In fact, the January 2022 workshops are now open for registration!

There is exciting content lined up – you are getting not one, but TWO AnVIL-based workshops. These workshops will give you the opportunity to learn to run cutting-edge analyses using popular bioinformatics tools in a cloud-based environment that provides unprecedented access to data, tools, and computing capabilities. Check out the workshop descriptions below to get a taste of what you can expect: 

Structural variant discovery from long-read sequencing data on the cloud with Galaxy in Terra

Date/Time: January 19, 2022 at 12:00 pm (EST)

In this session, you will explore an end-to-end structural variant discovery analysis using Galaxy, a popular bioinformatics application that provides access to data analysis tools through a user-friendly graphical interface. The instructors will be using Galaxy in Terra to provide live demonstrations. By attending this workshop, you will learn how to:

• Bring data into a project workspace in Terra
• Combine data (your own or controlled access) with an open-access dataset
• Launch a Galaxy instance in Terra and run a complete workflow to identify SVs
• Visualize results and identify potentially pathogenic variants

Reproducible Analysis of Human Pangenome Data  using the AnVIL

Date/Time: January 26, 2022 at 12:00 pm (EST)

This session will explore and demonstrate open-access data from the Human Pangenome Reference Consortium (HPRC), an NHGRI funded initiative to create a more diverse and comprehensive reference human pangenome. The instructors will walk through how to access this data and workflows in the AnVIL. The participants of this workshop will learn how to:

• Access and explore Human Pangenome Data hosted by AnVIL
• Search for bioinformatics workflows in Dockstore and export them to a Terra workspace
• Configure and launch a Docker-based WDL workflow to conduct a parallel analysis

Register today

This is a great opportunity to level up your skills and tackle some interesting analyses at the same time, so we hope you’ll take advantage of it. ASHG workshops are open to anyone interested in learning more about accessing and analyzing data in the cloud; programming experience is not required.

Check out the workshop information page to learn more about the sessions. Note that ASHG offers discounted prices for students and trainees as you can see in the pricing list below.

Keep in mind that if the scheduled dates and times don’t work for you, the workshop recordings and all related materials will remain available on demand for an extended period after the initial live session, so you can choose to work through them on your own at a time that is more convenient for you.

If you can’t wait until the January sessions, you can already work through the first set of workshops that took place in September and included a workshop on the  BRAIN Initiative’s NeMO resources (learn more about NeMO on the Terra blog).

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On Thursday, Nov 19, 2020, our colleague Jonathan Lawson will participate in a panel on Genomic Data Sharing Policies hosted by the US National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). Jonathan will contribute the deep experience he has gained through years of working on data access policies and systems within the context of Terra. In particular, he will touch on the concept and operation of the Data Use Oversight System (DUOS) that our organization developed for automating the application and evaluation processes involved in allowing researchers to access datasets protected by data use restrictions.

If you’re interested in learning more about this topic, you can tune in to the panel livestream at 2 PM EST, or catch the recording at your convenience if you can’t make that time. I also recommend reading Jonathan’s blog post from last year, which did a great job of introducing the key issues involved as well as outlining the technical solutions in a very accessible way.

While you’re checking out the panel, you may also be interested in the NHGRI’s video collection, which includes a variety of online events, lectures, and policy meetings that were recorded.   

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