International hands-on workshop on gene annotation data: Train the trainer (Ensembl Capacity Building Workshop)

Workshop content:

• Accessing main data types through the Ensembl web browser platform: genomes, genes, genetic variation, regulatory features and comparative genomics

• Analysis of genomic variants and associated phenotypes and own variation data using the Variant Effect Predictor (VEP)

• Viewing functional elements involved in gene regulation and their activity in different cell types

• Programmatically accessing main data types in Ensembl: genomes, genes, genetic variation, regulatory features and comparative genomics

• Designing an Ensembl training session with appropriate learning objectives 

 

Dates: 04 March – 08 March 2024

 

Target Audience:

Wet-lab scientists, Computational Biologists and Bioinformaticians

Location: Midlands State University (MSU) Main Campus

Contact Details: Phone: +263772982481 / +263716048432 Email: [email protected] [email protected] 

 

Course comes with certificate of attendance

Registration link: https://forms.gle/vRFPezVJuHw8x6pw6