Welcome

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From sequences to structures: Protein characterisation using EMBL-EBI APIs

www.ebi.ac.uk/training

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02 June 2026

Overview of the session

• Introduce the organising team
• Give you an overview of the course
• Useful information

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Welcome to EMBL-EBI

• Nandana Madhusoodanan – Scientific Organiser
• Ajay Mishra – Senior Scientific Training Manager – ajay@ebi.ac.uk
• Christelle Greaves-Hopper – Event Organiser – christelle@ebi.ac.uk
• Charlotte Courtney - Event Organiser – courtney@ebi.ac.uk

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Best contactable via Slack

Helpful information

Course handbook

• Includes all relevant information about the course
• Training materials will be added as we proceed with the course
• Accessible for 6 months after the course
• Non-transferable
• A public version will be released a couple of months after the course ends

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https://www.ebi.ac.uk/training/materials/from-sequences-to-structures-handbook/

Slack

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#course-announcements – This is for important course announcements which only the organisers can post in. Please keep an eye on this channel

#course-discussions – Ask course related questions in this channel. This channel includes everyone in the environment. It’s a great spot for team-wide conversations. You can direct your question to the trainer by using “@trainer’s name” so that the trainers can answer them in this channel.

# technical-support – Technical support and questions before and during the course

# social-chat – You are already using it

Direct message (DM) - Contact any participant or trainer by sending a direct message (if necessary)

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How the course will run

• Hands-on sessions: the trainers will tell you where to find the materials (browser based practicals).

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• Keep an eye on the handbook as some materials are being published there

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• Trainers will let you know when best to ask questions during the live lectures

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• How?
• Add your questions into the q&a document
• Raise your hand and speak up
• You can also use Slack #course-discussion channel or
• Zoom chat to type in your questions

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Code of conduct

Zoom etiquette

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• Display your full name
• Stay muted unless you have something to say
• When you speak have your video on if requested

Course photos for social platforms

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Group photo -

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Before the lunch break

(the photo will be published on social media platform - LinkedIn and BlueSky)

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Reminder of the event conduct concerning photographic materials

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Ask questions and discuss!

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EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute

Unleashing the potential of big data in biology

What is EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute?

• World leading source of public biomolecular data�
• Our vision is to benefit humankind�by advancing scientific discovery �and impact through bioinformatics�
• Part of the European Molecular �Biology Laboratory (EMBL), �Europe’s flagship laboratory for �the life sciences

Our mission

Deliver data resources

Perform excellent research

Train the next generation of scientists

Engage with�industry

Coordinate bioinformatics�in Europe

The European Molecular Biology Laboratory

EMBL member states

Austria 1974

Denmark 1974

France 1974

Germany 1974

Israel 1974

Italy 1974

Netherlands 1974

Sweden 1974

Switzerland 1974

United Kingdom 1974

Finland 1984

Greece 1984

Norway 1985

Spain 1986

Belgium 1990

Portugal 1998

Ireland 2003

Iceland 2005

Croatia 2006

Luxembourg 2007

Czech Republic 2014

Malta 2016

Hungary 2017

Slovakia 2018

Montenegro 2018

Lithuania 2019

Poland 2019

Estonia 2023

Latvia 2024

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Associate �member state

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Australia 2008

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Prospect �member states

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Serbia, Bulgaria

Member states (29)

EMBL-EBI Training

Courses at EMBL-EBI

Courses at�host sites

Visits and secondments

Webinars & on-demand training

Train the�trainer

Data resources to support life science research

www.ebi.ac.uk/services

Data resources at EMBL-EBI

https://www.ebi.ac.uk/services

Database interactions

• Our collaborative community facilitates social, scientific and technical interactions
• There are many internal interactions between data resources and links to aid user movement between them

Searching for a gene, protein or chemical

https://www.ebi.ac.uk/

Finding a data resource or tool

https://www.ebi.ac.uk/

EMBL-EBI services page

https://www.ebi.ac.uk/services

Programmatic Access

Where does the data come from?

Data submission

https://www.ebi.ac.uk/

Data submission

• Why submit data?
• Open science allows us to make the most of data that has been generated
• Data can often be used to answer questions not raised in the original research
• Publication in many areas now requires data to be deposited

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https://www.ebi.ac.uk/submission/

Citing database and tool use

If you access a data resource or use a tool, please remember to cite its use!

• Remember to record when you accessed the resource / tool (remember they do change!)
• Resources and tools will tell you their preferred way of citing

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Getting help on EMBL-EBI resources

Stay in touch

Enjoy the course!

www.ebi.ac.uk

@emblebi and @EBItrain

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