Bioinformatics: Ensembl API Workshops Prerequisites
Description
- This workshop is aimed at researchers and developers interested in exploring Ensembl beyond the website.
- The workshop covers the Core (Day 1), Variation (Day 2), Functional Genomics (Regulation) (Day3), and Compara (Day4) 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.
- This course is comprised of 4 one day sessions.
- The first Core API session (or equivalent experience) is a mandatory prerequisite to the other 3 sessions.
- Please specify which of the optional sessions you wish to attend when booking. The default is "all three of them".
- Participants are requested to give us a little information about their background & requirements by registering here.
- The course fee, for those participants required to pay, will be £100 independent of the number of sessions attended.
- The course timetable can be viewed here.
Please note that if you are not eligible for a University of Cambridge Raven account you will need to book by linking here.
Target audience
- Our courses are open to all who might benefit
- Booking priority is given to people from Cambridge University and Collaborating Institutes
- Individual Course fees are required only from External participants not from Collaborating Institutes
Prerequisites
- A good grasp of programming concepts
- Experience in coding in PERL
- Familiarity with basic Molecular Biology and Genetics
- Familiarity with the Ensembl would be advantageous
- The Core API session is required to fully benefit from any of the other three sessions.
Topics covered
- Day 1: Core Database & API
- Day 2: Variation Database & API
- Day 3: Functional Genomics (Regulation) Database & API
- Day 4: Compara Database & API - Gene Trees
- Day 4: Compara Database & API - Alignments
Aims
- To enable those with some experience in both Molecular Biology and Programming to use the Ensembl APIs competently
Format
- Presentations and practicals
- Four full day sessions in total
- One mandatory one day session plus three optional one day sessions
Notes
A recent version of this course has been recorded and is available for viewing, in part or in its entirety, from here.
Duration
4
Frequency
A number of times per year
Related courses
Events available