ESHG: Finding & Accessing Human Genomic Data Workshop
Event Information
Description
Finding & Accessing Human Genomic Data Workshop
Sunday 28th May | Time 19:15 - 20:45
Researchers increasingly rely on third party data to perform their experiments.
The goal of this workshop is:
- To identify existing genomic datasets that best match your research needs
- To select and filter datasets according to criteria such as data source provenance and assay type
- To gain immediate access to readily downloadable open human genomic data
1) A strong foundation on how to quickly find reusable genomic data
2) A practical demonstration of Repositive, the leading human genomic dataset finding platform.
Workshop host: Manuel Corpas
Manuel Corpas - Scientific Lead at Repositive. Manuel has done pioneering work in exploring his personal genome, through direct to consumer genomic testing and online international collaboration. He crowdfunded the DNA sequencing for both himself and his family, and he was the first to publish the complete collection of genomic data for his family online as Open Access. Manuel was previously Project Leader for plant and animal genomes at TGAC (now Earlham Institute), and his earlier roles included Sanger, EBI (European Bioinformatics Institute) and the Spanish National Bioinformatics Centre. Alongside his role at TGAC/Earlham, Manuel was also the ELIXIR-UK Technical Coordinator and board director of the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB). Read more about Manuel.
Objectives
After this course you should be able to:
- Find all genomic data available for a particular condition (e.g. disease, healthy state, controls, validation studies)
- Understand the most suitable genomic data repository for your needs
- Submit data to genomic data repositories following best practices
Aims
During this workshop you will learn about:
- Current challenges in data sharing, focusing especially on researchers studying human genomic datasets
- A number of tools and resources for finding, accessing and sharing genomic data: namely that of Repositive, but also addressing others such as EGA (European Genome Phenome Archive), dbGaP, GigaScience, Nature Scientific Data and figshare
- Best practices for using data to power hypothesis testing and maximising research impact
You must register to ESHG to participate at this workshop: Conference Registration
