NCBI Courses

NCBI Courses are a great way for researchers, students, librarians, and teachers to keep up with the ongoing enhancements made to NCBI’s molecular biology resources.

The courses are offered free of charge at NCBI and at universities and research institutes throughout the United States. For detailed course descriptions and schedules of upcoming courses, see the NCBI Education Homepage at

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Education

NCBI Technical Workshop Seris — NCBI 4-Pack

September 6-7, 2006

at the NCBI, Bethesda, MD

Four problem or resource-based bioinformatics modules demonstrating the practical applications of NCBI resources—BLAST, Map Viewer, and Entrez.

To register, and for more info:

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Class/minicourses

Exploring 3D Molecular Structures Using NCBI Tools

September 21, 2006, 9AM—5PM

at the NCBI, Bethesda, MD

Lectures and hands-on computer workshops on effectively using NCBI 3D macromolecular structural databases, search services, and analysis tools.

To register, and for more info:

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Class/Structure/nlm.html

A Field Guide to GenBank and NCBI Molecular Biology Resources

October 4-5, 2006, 9AM—5PM

at the National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD

General introduction to NCBI molecular biology databases and tools. Lecture and hands-on workshop featuring practical examples using BLAST, Entrez, genomic, and structure resources.

To register, and for more info:

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Class/FieldGuide/nlm.html