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Read report15 Oct 2025 - 15 Oct 2025
The advent of the whole-genome sequencing era in bacteria led to both the initial definition of the term 'pangenome' and the rapid realisation that pangenomic methods would be indispensable to understanding bacterial genomics. Due to the rapidly rising scale of bacterial genomics of the early 2010's coupled with the computational constraints of the time, many bacterial pangenome methods were developed focusing exclusively on protein-coding DNA sequences. This type of method remains widely used to this day, and they continue to be actively developed and extended beyond their initial constraints, including their limitation to protein-coding regions. In this webinar, we will discuss how these methods work and why they are particularly useful in understanding bacterial pangenomes, as well as survey recent and ongoing developments to these methods.
Webinar
Virtual
Edit13 Nov 2025 - 13 Nov 2025
Small molecules (or chemicals) play a crucial role in biological systems, acting as precursors to macromolecules, cells, and tissues. Beyond this, they are involved in cell signalling, regulation, energy consumption and production, and can be used therapeutically to treat diseases. Metabolites, a subset of small molecules, are the chemical intermediates and/or end products of metabolic processes.To understand the role of chemicals in a biological context, we can study how they bind to and impact the function of their macromolecular targets, such as DNA, RNA, and protein. We can also assess their broader functional impact on cells, tissues, blood, and other biofluids.This six-hour virtual workshop offers hands-on experience with EMBL-EBI tools and resources to explore the biological effects of small molecules. Using a case study, we will guide participants through workflows to investigate drug interactions with a protein target, as well as assess the downstream effects within a biological system. We will use ChEMBL to identify small molecule drugs and experimental data on their impact on targets, PDBe to evaluate target binding details, and MetaboLights to investigate the small molecule’s impact on biological systems.Virtual courseThis course will take place on Zoom. Trainers will be available to assist during practical sessions, answer questions, and provide further explanations during the Zoom.To join the course you will need to create an EMBL-EBI Training website account.
Course
Virtual
Edit16 Mar 2026 - 20 Mar 2026
This virtual course will demonstrate how public bioimaging data resources, centred around the BioImage Archive, enable and enhance machine learning based image analysis. The content will explore a variety of data types, including electron and light microscopy and miscellaneous or multi-modal imaging data at the cell and tissue scale. Participants will cover contemporary biological image analysis with an emphasis on machine learning methods, as well as how to access and use images from databases.Virtual courseParticipants will learn via a mix of pre-recorded lectures, live presentations, and trainer Q&A sessions. Practical experience will be developed through group activities and trainer-led computational exercises. Live sessions will be delivered using Zoom with additional support and asynchronous communication via Slack.Pre-recorded material may be provided before the course starts that participants will need to watch, read or work through to gain the most out of the actual training event. In the week before the course, there will be a brief induction session. Computational practicals will run on EMBL-EBI's virtual training infrastructure, meaning participants will not require access to a powerful computer or install complex software on their own machines. Participants will need to be available between the hours of 08:00 – 18:00 GMT each day of the course. Trainers will be available to assist, answer questions, and provide further explanations during these times.
Course
Virtual
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