Ensembl BlogFind out which conferences we are attending, and learn more about the Ensembl project and its staff
Google Season of Docs (GSoD) provides a framework for technical writers and open source projects to work together remotely towards the common goal of improving an open source project’s documentation. This exciting new programme ran for the first time from September to November 2019!Continue reading
Google Summer of Code (GSoC) is a programme that has been set up by Google to introduce students to open source software development. It links students to open source organisations such as Ensembl. The students work remotely with their GSoC project mentors during the university summer break and get paid for it by Google. Both students and organisations go through a rigorous application and selection process. It ensures that the students are among the very best and that the organisations are committed to mentoring them and their projects effectively. We think that GSoC is a great programme for students as well as Ensembl as an open source organisation and are glad that we had the opportunity to be part of it again this year!
Ever wondered what an Outreach Officer does? Meet Astrid who talks about her job and how she got here.
Today we are meeting Guy, who works in the Plants team of Ensembl Genomes. He talks about how he came to Ensembl, his interests and experiences so far.
Excited for PAG? So are we! You can find several representatives of Ensembl at the conference, if not during our talks, workshops and posters then at the EBI booth 309 where we can chat with you about your data and how to use Ensembl.If you work with Zymoseptoria tritici genes, we’re looking for your help. We need people to get involved with community annotation of genes.
Excited for ASHG? So are we. You can find several representatives of Ensembl at the conference, as well as some of our close collaborators at the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI), including GENCODE, the GWAS Catalog, HGNC, the IGSR and the LRG. Read on to find out more about where and when you can see our workshops, talks or posters (listed in chronological order). We would all be very happy to chat with anyone, so if you see us around please do say “hi”!
We’re excited to be trying a new conference this year: the African Society of Human Genetics (AfSHG) conference in collaboration with H3Africa, in Kigali Rwanda, 19th-21st September. The conference is a fantastic opportunity for African scientists to showcase their work, build collaborations and learn more about their field of research. For us, it’s great to see what research is going on outside of our usual sphere, as well as to promote our free database and training to researchers who could benefit from it.
Today we are meeting Irina, who joined the Variation team earlier this year. She talks about how she came to Ensembl, her interests, experience so far and more.
This guest blog is a joint contribution by Laura Harris (GWAS Catalog) and Astrid Gall (Ensembl Outreach). You can contact our colleagues of the GWAS Catalog at gwas-info[at]ebi.ac.uk.
This year marks a special anniversary for the GWAS Catalog, as we have reached ten years since our launch in 2008. The GWAS Catalog is a widely used publicly available resource of all published human genome wide association studies (GWAS) and association results. Each GWAS study contains a wealth of information which is effectively inaccessible to researchers and clinicians without them spending a lot of time undertaking regular systematic reviews of the literature. This is where we can help you!
