ENA Sequence Retrieval
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Date:
Wednesday 10 October 2018Venue:
European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) - Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SD, United KingdomApplication opens:
Tuesday 24 April 2018Application deadline:
Sunday 30 September 2018Participation:
First come, first servedContact:
Annalisa MilanoRegistration fee:
£50Registration closed
Overview
This training will introduce ENA users to:
- Advanced search and the ENA portal API
- Downloading sequence data from the ENA browser:
- Downloading run/analysis data:
- ENA browser tools https://github.com/enasequence/enaBrowserTools
- Exploring links between ENA data (data types and other resources)
- Specific use cases - discussion and assistance
This training runs from 9:30 - 17:00 including breaks. The program breakdown will be announced when closer to the event.
Audience
Any ENA user is encouraged to attend. Users with existing data retrieval needs are strongly encouraged to take this as an opportunity to bring along their use case.
Outcomes
At the end of this course you should be able to:
- Explore and search ENA
- Use ENA resources to retrieve relevant information
- Apply the information you have learned to your research
Additional information
No prior knowledge is required.
This training is aimed at a wide range of users that need to retrieve data from ENA, either occasionally or on a regular basis or that will have retrieval needs closer to the course time. Applicants that are planning to download large volumes of data and bioinformaticians who would like to pass on what they have learnt to their team/institute in data search and retrieval are also encouraged to attend. There will be marine examples and participants from the marine community are encouraged to apply.
Knowledge of the command line would be useful but is not mandatory.
All participants should bring their own laptop.
In association with
How to apply
Registration closes at midday Sunday 30 September. Attendance at this training is allocated on a first come, first served basis. In order to be considered for a place on this course applicants must fully complete the online form. For more information on the registration process and payment terms please visit: //www.ebi.ac.uk/training/handson/terms
//www.ebi.ac.uk/training/handson/application
The registration fee includes:
- Tea/coffee and lunch will be provided
- Course materials
Funding to attend the course – Thanks to the European Marine Biological Research Infrastructure Cluster (EMBRIC) funding call for training organisers, delegates may apply for reimbursement of the £50 registration fee subject to full attendance at the course. Delegates who apply but do not fully attend are not eligible for reimbursement.
Applicants from the marine community may also apply for financial support with other costs. If you would like more information about this, please email the organiser.
Application deadline
30 September 2018
Number of places
20 places
Organisers
Annalisa Milano - EMBL-EBI, UK
Trainers
Suran Jayathilaka - EMBL-EBI, UK