On Tuesday November 13, 2001 AISR (Academic and Information Services and Research) in cooperation with the National Library of Medicine will be hosting a one-day training course at Thomas Jefferson University:
"A Field Guide to NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information) Molecular Biology Resources"
The course will consist of a 3-hour morning lecture (9am-12noon) followed by an optional 90-minute (1:30-3pm or 3-4:30pm) instructor led computer workshop.
The morning presentation will take place in the Bluemle auditorium 101 (233 South 10th Street) and the workshops will take place in the Learning Resource Center on the 3rd floor of the Scott Memorial Library 1020 Walnut Street.
What is the course about and why take it?
Molecular sequence databases are an important part of nearly all areas of biological and biomedical research. This course will provide practical information about GenBank and other sequence databases maintained at NCBI as well as instruction on effective use of Entrez and BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool). You will learn to search the largest collection of biological sequence information in the world using the tools provided by NCBI.
Who is the training course geared towards?
The course is aimed at principal investigators, postdoctoral fellows, graduate and advanced undergraduate students and others in the life sciences who work with biological sequence data.
Who will teach workshop?
Wayne Matten is a senior scientist with CSS, Inc. He has been providing support services to the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) since January 2000.
Susan Dombrowski is a scientist with Kevric, Inc. She has been providing user support services to the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) since June 2001.
Cost
Free, but you must RSVP by October 19th, 2001 and you must indicate if you plan to stay for the optional 90 minute afternoon workshop.
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