We have made updates to the Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat) gene annotation. The GRCr8 assembly is now the reference and mRatBN7.2 has been enhanced with manual annotation.
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Getting to know us: Ian Tsang (visiting PhD student)
Meet visiting PhD student Ian Tsang, who is doing a three-month work experience placement with the Ensembl Plants team. We talked all about his PhD, what projects he is working on during his time in Ensembl and what he does during his free time.
Continue readingIntegration of AlphaMissense scores into Ensembl
We’re excited to announce the integration of AlphaMissense pathogenicity scores into Ensembl! The display of AlphaMissense data in Ensembl and other EMBL-EBI resources aims to empower scientists to gain new insights, expand the exploration of genetic variation and the tolerance to change of different regions in proteins.
Continue readingEnsembl 112 has been released.
We are pleased to announce the release of Ensembl 112, and the corresponding release of Ensembl Genomes 59. We have some exciting new fish species, many more drosophila species and some incredible VEP updates.
Continue readingGetting to know us: Swati from Ensembl Genebuild
We are back with our Getting to know us (a.k.a. Teamsembl) blog series after a short hiatus in March. For the month of April, we got the chance to Swati Sinha who is a senior bioinformatician in the Ensembl Genebuild team. The Genebuild team is in charge of the Ensembl automatic annotation pipeline. Read all about Swati and have a look at the amazing photographs she has taken during her travels.
Continue readingFree Ensembl Browser and REST API virtual workshops in May
Sign up for our virtual series covering the Ensembl genome browser and accessing Ensembl data via its REST API. Both workshops will be held from Tuesday to Thursday, with the browser course running from 7th to 9th May and REST API from 14th to 16th May 2024 (14:00-17:00 BST). Read on for more information and how to register.
Continue readingWhat’s coming in Ensembl release 112 / Ensembl Genomes 59?
Ensembl 112 and Ensembl Genomes 59 are expected in April 2024. Check out what we’re up to, although we can’t guarantee everything listed here will make it into the final release.
Continue readingGetting to know us: Gabriela from Ensembl Regulation
In February, we talked to Gabriela Alejandra Merino from the Ensembl Regulation team. Before joining EMBL-EBI, Gabriela worked on protein function prediction. She is now involved in producing regulatory annotations for Ensembl. Outside of work, Gabriela is very active and participates in swimming competitions. Read on to get to know Gabriela and her work.
Continue readingGetting to know us: Bilal from Ensembl Applications
In January, we talked to Bilal El Houdaigui from the Ensembl Applications team. He has told us all about the projects he is currently involved in, what his typical day looks like and advice he would give his younger self if he could meet him. Continue reading to get to know our colleague Bilal!
Continue readingDowntime of Ensembl search
We are experiencing issues with the Ensembl search system due to unforeseen errors. The search function is currently unavailable and this may affect other functions such as the loading of variants on genomic sequences. To search for entries in Ensembl, you can do one of the following:
- Use the EMBL-EBI website: go to https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ebisearch and enter your search terms into the text box. E.g. if you want to search for human BRCA2 in Ensembl, enter
Ensembl human BRCA2into the search text box. - Use Google: to search for entries in Ensembl via Google, go to www.google.com and enter
site:https://www.ensembl.org [search terms]. E.g. if you want to search for human BRCA2, entersite:https://www.ensembl.org human BRCA2into Google.
We are working to fix this issue as quickly as possible, although a timeline is still unclear for the work to be completed. Services will be resumed as soon as the issue has been resolved. If you have any questions, please contact us on the Ensembl Helpdesk.