NCBI Virtual Workshop Series: Using NCBI's Genome Data Viewer to Visualize Eukaryotic Genome Data

NCBI Virtual Workshop Series: Using NCBI's Genome Data Viewer to Visualize Eukaryotic Genome Data. NLM Tech Bull. 2022 Mar-Apr;(445):b10.

The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is pleased to announce an upcoming virtual workshop that is now accepting applications. The NCBI Education Team invites you to apply and share this opportunity with any colleagues who may be interested. Our NCBI Virtual Workshops series was developed last fall to expand our reach to individuals who use NCBI resources for biological/biomedical research, science education, and clinical application efforts. Please review the workshop description to understand the intended audience. Each workshop will accept a limited number of participants to facilitate the best possible educational experience.

Title: Using NCBI's Genome Data Viewer to Visualize Eukaryotic Genome Data

Date and time: Thursday, May 26, 2022, 1:00pm - 4:00pm ET

Description: The Genome Data Viewer (GDV) enables you work with over 1,500 eukaryotic genome assemblies accessible at NCBI. In addition to being able to compare a genomic assembly with annotations from hundreds of different NCBI tracks, you can also upload data tracks produced by BLAST, import track hub data, or create tracks from your own data. This workshop focuses on eukaryotic genome data other than human, and is designed to help beginning or advanced users of GDV take advantage of the large amount of diverse genomic data available at NCBI.

In this workshop you will learn how to:

• Search a genomic assembly to display a region annotated with a particular gene, phenotype, genetic variant, and more
• View variation data from the EVA (European Variation Archive)
• Add other sources of variant data, including your own VCF files
• View non-RefSeq annotated genomes available in GDV
• Display BLAST results, for example, from a human query aligned to another organism
• Download a table of annotations for a region, including variants from the EVA
• Share your customized view with a colleague, and download a graphic for a presentation or manuscript

Apply here: https://ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/event/using-gdv-to-visualize-eukaryotic-genome-data-05-22/

Application close date: May 3, 2022

Due to curricular and technical limits, we’ve capped the number of spots to provide the best workshop experience. If you register to apply, you will be notified of your application status two weeks before the scheduled event.

We recommend having access to a stable internet connection and modern web browser on a laptop or desktop computer to be able to successfully participate in the hands-on exercises.

Please see our FAQ page for more information and if you still have questions about the NCBI Outreach Events program or this specific workshop, email us at workshops@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.