5th Hands-on Computational Enzyme Design Course <span class="dashicons dashicons-calendar"></span>

Computational tools can dramatically accelerate the discovery and design of improved enzymes. This online course will introduce a number of user-friendly web-based computational tools for redesigning enzyme properties and will provide intensive practical training. The developers of those tools will run this highly interactive course. Participants will be able to use the software tools independently at […]

11th RepeatExplorer Workshop on the Application of Next Generation Sequencing to Repetitive DNA Analysis <span class="dashicons dashicons-calendar"></span>

Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, České Budějovice, is organizing another workshop dedicated to theoretical and practical aspects of using next generation sequencing data to analyze the repeat composition of plant and animal genomes. Special emphasis will be placed on the methods implemented in the RepeatExplorer pipeline, including hands-on exercises in using the […]

4th Hands-on Computational Enzyme Design <span class="dashicons dashicons-calendar"></span>

Computational tools can dramatically accelerate the discovery and design of improved enzymes. This hybrid in-person/online course will introduce a number of user-friendly web-based computational tools for redesigning enzyme properties and will provide intensive practical training. The developers of those tools will run this highly interactive course. Participants will be able to use the software tools independently […]

6th Advanced in silico Drug Design workshop/challenge 2023 <span class="dashicons dashicons-calendar"></span>

6ADD workshop/challenge (30.1.-3.2.2023) is focused on using in silico tools and approaches in drug design. We will cover both structure-based drug design (molecular docking, molecular dynamics, structural bioinformatics tools) and ligand-based drug design (QSAR, pharmacophores, deep learning) with lectures and on-hand tutorials. Last day you can try your skills on the ligand selection challenge. Venue […]

AlphaFold2 – Machine learning revolution in structural biology <span class="dashicons dashicons-calendar"></span>

Speakers:Karel Berka, Palacký University Olomouc, ELIXIR CZMarian Novotný, Charles University, ELIXIR CZ An algorithm AlphaFold was called a scientific breakthrough of the year 2021 by the Science journal – the AlphaFold algorithm predicted the 3D structures of proteins from the sequence better than its competitors in the CATH competition in quality indistinguishable from the experimental structure. […]

3rd Hands-on Computational Enzyme Design <span class="dashicons dashicons-calendar"></span>

Computational tools can dramatically accelerate the discovery and design of improved enzymes. This online course will introduce a number of user friendly web-based computational tools for redesigning enzyme properties and will provide intensive practical training. The developers of those tools will run this highly interactive course. Participants will be able to use the software tools independently […]

Summer School of Single Cell: From the Lab to Data Analysis <span class="dashicons dashicons-calendar"></span>

Charles University, University of West Bohemia, Medical University of Vienna, London South Bank University, University of Milan, University of Warsaw, Heidelberg University and University of Copenhagen We are inviting you to join our unique Single-cell summer school which covers all important steps during CAR-T preparation, sample preparation for single-cell sequencing and data analysis. This eight-day […]

10th RepeatExplorer Workshop on the Application of Next Generation Sequencing to Repetitive DNA Analysis <span class="dashicons dashicons-calendar"></span>

Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, České Budějovice, is organizing another workshop dedicated to RepeatExplorer, a computational pipeline designed to identify and characterize repetitive DNA elements in next-generation sequencing data from plant and animal genomes. This time, the workshop will address theoretical and practical aspects of using next generation sequencing data to analyze the […]

9th RepeatExplorer Workshop on the Application of Next Generation Sequencing to Repetitive DNA Analysis <span class="dashicons dashicons-calendar"></span>

The workshop will focus on theoretical and practical aspects of using next generation sequencing (NGS) data for analyzing repeat composition of plant genomes. Special emphasis will be given to repeat characterization methods implemented in the RepeatExplorer pipeline, including practical training in using the pipeline. Participants are also encouraged to make short presentations of their research […]

ELIXIR Train the Trainer – Online course <span class="dashicons dashicons-calendar"></span>

The ELIXIR Training Platform is pleased to announce a Train the Trainer (TtT) event online, in collaboration with ELIXIR-CZ and UCT Prague. Instructors Loredana Le Pera (ELIXIR-IT Deputy Training Coordinator, IBIOM/IBPM-CNR, IT) Jessica Lindvall (ELIXIR-SE Training Coordinator, NBIS, SE) Patricia Palagi (ELIXIR-CH Training Coordinator, SIB, CH) Allegra Via (ELIXIR-IT Training Coordinator, IBPM-CNR, IT) Local organizers Vojtěch […]

Introduction to Galaxy online workshop <span class="dashicons dashicons-calendar"></span>

This workshop is open to everybody interested in Galaxy and consists of two main parts: The first part of the workshop (ca 90 min) will introduce attendees to Galaxy’s ecosystem and capabilities. We will walk through the interface and have hands-on experience with uploading data, running tools, working with Galaxy history, and creating a reusable Galaxy […]

ELIXIR UniCatDB online workshop <span class="dashicons dashicons-calendar"></span>

The University of the South Bohemia (ELIXIR CZ) would like to invite you to the online hands-on workshop focused on UniCatDB.UnicatDB is the service platform developed under the ELIXIR research infrastructure for more than two years representing robust unified solution for species occurrence evidence and Life Science collections with full user-defined data schema aiming among […]

Masterclass “Computational Approaches and In Silico Enzyme Library Design for Applied Biocatalysis” <span class="dashicons dashicons-calendar"></span>

The course aims to make participants familiar with the use of structural biology and computational tools for engineering the performance of enzymes that are relevant for applied biocatalysis and synthetic biology. The theoretical and practical parts are integrated in a few problem-solving modules. Participants will have the opportunity to share their research via short oral presentations, […]

2nd Workshop on Intrinsically Disordered Proteins in Core Data Resources <span class="dashicons dashicons-calendar"></span>

Goal The two day workshop will bring together experimentalists, computational biologists and database developers from the Intrinsically Disordered Protein (IDP) field. The workshop will focus on the methods available to characterize IDPs, their advantages and disadvantages and their representation in the literature and community resources. A key goal of the workshop is to create a roadmap for […]

Data Carpentry workshop <span class="dashicons dashicons-calendar"></span>

This event is an example-driven two-day workshop on basic computing skills. Short tutorials alternate with hands-on practical exercises, and participants are encouraged both to help one another, and to try applying what they have learned to their own research problems during and between sessions. Recommendation: Participants should bring their own laptop to work on. This […]

4th Advanced in silico Drug Design workshop/hackathon 2019 <span class="dashicons dashicons-calendar"></span>

4ADD workshop/hackathon (21.1.-25.1.2019) is focused on the use of in silico drug design tools and approaches in the drug design and optimization. Workshop will cover both structure-based drug design (molecular docking, molecular dynamics, structural bioinformatics tools) and ligand-based drug design (QSAR, pharmacophores, deep learning) with hands-on tutorials. Hackathon on the last day is the best […]

ELIXIR CZ Proteomics Workshop 2018 <span class="dashicons dashicons-calendar"></span>

Workshop organised by ELIXIR CZ at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS in cooperation with the Czech Society for Mass Spectrometry. Analysing proteomics data involves a multitude of computational steps. This workshop will introduce the basics of how to design and run these steps within Galaxy, a free and easy-to-use web platform that […]

7th RepeatExplorer Workshop on the Application of Next Generation Sequencing to Repetitive DNA Analysis <span class="dashicons dashicons-calendar"></span>

The workshop will focus on theoretical and practical aspects of using next generation sequencing (NGS) data for analyzing repeat composition of plant genomes. Special emphasis will be given to repeat characterization methods implemented in the RepeatExplorer pipeline, including practical training in using the pipeline. The workshop should also serve as a platform for exchange of ideas […]

3rd Advanced in silico Drug design workshop/hackathon 2018 <span class="dashicons dashicons-calendar"></span>

Workshop on advanced in silico drug design – ligand-based (QSAR, pharmacophores) and structure-based (molecular modelling, molecular docking). Advanced in silico drug design workshop Karel Berka – UPOLPavlo Polishchuk – UPOLJana Vrbková – UPOLMartin Lepšík – IOCB AS CRThierry Langer – University of Vienna Attendance of the event is free of charge. Lecture room holds up to 36 seats.Program […]

RNA-seq – Chipster online course <span class="dashicons dashicons-calendar"></span>

The e-learning course on Chipster (http://chipster.csc.fi/) and RNA-seq will be held on 31 January 2017 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the University of Chemistry and Technology (UCT), Prague and in parallel at the Faculty of Medicine of Ljubljana University, Slovenia. The course will tutor Dr. Eija Korpelainen and Maria Lehtivaara from CSC (ELIXIR Finland) […]

Advanced in silico drug design workshop <span class="dashicons dashicons-calendar"></span>

Martin Lepšík – IOCB AS CRJindřich Fanfrlík – IOCB AS CRKarel Berka – UPOLPavel Polishchuk – UPOL Attendance of the event is free of charge. Lecture room holds up to 36 seats.Program starts on Monday 30 January 2017 at 13 h Lectures (1,5 h each) Drug design – introduction (Berka)Chemical libraries (Polishchuk)Properties of biologically active compounds (Fanfrlik)Ligand-based […]

RNA-seq workshop at IOCB <span class="dashicons dashicons-calendar"></span>

Following success of the ELIXIR organised online RNA-seq courses, a workshop will take place at IOCB on June 1st and 2nd. The course will be delivered to the researchers by Eija Korpelainen from CSC – ELIXIR Finland Node. The course will take place in Multipurpose hall (club) starting June 1st, from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM (including lunch […]

Data Nodes Network Workshop – WP10.2 <span class="dashicons dashicons-calendar"></span>

One of the aims of ELIXIR is to establish a network of data Nodes (Nodes with large data collections and databases with established way of data deposition and curation) to enable scalable data storage and their transferability by means of standardised formats. In this task, we will focus on establishing guidelines and good practices to facilitate […]

Workshop in advanced in silico drug design <span class="dashicons dashicons-calendar"></span>

Short ELIXIR CZ workshop about in silico drug design. Karel Berka Jindřich Fanfrlík Martin Lepšík Program (KFC/ADD – 4 ECTS credits) Monday 1.2.2016 13:00     Drug design – intro (Berka)14:00     Databases of small molecules (ZINC), drug representations (Berka)15:00     Properties of biologically active compounds (Fanfrlik)16:00     Biomolecular targets (Lepšík)17:00     […]

ELIXIR capacity building and Node development workshop <span class="dashicons dashicons-calendar"></span>

A workshop on ‘ELIXIR Nodes – Structure and Governance’ will be held in Brussels, Belgium on 3-4 November 2015, as part of  ELIXIR-EXCELERATE WP10.The aim of the workshop is to share knowledge and exchange best practice on developing organizational and governance structures for ELIXIR Nodes and building effective national collaboration with other ESFRI’s. The meeting will also […]