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| Date: | 13.11.2006, 12:00h to 15.11.2006, 16:00h |
| Location: | Wellcome Trust Conference Centre Hinxton, Cambridge United Kingdom |
| Keywords: | Genetic testing/counselling - Genetic research/engineering - Genome analysis - Human genetics |
| Details: | The human genome is accessible to everyone who is involved in the present and future study of the human genome, including lab biologists, clinical staff, teachers, and other members of the general public, as well as other specialists in related disciplines. The purpose of the "Open Door" Workshops is to enable participants to explore human genomic information that is freely available on the internet, and to understand both the strengths and the limitations of the underlying data. Our intention is that these courses will be run on a regular basis at the Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, in order to reach as wide an audience as possible. Each workshop is broken into modules designed to give a broad overview of a given topic with examples chosen by the trainers. The modular structure will ideally have a tripartite structure, consisting of a discussion of theory and methods, coverage of software and web resources, and a series of "hands on" worked examples. Time is provided in the last session for participants to carry out their own research in the presence of the trainers, and participants are encouraged to bring their own problems (e.g sequence for analysis) with them. A pre-course questionnaire will be used to give trainers an idea of participants' interests and the modules covered in each course can be geared towards the particular group attending the workshop. All materials used during the workshop series will be available on the WWW, in the form of manuals and information. The workshops are not intended to be specialised sequence analysis or programming courses, but they will provide a valuable introduction to other existing courses which address these more specialised training needs. The present workshop series will also provide important feedback directly to the leading data providers (at the public databases) to assist them in extending and improving the data display and analysis tools that are currently available. The "Open Door" Workshops were conceived jointly by The Sanger Institute and the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories, and are being developed further by staff at these centres with assistance from staff at the Wellcome Trust and the University of Cambridge. Travelling workshops - held at local venues - will also be considered if there is a need. Participants will be expected to pay their own travel, accommodation and meals, and a modest registration fee. |
| Organizer: | Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute |
| Contact: | Address: Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute Wellcome Trust Genome Campus Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1HH United Kingdom Tel: +44 - (0)1223 - 49 85 02 Fax: +44 - (0)1223 - 49 68 02 Email: opendoor@sanger.ac.uk |
| Webpage: | http://www.sanger.ac.uk/Info/workshops/opendoor/ |
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