Author: esmith
Laptop Lending in the Bioscience Library
MacBook Air laptops are now available for lending at the Bioscience & Natural Resources Library. Students may check out laptops for one-day – long enough to finish that paper, use for a class presentation, or watch a few movies!
Laptops run Windows or OSX and are loaded with the following software: Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, Java, Flash, RealPlayer, QuickTime, Silverlight. Technical details, circulation information, and the library’s device lending policies can be found on the Library FAQ.
Laptop lending at the Bioscience Library
MacBook Air laptops are now available for lending at the Bioscience & Natural Resources Library. Students may check out laptops for one-day – long enough to finish that paper, use for a class presentation, or watch a few movies!
Laptops run Windows or OSX and are loaded with the following software: Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, Java, Flash, RealPlayer, QuickTime, Silverlight. Technical details, circulation information, and the library’s device lending policies can be found on the Library FAQ.
NCBI Workshop: SRA and dbGaP
On Wednesday, March 23 from 9 – 11 am PDT, NCBI staff will present a workshop for advanced users of SRA and dbGaP who are interested in using public datasets, and:
- Use and move large genomic datasets,
- Use cloud computing for analyzing genomic datasets,
- Express an interest in doing parallel work on genomic datasets,
- Or are well-versed in RNA-Seq, variant calling, or metagenomics.
The registration link lists the specific topics the workshop will cover. For a more general explanation of NCBI’s genomic resources, please visit NCBI Learn for webinars and factsheets pertaining to dbGaP, SRA, and more.
Reposted from NCBI News.
NCBI Workshop: SRA and dbGaP
On Wednesday, March 23 from 9 – 11 am PDT, NCBI staff will present a workshop for advanced users of SRA and dbGaP who are interested in using public datasets, and:
- Use and move large genomic datasets,
- Use cloud computing for analyzing genomic datasets,
- Express an interest in doing parallel work on genomic datasets,
- Or are well-versed in RNA-Seq, variant calling, or metagenomics.
The registration link lists the specific topics the workshop will cover. For a more general explanation of NCBI’s genomic resources, please visit NCBI Learn for webinars and factsheets pertaining to dbGaP, SRA, and more.
Reposted from NCBI News.
DMPTool downtime Wednesday Feb. 3
The DMPTool will be unavailable on Wednesday Feb. 3, 2016 from 5:00 to 6:00pm (PST), due to scheduled maintenance. During this period users will not be able to log in or have access to their data management plans. We apologize for the inconvenience.
For questions about the DMPTool or about other data management tools and services available to UC Berkeley researchers, please see our Research Data Management page or contact researchdata@berkeley.edu.
DMPTool downtime Wednesday Feb. 3
The DMPTool will be unavailable on Wednesday Feb. 3, 2016 from 5:00 to 6:00pm (PST), due to scheduled maintenance. During this period users will not be able to log in or have access to their data management plans. We apologize for the inconvenience.
For questions about the DMPTool or about other data management tools and services available to UC Berkeley researchers, please see our Research Data Management page or contact researchdata@berkeley.edu.
NCBI bioinformatics tools: An introduction
A hands-on workshop introducing NCBI bioinformatics tools such as PubMed, Gene, Protein, Nucleotide, and BLAST:
- Starting with a disease, syndrome, or process, identify the genes/proteins involved
- Starting with an organism and a protein, find the protein sequence and gene coding region
- Starting with a sequence, identify the gene/protein and source
The workshop will cover selecting the proper tools for your question, navigating through the interlinked NCBI databases, and saving your results.
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 26
Time: 12 – 1 pm
Location: Bioscience Library Training Room, 2189 VLSB (inside the library)
Open to all interested students and researchers; no registration is required.
Questions? Contact esmith@library.berkeley.edu
NCBI bioinformatics tools: An introduction
A hands-on workshop introducing NCBI bioinformatics tools such as PubMed, Gene, Protein, Nucleotide, and BLAST:
- Starting with a disease, syndrome, or process, identify the genes/proteins involved
- Starting with an organism and a protein, find the protein sequence and gene coding region
- Starting with a sequence, identify the gene/protein and source
The workshop will cover selecting the proper tools for your question, navigating through the interlinked NCBI databases, and saving your results.
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 26
Time: 12 – 1 pm
Location: Bioscience Library Training Room, 2189 VLSB (inside the library)
Open to all interested students and researchers; no registration is required.
Questions? Contact esmith@library.berkeley.edu
Encyclopedia of Cell Biology
The Encyclopedia of Cell Biology is a new online reference covering molecular, organizational, functional, and systems cell biology, with an emphasis on higher eukaryotes. Among the topics covered:
- Nucleic acid and protein synthesis
- Imaging
- Cytoskeleton and motors
- Cellular immunology
- Stem cell biology
- Omics
- Computational cancer biology
The more than 280 articles include fully annotated figures and links to additional reading.
NCBI bioinformatics tools: An introduction
A hands-on workshop introducing NCBI bioinformatics tools such as PubMed, Gene, Protein, Nucleotide, and BLAST:
- Starting with a disease, syndrome, or process, identify the genes/proteins involved
- Starting with an organism and a protein, find the protein sequence and gene coding region
- Starting with a sequence, identify the gene/protein and source
The workshop will cover selecting the proper tools for your question, navigating through the interlinked NCBI databases, and saving your results.
Date: Tuesday, Nov. 3
Time: 12 – 1 pm
Location: Bioscience Library Training Room, 2189 VLSB
Open to all interested students and researchers; no registration is required.
Questions? Contact esmith@library.berkeley.edu