First Announcement:
APPLIED COMPUTATIONAL GENOMICS COURSE (ACGC)
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg
Saturday, June 12th to Sunday, June 20th, 2004
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Bioinformatics in the post-genomic era requires the analysis of large and
diverse datasets using automated tools. While many Web-based tools are
available to the wet-lab researcher, the Web is not well suited for tasks
beyond single-sequence annotation. Researchers need to become productive in
a server-based Unix environment with its wealth of scripting and automation
tools. Even at an entry-level, this can be an intimidating task if proper
guidance is not available.
The Genome Canada Bioinformatics Platform is working to empower researchers
by teaching a hands-on course, outlining tried-and-proven approaches as well
as new developments, with lectures by a panel of experts and integrated
assignments to develop practical skills. The course will be taught using
tools and services which are available through Genome Canada Bioinformatics
Platform.
Topics include (tentative):
o Canadian Bioinformatics Resource (CBR)
o Genome Canada Bioinformatics Help Desk
o Basic Unix skills
o Working on a network-centric Unix desktop
o BIRCH: Working with large numbers of sequences on a comprehensive
bioinformatics system
o Perl scripting, BioPerl and SeqHound: Quick automation of data
analysis tasks and utilization of web services
o BioMOBY: a transparent software layer that automatically finds and
uses web services.
o How biological concepts are phrased in computational models and how
such models can be made operational in a database
o BIND: Analyzing a gene in its biological context and retrieving lists
of functionally related genes, i.e. interactors or co-regulated genes
o Retrieving datasets from public databases based on lists of
functionally related genes
o Strategies to discover correlations in biological data
o High-throughput genome annotation with TimeLogic and GeneMatcher
hardware
o MAGPIE : Automated genome analysis and annotation
o BLUEJAY : Genome data visualization
For more information about this workshop or to download a registration
form, please go to http://www.gcbioinformatics.ca
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Sophie Chung
Training Coordinator
Genome Prairie
PH: (403) 210-8588
Email: sophie.chung at visualgenomics.ca
