Meet Syed Nakib Hossain, who joined the Ensembl Variation team in 2021. Read on to learn more about Nakib’s role in the team, what he is currently working on and what he enjoys about working at EMBL-EBI.
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Free Ensembl Browser and REST API virtual workshops in July
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 11th to 13th July and the REST API course from 18th to 20th July (14:00 – 17:00 BST). Read on for more information and how to register.
Continue readingChanges to endpoints of Ensembl Compara APIs in release 110
We have made a number of changes in Ensembl Compara Perl API and REST API endpoints. These changes allow Ensembl to handle non-unique member stable IDs when retrieving comparative genomics data via the APIs. These changes will come into effect in Ensembl release 110 and all old endpoints will be retired in release 112. Please continue reading if you regularly retrieve comparative genomics data via the Ensembl APIs.
Continue readingRetirement of Neandertal Genome website
The Neandertal Genome website will be retired at the end of June 2023. Details about how to access data previously hosted by this resource can be found at the Ensembl Neandertal Project website.
Continue readingGetting to know us: Jorge Álvarez Jarreta from Ensembl Metazoa
This month, we meet Jorge Álvarez Jarreta to talk about his professional journey, Jorge’s role in Ensembl and learn about the new and upcoming features that the Metazoa team is working on.
Continue readingCool stuff Ensembl VEP can do: Using Gene Ontology annotations to understand gene function
Ensembl VEP maps your variants to genes but what do those genes do?
The Gene Ontology (GO) annotates genes with molecular function, the cellular location in which the gene product functions and the biological process in which the gene product is involved. In addition to phenotype association information, which is only available for a few genes, we now show GO annotations to help guide variant prioritisation by providing an indication of the functionality a variant may affect.
Continue readingGetting to know us: Nishadi from Ensembl Microbes
This month, we meet Nishadi De Silva, who joined the Ensembl Microbes team in 2016. She’s responsible for the delivery of microbial genomes on our platforms. With a diverse background in computer science and bioinformatics, Nishadi is passionate about providing open-access to scientific data.
Continue readingWhat’s coming in Ensembl 110 / Ensembl Genomes 57?
Ensembl 110 and Ensembl Genomes 57 are expected to be released in May 2023 July 2023. Find out what’s coming in the new release, although we cannot guarantee everything listed here will make it into the final release.
Getting to know us: Louisse from Ensembl Outreach
We are back with our Getting to know us blog series! This month, we talked to Louisse from the Outreach team. Find out how she ended up here, what her everyday workday looks like and what she does outside of work.
Continue readingNew interactions display on Ensembl gene pages
In Ensembl release 109, we introduce a new display that integrates experimentally verified interactions between genes, proteins, mRNA or other small molecules onto our gene pages. This adds an additional layer of data that enables deeper analysis into the ways species interact in a variety of contexts. So far, we have imported curated interactions from PHI-base, HPIDB, and PlasticDB for which we could find exact protein matches in Ensembl.
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