GlyGen & CFDE Biocuration2024 Workshop
Title: GlyGen and Common Fund Data Ecosystem (CFDE) Bioinformatics Workshop
When: 9 AM - 1 PM, March 8th, 2024
Free registration: https://forms.gle/fbGWgHTd1SNi6uKm8
Venue: 17th Annual International Biocuration Conference, India (https://ibdc.rcb.res.in/biocuration2024/)
Organizing Committee: Raja Mazumder (GlyGen, CFDE), Jeet Vora (GlyGen, CFDE), Suvarna Nadendla (CFDE), Mike Tiemeyer? (GlyGen, CFDE, remote), Rene Ranzinger? (GlyGen, CFDE, remote)
Abstract
An interactive 4-hour in-person bioinformatics workshop is scheduled for March 8th, 2024, from 9 AM to 1 PM. Blending training sessions with hands-on activities the workshop is It will be designed for students, post-docs, and early investigators interested in bioinformatics analysis and knowledgebase development. Attendees will be able to participate using their cell phones, mobile devices, or laptops. This workshop marks a continuation of the Glycan Function Workshop series initiated last year during Biocuration 2023 (https://wiki.glygen.org/Glycan_Function_Workshop_2023) in Padua, Italy. The focus of the workshop will be on bioinformatics analysis use cases that span exploration of glycan and protein function, gene mutations, gene expression, and more and how biocuration along with large-scale analysis, querying, and filtering of data can reveal insights into biomolecule function.
This workshop aims to provide attendees with practical skills in bioinformatics analysis. Best practices in knowledgebase development and biocuration will also be discussed, fostering seamless integration into existing resources worldwide and making data findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable. There will also be a feedback session to identify gaps in current resources.
Schedule
| Time | Duration | Topic | Presenter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 - 9:45 am | 45 min | Welcome and introduction. An overview of GlyGen (www.glygen.org) and the NIH-funded Common Fund Data Ecosystem (https://app.nih-cfde.org/) will be presented to provide attendees with the scope of scientific questions these resources can answer. Other key resources such as UniProtKB, CFDE, NCBI, and EBI will be introduced to showcase how certain use cases and scientific questions require cross-resource queries. | Raja, Jeet |
| 9:45 - 10:30 am | 45 min | Scientific Question Co-Development. A collaborative session with the audience will be held to formulate scientific questions addressable through the introduced resources. | Raja, Jeet Suvarna |
| 10:30 - 10:50 am | 20 min | Refreshment Break. | - |
| 10:50 - 12:30 pm | 100 min | Hands-On Session. Participants, alongside presenters, will use their laptops or mobile devices to answer the formulated scientific questions. | All |
| 12:30 - 1:00 pm | 30 min | Roundtable Discussion and Q&A Session. The final half-hour will be dedicated to a round table discussion on opportunities and challenges presented by these bioinformatics resources. | Raja, Jeet, Suvarna |
Presentation/Discussion Sessions
Each presentation/discussion session will demonstrate the use and practice of GlyGen and CFDE portals and tools. Participants are allowed to ask questions during each session. All the unanswered questions will be addressed by the presenters during the Q&A session at the end of the workshop.
Presenters
Raja Mazumder (ORCID: 0000-0001-8823-9945)
Jeet Vora (ORCID: 0000-0002-5317-1458)
Suvarna Nadendla
Workshop Logistics
Participants need to bring their laptops and/or smartphones to the workshop.
Acknowledgment
Supported by funds from NIH to the GlyGen-CFDE team
Contact
For questions about registration or general inquiries, please contact:
Raja Mazumder: mazumder@gwu.edu
Jeet Vora: jeetvora@gwu.edu