Online Resources for Genetic Variation Study - Part One

General Information

This workshop is offered twice during each academic semester. Unless otherwise noted, it is held in the 20-seat computer classroom at the 2nd floor in NML.

Workshop Scope

This workshop provides an overview on human genetic variations with emphasis on single nucleotide polymorphisms, as well as a survey on the main online databases in this field. The hands-on search examples are designed to help users to search genetic variation data from those public databases.

Major Topics Covered

• Human genetic variation and single nucleotide polymorphisms overview
• NCBI genetic variation resources: dbSNP and OMIM.
• The HapMap Project overview and search examples
• The Perlegen genetic variation database overview
• The SeattleSNPs Genome Variation Server overview and search example
• Ensembl SNPs overview

Prerequisite
None.

Workshop Registration

Though not required, workshop registration will secure your seat when the number of attendees exceeds the computer room seating capacity.

Workshop Evaluation

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Schedule of upcoming workshop

Workshop Slides and other Instructions, tutorials links

1. Online resources for genetic variation study-Part One, by Yi-Bu Chen.
2. "Genetic Variation Resources" by Chattopadhyay and Tennant. Lecture Slides from NAWBIS-2007.
3. "Using HapMap.org: a tutorial" by Stein L. Workshop slides from HapMap tutorials.
4. "Genome Variation Server" Tutorial by OpenHelix
5. "Sequence Variation in Ensembl" by Overduin B. Lecture slides for Ensemble Courses and Workshops.