Bringing Structure to Biology - Protein Structures and Tools at EMBL-EBI Finished 09:30 - 17:00 Department of Genetics, Room G12 This course provides a practical introduction to the Protein Data Bank in Europe(PDBe), which is maintained at the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI), and the services it offers. Further information is available here. This session is one of a series of short introductions to EBI Services, run together, but bookable separately (see Related Courses section below). Please note that if you are not eligible for a University of Cambridge Raven account you will need to Book or register Interest by linking here.
Wed 30	Bioinformatics: Small molecule resources at EMBL-EBI Finished 13:30 - 17:00 Department of Genetics, Room G12 An introduction to the chemical biology resources available from the EBI. The workshop will cover ontology and bio-activity data, structure representation and tools for protein-ligand investigation. Further information is available here. This session is one of a series of short introductions to EBI Services, run together, but bookable separately (see Related Courses section below). Please note that if you are not eligible for a University of Cambridge Raven account you will need to Book or register Interest by linking here.

November 2013

Mon 4	Bioinformatics: Analysing mapped NGS data with SeqMonk Finished 09:30 - 17:30 Department of Genetics, Room G12 SeqMonk is a graphical program for the visualisation and analysis of large mapped datasets such as ChIP-Seq, RNA-Seq, and BS-Seq. Further information is available here. Please note that if you are not eligible for a University of Cambridge Raven account you will need to book by linking here.
Tue 5	Bioinformatics: EMBL-EBI - Archives for Next Generation Sequence Data with the EBI Finished 13:30 - 17:00 Department of Genetics, Room G12 This session provides an introduction to the European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) record of the world's nucleotide sequencing information, covering raw sequencing data, sequence assembly information and functional annotation available from the Europian Bioinformatics Institute (EBI). Further information for this session is available here. This session is one of a series of short introductions to EBI Services, run together, but bookable separately (see Related Courses section below). Please note that if you are not eligible for a University of Cambridge Raven account you will need to book by linking here.
Wed 6	Bioinformatics: Metabolomics Databases and Tools at EMBL-EBI Finished 13:00 - 17:30 Department of Genetics, Room G12 This session provides an introduction to the tools to access and analyze Metabolomics data available from the Europian Bioinformatics Institute (EBI). Further information for this session is available here. The session is one of a series of short introductions to EBI Services, run together, but bookable separately (see Related Courses section below). Please note that if you are not eligible for a University of Cambridge Raven account you will need to book by linking here.
Mon 18	Bioinformatics: An Introduction to Solving Biological Problems with R (1 of 2) Finished 09:30 - 17:30 Department of Genetics, Room G12 This course provides an introduction to the R programming language and software environment for statistical computing and graphics. A variety of examples with a biological theme will be presented. Further information is available here. The Course Web Site providing links to the course materials is here. Please note that if you are not eligible for a University of Cambridge Raven account you will need to Book or register Interest by linking here.
Tue 19	Bioinformatics: An Introduction to Solving Biological Problems with R (2 of 2) Finished 09:30 - 17:30 Department of Genetics, Room G12 This course provides an introduction to the R programming language and software environment for statistical computing and graphics. A variety of examples with a biological theme will be presented. Further information is available here. The Course Web Site providing links to the course materials is here. Please note that if you are not eligible for a University of Cambridge Raven account you will need to Book or register Interest by linking here.
Thu 28	Bioinformatics: Transcriptomics Data and Tools at EMBL-EBI Finished 09:00 - 12:30 Department of Genetics, Room G12 This session provides an introduction to the tools to access and analyze Transcriptomics data available from the Europian Bioinformatics Institute (EBI). Further information for this session is available here. This session is one of a series of short introductions to EBI Services, run together, but bookable separately (see Related Courses section below). Please note that if you are not eligible for a University of Cambridge Raven account you will need to book by linking here.
Fri 29	Bioinformatics: Using the Ensembl Genome Browser Finished 09:30 - 17:30 Department of Genetics, Room G12 The Ensembl project provides a comprehensive and integrated source of annotation of, mainly vertebrate, genome sequences. This one-day workshop offers a comprehensive practical introduction to the use of the Ensembl genome browser as well as essential background information. Further information is available here. Please note that if you are not eligible for a University of Cambridge Raven account you will need to Book or register Interest by linking here.

December 2013

Mon 2	Bioinformatics: An Introduction to Solving Biological Problems with R (1 of 2) Finished 09:30 - 17:30 Department of Genetics, Room G12 This course provides an introduction to the R programming language and software environment for statistical computing and graphics. A variety of examples with a biological theme will be presented. Further information is available here. The Course Web Site providing links to the course materials is here. Please note that if you are not eligible for a University of Cambridge Raven account you will need to book or register Interest by linking here.
Tue 3	Bioinformatics: An Introduction to Solving Biological Problems with R (2 of 2) Finished 09:30 - 17:30 Department of Genetics, Room G12 This course provides an introduction to the R programming language and software environment for statistical computing and graphics. A variety of examples with a biological theme will be presented. Further information is available here. The Course Web Site providing links to the course materials is here. Please note that if you are not eligible for a University of Cambridge Raven account you will need to book or register Interest by linking here.
Wed 4	Bioinformatics: Ensembl API Workshop (1 of 3) Finished 09:30 - 17:00 Department of Genetics, Room G12 This workshop is aimed at researchers and developers interested in exploring Ensembl beyond the website. The workshop covers the core, compara, variation and functional genomics (regulation) databases and APIs. Each database schema and API design will be presented in association with practical sessions in which the participants will write their own Perl scripts. Further information concerning course content is available. A course timetable is also available here. Please note that if you are not eligible for a University of Cambridge Raven account you will need to book by linking here.
Thu 5	Bioinformatics: Ensembl API Workshop (2 of 3) Finished 09:30 - 17:00 Department of Genetics, Room G12 This workshop is aimed at researchers and developers interested in exploring Ensembl beyond the website. The workshop covers the core, compara, variation and functional genomics (regulation) databases and APIs. Each database schema and API design will be presented in association with practical sessions in which the participants will write their own Perl scripts. Further information concerning course content is available. A course timetable is also available here. Please note that if you are not eligible for a University of Cambridge Raven account you will need to book by linking here.
Fri 6	Bioinformatics: Ensembl API Workshop (3 of 3) Finished 09:30 - 17:00 Department of Genetics, Room G12 This workshop is aimed at researchers and developers interested in exploring Ensembl beyond the website. The workshop covers the core, compara, variation and functional genomics (regulation) databases and APIs. Each database schema and API design will be presented in association with practical sessions in which the participants will write their own Perl scripts. Further information concerning course content is available. A course timetable is also available here. Please note that if you are not eligible for a University of Cambridge Raven account you will need to book by linking here.
Thu 12	Bioinformatics: Introduction to Next Generation Sequencing (1 of 2) Finished 09:30 - 17:30 Department of Genetics, Room G12 The aim of this course is to provide hands-on experience in analysing NGS data, including: Knowledge of the various sequencing technologies, data formats and analysis workflows commonly used in "'NGS'" analysis workflows Hands-on experience with common analytical workflows for ChIP-seq, RNASeq data and De Novo Genome Assemblies using computer exercises. An overview of available tools and discuss their limitations. Further information is available here. Please note that if you are not eligible for a University of Cambridge Raven account you will need to Book or register Interest by linking here.
Fri 13	Bioinformatics: Introduction to Next Generation Sequencing (2 of 2) Finished 09:30 - 17:30 Department of Genetics, Room G12 The aim of this course is to provide hands-on experience in analysing NGS data, including: Knowledge of the various sequencing technologies, data formats and analysis workflows commonly used in "'NGS'" analysis workflows Hands-on experience with common analytical workflows for ChIP-seq, RNASeq data and De Novo Genome Assemblies using computer exercises. An overview of available tools and discuss their limitations. Further information is available here. Please note that if you are not eligible for a University of Cambridge Raven account you will need to Book or register Interest by linking here.
Mon 16	Bioinformatics: Molecular Phylogenetics (1 of 3) Finished 09:00 - 17:30 Department of Genetics, Room G12 The course will provide training for bench-based biologists to use molecular data to construct and interpret phylogenies, and test their hypotheses. Delegates will gain hands-on practice of using a variety of programs freely available online and commonly used in molecular studies, interspersed with some lectures. Further information for this session is available here. Please note that if you are not eligible for a University of Cambridge Raven account you will need to book by linking here.
Tue 17	Bioinformatics: Molecular Phylogenetics (2 of 3) Finished 09:00 - 17:30 Department of Genetics, Room G12 The course will provide training for bench-based biologists to use molecular data to construct and interpret phylogenies, and test their hypotheses. Delegates will gain hands-on practice of using a variety of programs freely available online and commonly used in molecular studies, interspersed with some lectures. Further information for this session is available here. Please note that if you are not eligible for a University of Cambridge Raven account you will need to book by linking here.
Wed 18	Bioinformatics: Molecular Phylogenetics (3 of 3) Finished 09:00 - 17:30 Department of Genetics, Room G12 The course will provide training for bench-based biologists to use molecular data to construct and interpret phylogenies, and test their hypotheses. Delegates will gain hands-on practice of using a variety of programs freely available online and commonly used in molecular studies, interspersed with some lectures. Further information for this session is available here. Please note that if you are not eligible for a University of Cambridge Raven account you will need to book by linking here.
Thu 19	Bioinformatics: Multiple Sequence Alignment and Phylogenetics (1 of 2) Finished 09:30 - 17:30 Department of Genetics, Room G12 This course provides an introduction to the construction of high quality Multiple Sequence Alignments (MSAs) and the computation of phylogenetic trees from those alignments. Further information is available here. Please note that if you are not eligible for a University of Cambridge Raven account you will need to book by linking here.