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Delivering world-class bioinformatics training in data-driven life sciences virtually, and onsite at EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute in Hinxton, UK.

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Join us next year for an introduction to metabolomics through lectures and hands-on sessions, using publicly available data, software, and tools.

Course dates: 27 April – 1 May 2026
Location: EMBL-EBI, Hinxton, UK
Apply by 11 January 2026.

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

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Course at EMBL-EBI. Introduction to metabolomics analysis. 27 April – 1 May 2026. Hinxton, UK. EMBL-EBI logo.
November 5, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Last chance to apply for an 'Introduction to RNA-seq and functional interpretation'.

Course location: virtual, UK time zone
Course fee: From £240.00, financial assistance is available
Deadline to apply: 9 November 2025

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

#RNAseq #Transcriptomics #Bioinformatics

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training.ebi.embl.org EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · Aug 5
Gain an introduction to the technology, data analysis, tools, and resources used in RNA sequencing and transcriptomics.

Introduction to RNA-seq and functional interpretation will run virtually from 9 – 13 February 2026:
www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve...

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Course at EMBL-EBI. Introduction to RNA-seq and functional interpretation. 9 – 13 February 2026. Virtual. EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute logo.
November 4, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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Join our next webinar on 5 November at 14:30 GMT to discuss pangenome graphs and their applications.

Registration is free but essential: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve...

Discover the full webinar series on pagenomics here: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve...

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Graphic presenting the "Pangenome graphs as a new paradigm in comparative genomics" webinar, part of a webinar series at EMBL-EBI. The webinar will run on 5 November 2025, 14.30-15.30 GMT. The speaker name is Sam Horsfield, from EMBL-EBI. A photo of the speaker is shown at the bottom right of the graphic.
October 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Reminder: applications close for our single-cell RNA-seq with Python course next week.

Course dates: 2 – 6 February 2026
Course fee: from £240.00, funding is available.
Location: virtual, UK time zone

Apply by 2 November 2025: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve...

#Python #SingleCell #Bioinformatics
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training.ebi.embl.org EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · Jul 25
Join us virtually for 'Single-cell RNA-seq analysis with Python' from 2 – 6 February 2026: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve...

This course covers the analysis of single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data using Python and command-line tools.

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#SingleCell #RNASeq
Course at EMBL-EBI. Single-cell RNA-seq analysis with Python. 2 – 6 February 2026. Virtual course. EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute logo.
October 23, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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Introducing Ada: the new AI assistant from EMBL-EBI Training. We created our training chatbot, Ada, to make it easier and more engaging for users to find the right on-demand training resources from our broad catalogue of training: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/ada

#AdaLovelaceDay #bioinformatics

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Introducing Ada: the new AI training assistant. Explore on-demand bioinformatics training with Ada, your training AI assistant.
October 14, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Join us next week for our #webinar, where we’ll explore indexing in large genomics datasets!

We'll discuss current frameworks and challenges, and there will be time for questions at the end of the talk.

Registration is free but essential: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve...
Graphics displaying the information for the Making sense of massive genomic data by indexing at scale webinar. The webinar will run on October 22 2025, 14:30-15:30 BST. The speaker is Camille Marchet, from the University of Lille. A photo of the speaker is displayed on the bottom right of the graphics.
October 13, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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Thank you to everyone who joined us at this week's metagenomics bioinformatics course. We look forward to seeing you put your newly learned skills into practice.

This course will next run in 2027. If you'd like to register your interest already, please do sign up for alerts: lnkd.in/ehC9SziK

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A group of people smile with their hands in the air waving to camera. Underneath them these words are written. 'Metagenomics bioinformatics at MGnify. 6 - 10 October 2025. EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute. Hinxton, United Kingdom'.
October 10, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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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
October 6, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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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.
October 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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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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Virtual course Chemicals in a biological context: metabolites, drugs, and beyond EMBL-EBI resources in practice. 13 November 2025. Virtual. EMBL-EBI logo.
September 24, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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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)
September 23, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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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
training.ebi.embl.org EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · Sep 19
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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September 22, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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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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September 19, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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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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September 16, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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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
September 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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'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.
September 11, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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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.
September 9, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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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.
August 28, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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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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August 27, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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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.
August 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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"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
August 21, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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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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Course at EMBL-EBI. Introduction to multi-omics data integration and visualisation. 2- 6 March 2026. Hinxton, UK. EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute logo.
August 20, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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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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August 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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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.
August 14, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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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!
training.ebi.embl.org 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.
August 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM