In this post, we are getting to know Aleena Mushtaq from the Outreach team, who are (interestingly) also in charge of the Ensembl blog! Aleena tells us of the diverse workload of an outreach officer, the public engagement programmes she is involved in, and what she does in her free-time.
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Ensembl 107 has been released!
Ensembl 107 and Ensembl Genomes 54 have now been released. Check out our site for exciting new updates to regulatory annotations, updated vertebrate genomes and lots of new metazoan species.
Continue readingGetting to know us: José from Genebuild
Meet José María González Pérez-Silva from the Genebuild team! José describes his work at Ensembl, the experience he had during his university studies, and how he winds down when not surrounded by annotation data.
Continue readingGetting to know us: Ivana from Ensembl Compara
This month, we meet Ivana Piližota, who joined the Ensembl Compara team in 2020. She tells us how her everyday work life looks like and what sparked her interest in bioinformatics.
Continue readingWhat’s coming in Ensembl release 107 / Ensembl Genomes 54?
Ensembl 107 and Ensembl Genomes 54 are expected in June 2022. Check out what we’re up to, although we can’t guarantee everything listed here will make it into the final release.
Continue readingRapid Release 33 contains species annotated via BRAKER2
Global biodiversity projects, including the Darwin Tree of Life project, are producing a large number of high-quality genome assemblies. At Ensembl our goal is to generate high quality, evidence-based gene annotations for all high-quality assemblies, using the latest software components to ensure a continued high standard of genome annotation, even when the available data are limited.
Continue readingGetting to know us: Nuno from Ensembl Variation
We are reviving our Getting to know us blog series! First up is Nuno Agostinho, who joined the Variation team at the end of 2021. Here, we’ll get to know Nuno, what his role is, and how he became part of the Ensembl project.
Continue readingFree Ensembl Browser and REST API virtual workshops in March
Sign up for our recurring virtual series covering the genome browser and the REST API. Both workshops will be held between Tuesday – Thursday, with the Browser on 8th-10th March and the REST API on 15th-17th March 2022 (2pm-5pm GMT). Read on for more information and registration instructions.
Continue readingEnsembl 105 has been released
Hooray! Ensembl 105 and Ensembl Genomes 52 have now been released. We have got updates to the human frequency data and new and updated genomes for vertebrates, fungi and plant species. We are also very excited to integrate AlphaFold data for Arabidopsis thaliana in Ensembl Plants.
Continue readingDecommissioning of eQTL REST API endpoints in Ensembl release 105
The Ensembl eQTL API endpoints on Rest.ensembl.org will be replaced by the eQTL catalogue API in the new Ensembl release 105.
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