GlyGen Workshops/Virtual Workshops/Virtual Workshop Feb2024

Introduction:

GlyGen has organized a series of informative virtual training sessions designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to glycobiology, glycoinformatics, and bioinformatics analysis. The sessions will delve into the fascinating world of glycobiology, exploring its significance, recent advancements, and the pivotal role it plays in various research domains. Additionally, the realm of bioinformatics will be explored, discussing essential resources like GlyGen and CFDE, and their relationship with other prominent databases such as PubChem, UniProt, and RefSeq.

Each session will be dedicated to unraveling specific aspects of glycobiology, glycoinformatics, and bioinformatics analysis, equipping participants with valuable insights and practical knowledge essential for effective research and exploration in the field. Register and join us to embark on this enlightening journey, beginning with an exploration of glycobiology and glycoinformatics on Thursday February 8th, 2024.

Free registration: WORKSHOP REGISTRATION (Please register to get workshop-related details and virtual links)

Format: Total 8 seminars (2 seminars per week for 4 weeks of Feb 2024)

Each session will have 2 seminars of 60 min each with a 30 min break between the seminars.

• 10 minutes introduction to topic + call for data
• 35 minutes live demo/training
• 15 minutes open questions

When:

Thursday February 8, 2024 (11AM -12PM to 12:30PM - 1:30PM US Eastern Time)

Thursday February 15, 2024 (11AM -12PM to 12:30PM - 1:30PM US Eastern Time)

Thursday February 22, 2024 (11AM -12PM to 12:30PM - 1:30PM US Eastern Time)

Thursday February 29, 2024 (11AM -12PM to 12:30PM - 1:30PM US Eastern Time)

Schedule

Date | Time	Duration	Topic	Presenters
Thursday Feb 8 11AM -12PM ET	60 min	Introduction to glycobiology and glycoinformatics What is glycobiology? Why is glycobiology important? Advances in Glycobiology Current Status/Introduction to glycoinformatics Brief overview of glyco-proteo resources	Mike Tiemeyer
Thursday Feb 8 12:30 PM -1:30 PM ET	60 min	Introduction to bioinformatics analysisExploring genes, proteins, and glycans across resources (GlyGen, Common Fund Data Ecosystem, UniProt, RefSeq, and more) Tree of life and evolution Brief history of bioinformatics knowledgebases and background What is GlyGen and CFDE and how does it related to other resources such as PubChem, UniProt, RefSeq and others Content in GlyGen and CFDE Overview of data flow in worldwide bioinformatic resources	Raja Mazumder
Thursday Feb 15 11AM -12PM ET	60 min	Introduction to Searches for Glycan Exploration Glycan Simple, Search and Advanced Searches Glycan List Page and Filters   Glycan Detail Pages	Karina Martinez
Thursday Feb 15 12:30 PM -1:30 PM ET	60 min	Introduction to Searches for Protein Exploration Protein Simple Search and Advanced Searches Protein List Page and Filters Protein Detail Pages	Rene Ranzinger
Thursday Feb 22 11AM -12PM ET	60 min	Introduction to GlyGen Tools for Glycan Exploration Glycan search (Composition, Structure search) Glycan Sequence Lookup Sandbox GNome Motifs and subsumption	Nathan Edwards
Thursday Feb 22 12:30 PM -1:30 PM ET	60 min	Introduction to Tools for Protein Exploration BLAST GlyGen Mapper Site Search iCn3D	Jeet Vora
Thursday Feb 29 11AM -12PM ET	60 min	Introduction to Knowledge Graphs Other Searches and Tools in GlyGen SuperSearch Glycan Dictionary Glycan Drawer GlyGen Affliated tools and portals: CFDE Glycam: 3D structure tool	Rene Ranzinger
Thursday Feb 29 12:30 PM -1:30 PM ET	60 min	Introduction to how to organize Data and Access in bioinformatics resources Data Portal Features and Searches BioCompute Objects for evidence tracking   GlyGen APIs GlyGen SPARQL	Robel Kahsay

Workshop Material

• Slides and recording will be made available after the session.