EBIF: Cloud systems for multi-omics analysis
19 May 2021 | 16:30 CEST
Still time to register for the first in the 2021 series of the ELIXIR Bioinformatics Industry forum. This session features a detailed presentation of the technical capabilities of cloud based multi-omics analysis from representatives at Google Cloud, followed by a panel discussion with individuals from Dutch SME BioStrand and EMBL-EBI.
Register here
Last chance to register for ELIXIR All Hands
Deadline extended to 21 May
We have decided to extend the deadline for the All Hands registration. Please if you have not done so already register by this Friday 21 May, and encourage your colleagues to do so.
Register here and view the new website
Join us for this week's webinar!
18 May 2021 | 15:00 CEST
Join speakers from ELIXIR-NL, Celia van Gelder and Mijke Jetten to hear their thoughts on professionalising data stewardship.
Register here
FAIRplus Webinar | Discovering the FAIR Cookbook
26 May 2021 | 14:00 CEST
Whether you are looking for a resource to start your FAIRification journey or want to contribute to this community-driven effort, we invite you to join this short webinar to discover the potential of a new open resource the FAIR Cookbook.
Join more than 200 experts from academia and industry that have already registered.
Register here
Recommended reads of the week
gprofiler2 - an R package for gene list functional enrichment analysis and namespace conversion toolset g:Profiler
An ELIXIR Estonia paper
g:Profiler is a widely used gene list functional profiling, and namespace conversion toolset that has been contributing to reproducible biological data analysis already since 2007. Here we introduce the accompanying R package, gprofiler2, developed to facilitate programmatic access to g:Profiler computations and databases via REST API.
Continue reading...
Fostering accessible online education using Galaxy as an e-learning platform
A Galaxy Training Network paper
The COVID-19 pandemic is shifting teaching to an online setting all over the world. The Galaxy framework facilitates the online learning process and makes it accessible by providing a library of high-quality community-curated training materials, enabling easy access to data and tools, and facilitates sharing achievements and progress between students and instructors.
Continue reading...
Updates from Platforms
Register now for the Education Summit 2021
24-26 May 2021 | Multiple time zones | Virtual
Organised by GOBLET, ELIXIR, CABANA, APBioNet, ISCB and H3ABioNet this event is an online working meeting to develop guides, papers and documents for promoting and improving Education and Training in Bioinformatics worldwide.
The event is split over three days with varied themes from virtual education and training, health data science training and building infrastructure in low and middle income countries.
Event details and registration
Updates from Communities
Galaxy Community Conference: Abstract deadlines
6 - 8 July 2021 Deadlines are rapidly approaching for the Galaxy Community Conference:
- Today! 17 May | Talk abstract deadline
- 14 June | Poster and demo abstract deadline
Abstract submission information
Exploring and monitoring COVID-19 variants with Galaxy
Make sure to check out the ELIXIR news release highlighting the new automated variant processing pipeline from Galaxy, utilising raw data from COG-UK.
Read more
Call for new co-lead of the Plant Community
Deadline 27 June
Astrid Junker (ELIXIR-DE) recently stood down as a co-lead of the ELIXIR Plant Community. We would like to thank Astrid for her time, enthusiasm, and hard work during her time as co-lead. Currently Sebastian Beier (ELIXIR-DE) is covering her in an interim manner.
We are opening up a period for self-nomination for the third co-lead position. Candidates should submit a short statement of their background and what they believe they will bring to the role.
Submit nominations to katharina.heil@elixir-europe.org
FONDUE Datathon
15, 21 and 28 June 2021 (half days) | Virtual
The Plant Science Community invites you to the FONDUE Datathon, which teaches how to submit plant data to the three ELIXIR Deposition Databases BioSamples, ENA, and EVA. The goal is to overcome common mistakes and provide help on how to make data more FAIR.
Register here
Updates from Nodes
New extension to the MOLGENIS suite
The MOLGENIS suite has been extended with Armadillo. The Armadillo suite can be used by data stewards to share datasets on a server. Researchers can then analyse these datasets and datasets shared on other servers using the DataSHIELD analysis tools.
The cohorts within the LifeCycle, Athlete, Longitools and IPEC networks have been installed. These networks have been developed with a single sign on via the ELIXIR-AAI platform. This means that researchers are able to access the platform by logging in on the ID-provider of their home institute.
ELIXIR Portugal celebrates 5 years
On 5 May, ELIXIR-PT celebrated 5 years in an event that brought together history, experiences, knowledge and vision by the words of some of the many that contributed to the establishment of a biological data management research infrastructure in the Portuguese scientific system.
Read all about it
[BC]2: Could this be your first face-to-face conference in a while?
13-15 September 2021 | Basel, Switzerland
The [BC]2 Basel Computational Biology conference will be more interdisciplinary than ever this year, and is planned to be held on-site in Basel, with virtual participation options available.
Important dates:
- 12 May 2021 - Early-bird registration
- 1 July 2021 - Normal registration fees apply
- 5 September 2021 - Registration closes
Upcoming ELIXIR events & webinars
ELIXIR Training Courses & Webinars
The ELIXIR TeSS portal has a variety of interesting events and courses organised by the ELIXIR Nodes. A link off to the TeSS portal
ELIXIR-CZ Friday Coffee: Traveler: visualization of secondary structure of RNA molecules
21 May 2021 | 9:30 CEST
Best practices in research data management and stewardship course (ELIXIR Luxembourg)
14-17 June 2021 | Virtual
Introduction to Machine Learning Using R (ELIXIR-FR and ELIXIR-GR)
16-17 June 2021 | Virtual
Galaxy Community Conference Training | 28 June - 2 July
Conference | 6 - 8 July
Collaboration fest | 9 - 10 July
ELIXIR Events and Conferences
ELIXIR Webinar: Towards professionalising data stewardship
18 May 2021 | 15:00 CEST
ELIXIR Bioinformatics Industry Forum (EBIF): Cloud systems for multi-omics analysis
19 May 2021 | 16:30 - 18:30 CEST
Innovation and SME Forum: Building the learning ecosystem of health: from data tracking to preventive medicine
1315 September 2021 | Online
Job vacancies
All vacancies are also published on the ELIXIR website (also including those from industry). If you need our help communicating your new open positions, you can submit a job advertisement and it will automatically appear on our newsletters. Go to our vacancy page to submit a job
Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow in Computational Analyses (including Machine Learning) for Interpretation of the Immune Response
University College London
Communications and Data Helpdesk Coordinator
Centre for Genomic Regulation
Full Stack Software Developer
EMBL-EBI
Research Associate in the field Semantics and Ontologies
Forschungszentrum Jlich
Postdoc or PhD student in advanced machine learning and data science
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