Registration open for NCBI Functional Genomics Workshop set for April 15-16

Registration is now open for the National Center for Biotechnology Information’s Functional Genomics Workshop, set for April 15-16 in Terrell Library. To register and for more information, visit https://orap.wsu.edu/ncbi-workshop/.

Workshop attendees are encouraged to join the presenters in person at Terrell Library 20E, the ground-floor atrium computer laboratory. In-person attendance is limited to 40. Desktop computers will be available, but participants can also bring their own laptops. Light takeout lunch is provided to registered in-person participants. Optional remote attendance via Zoom is also available.

Featured speakers are NCBI’s Peter Cooper and Wayne Matten. Sessions will cover the following topics:

  • An update on NCBI BLAST and other sequence analysis tools
  • NCBI resources for animal and plant genomics research
  • NCBI resources for pathogen (bacteria and virus) genomics research
  • NCBI resources for gene expression and genetic variation research

For details, contact Suzanne Fricke, WSU animal health librarian, suzanne.fricke@wsu.edu.

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