Events / A Guide to Using the UCSC Genome Browser

A Guide to Using the UCSC Genome Browser

July 12, 2019
9:30 am - 11:30 am

Presenter:

Robert Kuhn, PhD
Associate Director, UCSC Genome Browser

The UCSC Genome Browser provides visualization tools for a large genomic database spanning more than 100 animals. In addition to providing a viewer for a large number of annotation datasets including mRNA alignments, gene predictions, epigenetic marker mapping and expression data, new features include a tool to analyze sequence variant data, and a new capability for users to host a fully functional Browser on organisms not part of the UC Santa Cruz infrastructure. Genome Browser views of user data may be saved and shared with colleagues and processed with the Table Browser, including intersection with UC Santa Cruz-hosted data.

 

This workshop will guide users through the process of finding and visualizing protein-coding genes in the context of the human genome and a wide variety of genomic data. Common queries are presented with step-by-step instructions for implementing them. Resources, including links to tutorials, exercises and other informational material on using the UCSC Genome Browser will be provided.  Participants should bring a charged laptop.