| EMBL-EBI-Wellcome Trust: Summer School in Bioformatics | |
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United Kingdom - Cambridge - Hinxton |
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| Hosted by: | Wellcome Trust |
| Venue: | Wellcome Trust Genome Campus |
| Dates: | Jun 22, 2015 through Jun 26, 2015 |
| Event Registration: | 2015-01-01 through 2015-03-18 |
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Description |
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| This summer school will provide an introduction to the use of bioinformatics in biological research using publicly available data resources and tools. Participants will initially be introduced to a range of basic tools and resources applicable to a range of subject areas. To enable specific exploration of resources in a particular field of interest, participants will be divided into focused groups to work on a small project set by EMBL-EBI resource and research staff, ending in a presentation from each group on the final day of the course. The course will include training and mentoring provided by experts from EMBL-EBI and external institutes. The programme will be shaped according to participants’ research interests. Target audience This course is aimed at individuals working in biological disciplines who have little or no experience in bioinformatics. Applicants are expected to be embarking on bioinformatics related projects or need to use such approaches in their work. There will be a maximum of 30 participants and places will be awarded on merit. Registration is dependent on successful selection following the application process. Group projects A major element of this course is a group project, where participants will be placed into groups according to a scientific area of interest and presented with a specific biological question. This will allow exploration of the bioinformatic resources, available in the area of interest, and to apply these to a set problem. This group work will culminate in a presentation session involving all participants on the final day of the course, giving an opportunity for wider discussion on the benefits and challenges of working with biological data. Projects are offered on the following themes: • Genome variation • Phylogenetics • Exploring the bioinformatics of a specific gene and/or protein of interest • Network analysis • Structural biology • Chemoinformatics Learning objectives Following course completion participants should be able to: • Discuss applications of bioinformatics in biological research • Browse, search, and retrieve biological data from public repositories • Use appropriate bioinformatics tools to explore biological data • Comprehend some ways biological data can be stored, organised and interconverted Organising committee Laura Emery EMBL-EBI, UK Des Higgins Conway Institute University College Dublin, Ireland Sarah Morgan EMBL-EBI, UK William Pearson University of Virginia, USA |
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| Additional Information | |
| Event URL: | https://registration.hinxton.wellcome.ac.uk/display_info.asp?id=495 |
| ISCB Member Discount: | None |
| Contact Person: | Lucy Criddle ([javascript protected email address]) |
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