Learning and exploring Life science through the EBI reosurces and tools

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Vicky Schneider, EMBL-EBI Training Programme Project leadervicky@ebi.ac.uk

Researchwww.ebi.ac.uk/groups

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Key facts about research

• The EBI provides a unique environment for bioinformatics research

• Eight dedicated research groups aim to understand biology through new approaches to interpreting biological data

• Services teams also carry out R&D to enhance existing services and develop new ones

• Research programme complements services and the two are mutually supportive

Chemistry

Curiosity-driven researchProteinsGenomes Pathways and systemsTranscriptomes

Ewan Birney

RolfApweiler

NicolasLe Novère

NickLuscombe

PaulFlicek

ChristophSteinbeck

JohnOverington

PaulBertone

Anton Enright

GerardKleywegt

JanetThornton

Alvis Brazma

NickGoldman

biology/medicinechemistry/chem engineering

maths

physics

Text mining

DietrichRebholz-Schuhmann

JohnMarioni

Julio Saez-Rodriguez

Examples of EMBL-EBI research

What is the molecular basis

of ageing?

What is the molecular basis

of ageing?

How do the neurons of someone with Parkinson’s disease signal differently from healthy neurons?

How do the neurons of someone with Parkinson’s disease signal differently from healthy neurons?

What makes a stem cell decide to become skin

or muscle?

What makes a stem cell decide to become skin

or muscle?

Which of these proteins will make good targets

for drugs?

Which of these proteins will make good targets

for drugs?

Which of these changes to a

genome’s structure drive

cancer?

Which of these changes to a

genome’s structure drive

cancer?

Trainingwww.ebi.ac.uk/training

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Hands-on training for all levels of experience• Interactive training in our purpose-built IT training suite at

EMBL-EBI, Hinxton, Cambridge

• Learn from the EBI’s experts through a combination of talks and practical exercises

• Take a tour of all our core data resources, or focus in on specific data types

• Full programme at www.ebi.ac.uk/training/handson

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Predoc and postdoc training• Open Days for bioinformatics

early-stage researcherswww.ebi.ac.uk/training/openday

• PhD studentships through EMBL International PhD Programmewww.ebi.ac.uk/training/Studentships

• EIPOD interdisciplinary post-doc fellowship programme www.embl.de/training/postdocs/eipod

• EBI–Sanger postdoc programme ww.ebi.ac.uk/training/postdoc/ESPOD