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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 02/10/2026

Have you considered the environmental impacts of your scientific computing? Join our free webinar on 12 October 2026 as we discuss the importance of our digital footprint: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve... Speakers: Anica Araneta and @loiclnlg.bsky.social Lannelongue | University of Cambridge 🖥️📊🧬🌱

Webinar at EMBL-EBI. The environmental impacts of scientific computing. 12 October 2026. 12-1pm UK time.

Speakers: Anica Araneta and Loic Lannelongue. University of Cambridge.

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 01/10/2026

'Harnessing enzymatic functions: comparison of activity-based and sequence-based approaches' is the next webinar in our blue bioeconomy series. Registration for the free webinar on 16 October: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve... @blueremediomics.bsky.social @bluetools-project.eu ect.eu 🖥️🧬📊🌊

Harnessing enzymatic functions: comparison of activity-based and sequence-based approaches. 16 October 2026. 11:00 – 12:30 UK time.

Speakers: Christian Atallah, EMBL-EBI and Jorge Díaz-Rullo, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, CSIC.

Speakers: Christine Orengo, UCL, and Mercedes Sánchez Costa, Centro de Astrobiología.

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 30/09/2026

Single-cell RNA-seq analysis with Python 2027 is now open for applications: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve... Our virtual course covers the analysis of single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data using Python and command-line tools. Apply by 10 January 2027. @ebi.embl.org @events.embl.org 🧬🖥️📊🐍

Virtual course at EMBL-EBI. Single-cell RNA-seq analysis with Python. 12 - 16 April 2027. Virtual. EMBL-EBI.

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 28/09/2026

In this webinar, we will consider the strategies that parasites deploy to evade immune detection, including antigenic variation as well as surface proteins which suppress immune cells and immune effectors, and discuss the approaches used to study those mechanisms: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve... 🧬🖥️📊

EMBL-EBI Training. How do parasites evade immune clearance? A structural perspective. 14 October 2026. 14:30-15:30 UK time. Matt Higgins. University of Oxford.

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 26/09/2026

'Reconstructing ocean life: metagenome-assembled genomes in marine research', the webinar, will run on 9 October 2026 from 11:00 – 12:30 UK time: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve... Registration is free but essential. @samuelmiver.bsky.social @microbiomeresearch.bsky.social 🧬📊🔬

Webinar by EMBL-EBI Training. Reconstructing ocean life: metagenome-assembled genomes in marine research. 9 October 2026. 11:00 – 12:30 ( BST ).

Speakers: Samuel Miravet-Verde,
ETH Zürich and Ekaterina Sakharova, EMBL-EBI.

Speaker: Alexander Sczyrba, Bielefeld University, Centrum for Biotechnology (CeBiTec).

Registration is free but essential to secure your place on this webinar. www.ebi.ac.uk/training

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 24/09/2026

Join Emily and Conny from @uniprotkb.bsky.social as they guide you through a structured approach to access the data in the UniProtKB and Proteomes sections of the UniProt protein function database. Registration is free but essential: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve... 1 October | 15:00 – 16:00 UK time.

Webinar at EMBL-EBI. A guide to UniProt for students and biological scientists. 1 October 2026. 15:00 – 16:00 UK time.

Webinar speakers: Emily Bowler-Barnett. Senior Scientific Curator, EMBL-EBI and Conny Wing-Heng Yu, Scientific Database Curator at EMBL-EBI.

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 23/09/2026

Our AlphaFold use cases webinar series begins on 7 October. Join us to explore the use of AlphaFold-predicted protein structures for drug discovery against Chagas disease. Registration is free but essential. www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve... @pdbeurope.bsky.social #AlphaFold 🧬🖥️📊

Using AlphaFoldprotein modelsfor structure-based virtual screening of chemical libraries. 7 October 2026. 10:00-11:00 UK time. Albert Ros-Lucas. Barcelona Institute for Global Health.

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 18/09/2026

We look forward to welcoming you all to the series. Registration is free, but essential for each webinar you would like to attend: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve... 🧪🧫🔬🧵

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 18/09/2026

Join experts from across the field as we discover the general approaches and basic functionalities behind existing tools and practices used in blue economy. The format of the webinars is designed to encourage discussion around the topic and an understanding of the challenges and opportunities. 🧪🧫🔬🧵

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 18/09/2026

Together with @blueremediomics.bsky.social and @bluetools-project.eu, we're hosting the webinar series 'Exploring and harnessing marine microbiomes for a sustainable blue bioeconomy' from 2 October – 13 November 2026: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve... 🧪🧫🔬🧵

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 17/09/2026

Get ready to use AlphaFold in practice! This webinar series, dedicated to exploring research applications through AlphaFold case studies, launches on 7 October, hosted by EMBL-EBI Training. Registration is free but essential for each webinar you'd like to attend: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve...

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 11/09/2026

This week marks 19 years since our first training course was held at @ebi.embl.org. 'A two day dip into understanding EMBL-EBI resources: understanding your data' ran from 10 – 12 September 2007. Were you one of our first delegates? Image: 2007 – 2008 events poster from the team's archives.

From the EMBL-EBI Training archive: a poster of events from 2007 - 2008 season.

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 10/09/2026

Thank you to all the participants and trainers who helped us put @ebi.embl.org resources into practise at today's workshop. In just six hours, we've used ChEBI, ChEMBL, @pdbeurope.bsky.social, and @uniprotkb.bsky.social as workflows to investigate drug interactions with a protein target. 🧬🖥️📊

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 09/09/2026

'Integrating structural biology and bioinformatics to study infection: from host-pathogen interactions to therapeutic innovation' our latest webinar series is now open for registrations: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve... 🧵

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 03/09/2026

From psychology student to economics graduate, and on to the world of accountancy. Discover the journey of our Finance Manager, Robert Baines and read all about his aims within our team to make our training as equitable, accessible, and inclusive as possible: www.embl.org/about/info/c...

Rob Baines, Finance Manager at EMBL-EBI, stands smiling to camera in the summer grounds of the Wellcome Genome Campus.

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 02/09/2026

Have you tried the new @ensembl.org platform yet? Together with the team, we've put together this quick tour to give you a short introduction to the new Ensembl website for exploring genomes from across the tree of life: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/onl... Learning time: >30 minutes. 🧬🖥️📊🌱

Online tutorial from EMBL-EBI Training. Ensembl data platform: quick tour. Learning time 30 minutes.

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 28/08/2026

'Bringing structural biology to AI: exploring the @pdbeurope.bsky.social MCP servers' is our first webinar of the autumn series. Join Sreenath Sasidharan Nair, Infrastructure and Technical Project Lead on 9 September 2026. Registration is free but essential: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve... 🖥️🧬📊

Webinar at EMBL-EBI. Bringing structural biology to AI: exploring the PDBe MCP servers. 9 September 2026. 14:30 - 15:30 UK time. Sreenath Sasidharan Nair. EMBL-EBI.

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 27/08/2026

It's time to put @ebi.embl.org data resources into practice. Register now for your place at our November workshop dedicated to interpreting the effects of genetic variants on protein structure and function. First come, first served. Incomplete or unpaid registrations will not be honoured. 🧬📊🖥️

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 26/08/2026

Introduction to multi-omics data integration and visualisation 2027 is now open for applications: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve... Course fee from £975.00, inc. catering and accommodation. Financial assistance, travel grants, and EMBL-EBI Industry Partnerships discounts are available. Apply by 22 Nov

Course at EMBL-EBI. Introduction to multi-omics data integration and visualisation. 8 – 12 March 2027.

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 12/08/2026

Applications are now open for 'Introduction to RNA-seq and functional interpretation' from EMBL-EBI Training: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve... We'll guide you through the core technology, data analysis approaches, tools, and resources used in RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) and transcriptomics. 🧬💻📊

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 05/08/2026

Last few spaces remaining for our six-hour virtual workshop, 'Small molecules and their protein targets: interactions, function, and classification': www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve... Register by 10 August 2026. @chembl.bsky.social | @pdbeurope.bsky.social | #UniProt 🧬 📊 🖥️

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 29/07/2026

Meet (some of) the events and operations team at EMBL-EBI Training! Picture taken at a recent team retreat at Milton Country Park. Photo credit: Emily Pomeroy. 🧵

The EMBL-EBI Training events and operations team smile and wave to camera.

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 24/07/2026

Our webinar series and live training may be on break, but there's still plenty to look out for from @training.ebi.embl.org over the summer months. We have four live courses that will open for applications/registrations; save the date for your favourite: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/liv... 🧬🖥️📊🐍

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 21/07/2026

Last chance to apply for genome bioinformatics 2026: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve... Join us at @ebi.embl.org Hinxton, on 16 – 20 November 2026, for a guide to the technology, analysis workflows, tools, and resources for next-generation sequencing data analysis. Apply by 2 August 2026. 🧬🖥️📊

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 10/07/2026

From World Cup screenings to alfresco dinners and even artistic moments at the course dinner, the extra touches made the week truly memorable. Thank you to all our trainers and trainees for your energy and dedication. We’re already excited for the 2027 edition: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve... 🧬🖥️📊

A watercolour painting of the Red Lion Inn Hinxton in pinks and browns.

A group of people sit at computer desks looking at a large screen and a person presenting data slides.

A sunset view of the external view of the EMBL-EBI South Building taken in July 2026. There are trees and lavender in the background, and the round metal ceiling in the fore ground.

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 10/07/2026

A wonderful week of proteomics bioinformatics wrapped up on the @wellcomegenome.bsky.social, filled with inspiring science, great conversations, and summer treats thanks to training team members: @sophieinsky.bsky.social @charlottecourtney.bsky.social @pivg.bsky.social 🧬🖥️📊

Proteomics bioinformatics course photo. 6 - 10 July 2026. EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute. Hinxton, UK.

EMBL-EBI and VIB logos.
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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 08/07/2026

'I was always drawn to people, engaging with communities and making knowledge accessible beyond the lab' – Lizzie Tchongwe-Divala reflects upon her role as a Scientific Project Officer at @ebi.embl.org in our interview: www.embl.org/about/info/c... Image credit: Jeff Dowling/EMBL-EBI 🖥️🧬

Lizzie Divala leans against a glass wall with her arms crossed.

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 03/07/2026

There are only two weeks left to apply for our ever-popular structural bioinformatics course, and yes, we will be covering #AlphaFold: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve... Apply by 19 July; course fee reduced courtesy of funding from UK Research and Innovation. £100.00 academia / £200.00 industry rate.

Virtual course. Structural bioinformatics 2026. 19 – 23 October 2026. EMBL-EBI.

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 01/07/2026

New feature alert on the EMBL-EBI competency hub: competency.ebi.ac.uk/framework/ab...

A woman stands at a flipchart poised to write. Two men sit at tables, with their laptops open, looking up at her. They are all in a meeting room with white walls and white tables.

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 30/06/2026

Introducing our new collection on imaging data management, designed to introduce researchers to the key concepts, standards, and community best practices for managing imaging data throughout the research lifecycle: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/onl... #Bioimaging #DataManagement #FAIR #OpenScience

Graphics image showing a collection about Imaging data management, a community effort to implement FAIR principles. Image credit: Karen Arnott and Rebecca Nicholl, EMBL-EBI

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 29/06/2026

Join us next week for our #webinar, where we will discuss how to access the new Ensembl services and data programmatically. Registration is free but essential to secure your place: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve... 🖥️🧬

Programmatic access to new Ensembl services and data. 8 July 2026, 2.30pm-3.30pm UK time

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 22/06/2026

Join next week’s webinar that will showcase key considerations for users of Ensembl sites and services throughout our transition period and beyond. Registration is free but essential to secure your place: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve... #Ensembl #Genomics #Bioinformatics #OpenScience #GenomeBrowsers

Graphics image showing webinar at EMBL-EBI about Transitioning to the new Ensembl platform for genome data and annotation. The webinar will run on 01 July 2026 at 14:30 UK time. The speaker is Aleena Mushtaq. Image credit: Rebecca Nicholl, EMBL-EBI

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 19/06/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us in the sunshine this week at 'Data science for life scientists'. If you're looking to further your bioinformatics knowledge, add your name to the 2027 event and be the first to hear when next year's course opens for applications: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve... 🧬🖥️

Data science for life scientists: hands-on machine learning for biological data. 15 – 19 June 2026. A group of people stand and wave to camera at this EMBL-EBI training course.

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 18/06/2026

Structural bioinformatics from EMBL-EBI Training offers training on the following resources: #AlphaFold #CATHDB #ChEMBL #ElectronMicroscopyDataBank (EMDB) #HADDOCK #HMMER @interprodb.bsky.social #PHYRE2 @pdbeurope.bsky.social #UniProt 🧵6/6

Virtual course at EMBL-EBI. Structural bioinformatics. 19 – 23 October 2026.

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 18/06/2026

Applications for our virtual structural bioinformatics course are still open until 19 July. Location: virtual, UK time zone Dates: 19 – 23 October 2026 Funding options are available: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve... 🧵1/6

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 16/06/2026

Join us on 25 June 2026 for our free webinar 'Accessing RNA data programmatically with the Rfam and RNAcentral APIs': www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve... Registration is free but essential to secure your place. Speakers: Isaac Jandalala and Philippa Muston, Full Stack Developers at @ebi.embl.org 🖥️🧬📊

Webinar at EMBL-EBI. Accessing RNA data programmatically with the Rfam and RNAcentral APIs. 25 June 2026 14:30 - 15:30 ( BST ).

Speakers
Isaac Jandalala
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Philippa Muston
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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 15/06/2026

Join our upcoming webinar series on the new Ensembl platform and discover what's changing, what's new, and how to access genome data and annotation for over 5,000 species. Registration for each webinar is free but essential: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve... #Ensembl #Genomics #Bioinformatics

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 11/06/2026

Join us at our next hands-on virtual workshop to learn all about small molecules and their protein targets: interactions, function, and classification: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve... Course fee: £50.00 Date: 10 September 2026 Time: 10:00 – 16:00 UK time zone Registration is now open. 🖥️🧬📊🧪

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 09/06/2026

Join our webinar next week to discover the recent changes to the UniProt proteomes workflow, and find out how to navigate UniProt proteomes resources. Registration is free but essential: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve... 🖥️🧬

Webinar at EMBL EBI: Proteomes in UniProt - explore and analyse the proteome resource. 18 June 2026, 15:00-16:00 UK time

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 08/06/2026

Join us next week for our webinar, where we will demonstrate how to fetch and parse structural data using the AlphaFold Database (AFDB) APIs. Registration is free but essential to secure your place: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve... 🖥️🧬

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 03/06/2026

Did you know that we run half day virtual workshops dedicated to using @ebi.embl.org resources in practice? Register your interest in our next resource-focused workshops and be the first to hear when registration opens. (continued in thread) 🧬🖥️📊

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 01/06/2026

Join us for our webinar next week, where we will explore tools and resources available in the PDBe GitHub repository. Registration is free but essential: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve... 🖥️🧬

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 26/05/2026

Join us next week for our webinar, where we will demonstrate, with worked examples, how to address specific biological questions with structural data by combining multiple PDBe APIs. Registration is free but essential: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve... 🧬🖥️

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 22/05/2026

Prakash Singh Gaur has been a pivotal member of the EMBL-EBI Training team since 2017. Dive into our interview with him to learn how our Technical Lead keeps our users’ journeys smooth and accessible: www.embl.org/about/info/c... #Bioinformatics #TechCareers #ScienceCareers #WeAreEMBL 🧬🖥️📊

Prakash Singh Gaur, Technical Lead, EMBL-EBI. Image credit: Jeff Dowling/EMBL-EBI

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 15/05/2026

Well done to everyone involved in this week's systems biology course; we cannot wait to see what you do with your new skills and the community you've created. Looking for your own systems bioinformatics training? Why not start with our free on-demand related training: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/on-...

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 14/05/2026

During this @embo.org Practical Course, you will learn about causal inference and applications to clinical and genotype-phenotype data and causal representation learning and application to multimodal molecular data. Applications are closing on 21 June 2026: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve... 🧬🖥️🔬🥼

EMBO Practical Course. Causality in biomedicine: going beyond associations. 4 – 9 October 2026.

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 12/05/2026

Explore genomic #StructuralVariants and #GenomeAlignments in our upcoming #webinar on the new Alignments viewer in the Ensembl Data Platform. It includes a live demo comparing human reference and alternative assemblies. Registration free but essential www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve... @ensembl.org

Graphics image showing webinar at EMBL-EBI about The new Ensembl Alignments viewer tool for exploring genomic structural variation. The webinar will run on 21 May 2026 at 14:30 UK time. The speakers are Sarah Hunt and Thomas Walsh. Image credit: Rebecca Nicholl, EMBL-EBI

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 11/05/2026

Our webinar series continues with next week's webinar 'How to fetch data from the Protein Data Bank using PDBe API'. Speaker: Ibrahim Roshan Kunnakkattu, Senior Bioinformatician with @pdbeurope.bsky.social at EMBL-EBI. Registration is free but essential: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve...

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 07/05/2026

What’s new on the UniProt website? Discover the new features and improvements at next week's webinar: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve... UniProt is a comprehensive, expert-led, publicly available database of protein sequence, function, and variation information. Registration is free but essential. 🖥️🧬📊

Webinar at EMBL-EBI. What’s new on the UniProt website: features and improvements for 2026. 14 May 2026. 15:00 - 16:00 UK time.

Speakers: Swaathi Kandasaamy, EMBL-EBI and Minjoon Kim, EMBL-EBI.

Speakers continued: Antonia Lock, EMBL-EBI.
Registration is free but essential to secure your place. www.ebi.ac.uk/training.

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EMBL-EBI Training @training.ebi.embl.org · 06/05/2026

Our webinar series continues with next week's webinar 'Searching with the PDBe API'. Speaker: Antonio da Silva Neto, Bioinformatician with @pdbeurope.bsky.social at EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute. Registration is free but essential to secure your place: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve... 🧬🖥️

Webinar. Searching with the PDBe API. 13 May 2026, 14:30 - 15:30 ( BST ). Speaker: Antonio da Silva Neto, EMBL-EBI.

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