Proteomics Bioinformatics
11-15 November 2013
Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK
Now closed for applications
Programme
This joint EBI-Wellcome Trust workshop provides hands-on training in the basics of mass spectrometry and proteomics bioinformatics, search engines, quantitative approaches including SRM/MRM, MS data repositories, the use of public databases for protein analysis, annotation of subsequent protein lists and incorporation of information from molecular interaction and pathway databases. The workshop is aimed at research scientists with a minimum of a degree in a biological discipline, including laboratory and clinical staff, as well as specialists in related fields. The practical elements of the course will take raw data from a proteomics experiment and analyse it. Participants will be able to go from MS spectra, to identifying peptides and finally to lists of protein identifiers that can be analysed further using a wide range of resources. The final aim is to provide attendees with the practical bioinformatics knowledge they need to go back to the lab and process their own data (including large datasets) when collected.
Topics and Resources covered include:
- Mass Spectroscopy Basics
- MS Search Engines
- Quantitative proteomics
- SRM/MRM approaches
- Protein sequence databases and their use
- Protein sequence data in UniProt
- Proteomics data and services integration
- Standardising proteomics data
- MS proteomics repositories and the ProteomeXchange consortium
- PRIDE - The Proteomics Identification Database, PRIDE Converter and PRIDE Inspector
- Protein interaction data through IntAct and the IMEX consortium
- Placing proteins in pathways using Reactome
The course will be taught by trainers from the European Bioinformatics Institute and will include seminars from distinguished guest speakers.
Scientific Organising Committee
Juan A. Vizcaíno (EMBL-EBI, UK)
Lennart Martens (Ghent University and VIB, Belgium)
Feedback from previous courses
“I am very grateful for this opportunity and this certainly opens up a new avenue for my research and career. I am very happy and satisfied with this course.”
“Thank you for the opportunity. I had a great time there, and obtained a lot of new information that were applicable for my future research interest.”
How to apply
Prerequisites
Applicants should be research scientists with a minimum of a degree in a biological discipline, including laboratory and clinical staff, as well as specialists in related fields.
Cost
The course tuition fees are subsidised by the Wellcome Trust for scientists based in non-commercial institutions anywhere in the world. This is a residential course, without exception, and there is a fee of £500 for non-commercial applicants towards accommodation and food for the duration of the course. The fee for commercial applicants is £1500.
Bursaries
Limited bursaries are available for non-commercial applicants (50 per cent of fee) and are subject to open competition. If you would like to apply for a bursary, please complete the bursary section of the online application form (see below for application process).
Deadlines
Now closed for applications
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