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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 1d

Thanks so much for kicking off the pangenomics webinar series, Alex!

Here's the link for the rest of the free webinar series 'Concepts, methods, and resources in pangenomics' hosted by the training team at EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve...

@ebi.embl.org
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Concepts, methods, and resources in pangenomics - Going beyond the reference genome

www.ebi.ac.uk

EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 2d

Join us next week to discover how gene-based methods unlock the bigger picture of bacterial pangenomes.
Registration is free but essential:
www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve... #pangenomics #bioinformatics #Genomics #BacterialResearch @embl.org @ebi.embl.org #webinar

Graphics image showing webinar at EMBL-EBI about Inferring bacterial pangenomes with gene-based approaches. The webinar will run on 15 October 2025 at 14:30 BST. The speaker is Neil MacAlasdair. Image credit: Karen Arnott and Rebecca Nicholl, EMBL-EBI

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 7d

Join us next week for the second #webinar in our #pangenomes series!

We will talk about the evolution of the accessory genome in bacteria, and how it plays an essential role in microbial diversity and adaptation.

Registration is free but essential: lnkd.in/e59HTpr8

Graphic detailing information for the webinar "Evolution of the accessory genome": the webinar will run on 8 October 2025, 14:30 - 15:30 BST. The speaker is Hsueh-Chien (Raymond) Cheng, from the Wellcome Sanger Institute. A photo of the speaker is displayed close to his name.

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 12d

It was a joy to have you with us @dotnagy.bsky.social; which bit did you enjoy the most?

EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 14d

Join us on 13 November for our six-hour virtual workshop dedicated to using @ebi.embl.org resources in practice.

'Chemicals in a biological context: metabolites, drugs, and beyond' will show you how to use ChEMBL, MetaboLights, and PDBe.

Registration is £45.00: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve...

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 15d

Join us on Thursday, 2 October for an introductory webinar on UniProt! We will explore the types of data available and how this data can be analysed to answer biological questions.

Register here: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve...

#UniProt #ProteinScience #UniProtWebsite #EMBLEBITraining #Webinar

Graphics image showing webinar at EMBL-EBI about "A guide to Uniprot for students". The webinar will run on 02 October 2025 at 15:00 BST.

Graphic showing the speakers' photos and names, as well as their role at EMBL-EBI: David CJ Carpentier (Scientific Database Curator) and Paul Denny (Senior Database Curator)

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John Lees @bacpop.org · 16d

Thanks for all the trainers and attendees on this course, which was a lot of fun to run, and hopefully filled a gap in genomics/modelling training

And especially co-organisers @leonielorenz.bsky.social @sonjalehtinen.bsky.social Joel Hellewell

EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 19d

Thank you to everyone who joined us this week for the @embo.org Practical Course 'Methods for infectious disease modelling using genomics'.

Join us for 2026's EMBO Practical Course. Sign up for 'Causality in biomedicine' alerts and hear as this new course develops: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve...
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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 19d

Thank you to everyone who joined us this week for the @embo.org Practical Course 'Methods for infectious disease modelling using genomics'.

Join us for 2026's EMBO Practical Course. Sign up for 'Causality in biomedicine' alerts and hear as this new course develops: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve...
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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 22d

We're pleased to be running 'Data-driven approaches to understanding dementia' with the @ukdri.ac.uk again in 2026: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve...

13 - 17 April 2026
Hinxton, United Kingdom
Applications close 5 January 2026.
Travel assistance and fee waivers are available.

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Ensembl @ensembl.org · 26d

Heads up! The Ensembl Rapid Release site (zurl.co/2iF0U) will be archived very soon.
All links to it will redirect to our new site: zurl.co/PMirU
The original data will remain accessible at zurl.co/9IQJv.
Questions? Reach us at helpdesk [at] ensembl.org

Homepage of the Ensembl Rapid Release site http://rapid.ensembl.org

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 27d

'Microscopy data analysis: machine learning and the BioImage Archive' is back.

Join teams from across @ebi.embl.org to analyse your microscopy data using the latest machine learning and image analysis techniques.

Virtual course, UK time zone | 16 – 20 March 2026

www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve...

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Virtual course

Microscopy data analysis: machine learning and the BioImage Archive
2026. 16 - 20 March 2026. EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute.

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 29d

ChEMBL is a database of bioactivity for drugs and drug-like compounds at @ebi.embl.org.

Get to know the database and how to use it with our free webinar recording: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve...

#drugdesign #drugdevelopment #openscience #chemicalbiology #bionformatics

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ChEMBL workshop for drug design. Recorded webinar. Learning time: 1.5 hours. Developed with ChEMBL.

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · Aug 28

What is most relevant and needed for students and researchers in life science today? That's the starting point for Flaminia Zane when she is designing webinars and tutorials for our on-demand learning catalogue.

Get to know our Scientific Training Officer, Flaminia: www.embl.org/about/info/c...

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Flaminia Zane, Scientific Training Officer for digital learning, EMBL-EBI. Image credit: Jeff Dowling/EMBL-EBI.

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · Aug 27

We're hiring! Join our team and help us further global bioinformatics knowledge.

Part-time Events Officer: embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/d...

Full-time Senior Scientific Project Officer: embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/d...

Closing date 14 September 2025.
#SciJob #EventProfs
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Decorative image that shows employees at EMBL-EBI stand in the training suites smiling and networking at a bioinformatics training course.

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · Aug 26

One week left to apply for the EHA-EMBL/EBI Computational Biology Training in Hematology (CBTH) programme.

Improve your understanding of computational biology skills and techniques as applied to hematological datasets.

Apply by 2 September 2025.
🔗 ehaweb.org/education-tr...

#Hemesky #Medsky
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Computational Biology Training in Hematology. Developed by eha and EMBL-EBI.

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · Aug 21

"I am essentially a learner on a journey, someone who enjoys picking up new things and making sense of them along the way".

Meet @ajaymishra24.bsky.social, one of the digital learning team members, who delivers our programme of free webinars and online tutorials.

www.embl.org/about/info/c...

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Ajay Mishra, EMBL-EBI. Scientific Training Officer – Digital learning. Image credit: Jeff Dowling/EMBL-EBI

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · Aug 20

During our multi-omics course, you will learn:

👉 Data curation and ID mapping
👉 Quality control for data integration
👉 Analysis and visualisation
👉 Challenges and best practices for working in an integrated manner with biological data

Apply by 16 November: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve...

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · Aug 19

We're so proud of this new on-demand tutorial from Eva-Maria Geissen, @leonielorenz.bsky.social, our recent intern Harry Roussos, third year PhD student at @pdncambridge.bsky.social.

Read Harry's blog all about the tutorial creation: www.embl.org/about/info/c...

Image credit: Juanita Riveros
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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · Aug 14

From intern to on-demand course author; Harry Roussos is a third-year PhD student at @pdncambridge.bsky.social.

Through this blog, he tells us about his placement at EMBL-EBI training, and the new online mathematical modelling training he co-authored whilst here: www.embl.org/about/info/c...

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Harry Roussos. Photo credit: Ajay Mishra/EMBL-EBI.

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · Aug 13

This new course comes from the work produced by teams at the @broadinstitute.org, @hsph.harvard.edu, ‪The Institute of Genetics and Cancer, The University of Edinburgh schools of informatics and mathematics, and EMBL-EBI Training.

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Ava Khamseh @avakhamseh.bsky.social · Aug 12

New course “EMBO Causality in Biomedicine”: We have organised the first EMBO course in *causal* stats/ML methods for quantitative biomedicine. @sjoerdvbeentjes.bsky.social @nimahejazi.org @pablormier.bsky.social @DariaSokolova @CarolineUhler

Very much looking forward to teaching and discussing!

EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · Aug 12

New course announced!

We're thrilled to be hosting the @embo.org Practical Course 'Causality in biomedicine: going beyond associations' from 4 – 9 October 2026.

Register your interest and be the first to hear when the course opens for applications: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve...

EMBO Practical Course. Causality in biomedicine: going beyond associations. 4 - 9 October 2026. Hinxton, UK. EMBO Practical Course and EMBL-EBI logos attached.

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · Aug 12

New course announced!

We're thrilled to be hosting the @embo.org Practical Course 'Causality in biomedicine: going beyond associations' from 4 – 9 October 2026.

Register your interest and be the first to hear when the course opens for applications: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve...

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · Aug 12

This new course comes from the work produced by teams at the @broadinstitute.org, @hsph.harvard.edu, ‪The Institute of Genetics and Cancer, The University of Edinburgh schools of informatics and mathematics, and EMBL-EBI Training.

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Europe PMC @europepmc.org · Aug 6

Don’t miss this!
Expert guest Kate Nyhan, US-UK public health librarian, joins #EuropePMC to show how she uses our new Advanced search to synthesis evidence for systematic reviews fast and accurately!

🗓️ Aug 15 | 🕒 15:00 BST
🔗 bit.ly/HackingLiter...
#SystematicReview #EvidenceSynthesis #MedLib

Webinar at EMBL-EBI: Hacking Literature Searches: Build smarter search strategies with Europe PMC Advanced search. 19th August 2025 15:00 - 16:00 BST

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · Aug 7

We’ve refreshed the AlphaFold Database Entry Pages!

Explore the cleaner design, improved 3D viewer, and easier access from any device 👇
www.alphafold.ebi.ac.uk/entry/P04637

Or read more👇
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/u...

#AlphaFold #Bioinformatics #UXForScience
@pdbeurope.bsky.social

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