{"id":5044,"date":"2021-09-22T14:12:14","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T18:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/?p=5044"},"modified":"2021-09-22T14:15:55","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T18:15:55","slug":"dabs-volume-3-issue-1-upcoming-ncbi-workshops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/?p=5044","title":{"rendered":"DABS Volume 3 Issue 1: Upcoming NCBI Workshops"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>About the National Center for Biotechnology Information (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/\">NCBI<\/a>)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5045\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/about-ncbi-300x128.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/about-ncbi-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/about-ncbi.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>NCBI is the national resource for molecular biology information, NCBI&#8217;s mission is to develop new information technologies to aid in the understanding of fundamental molecular and genetic processes that control health and disease. More specifically, the NCBI has been charged with creating automated systems for storing and analyzing knowledge about molecular biology, biochemistry, and genetics; facilitating the use of such databases and software by the research and medical community; coordinating efforts to gather biotechnology information both nationally and internationally; and performing research into advanced methods of computer-based information processing for analyzing the structure and function of biologically important molecules.<\/p>\n<h2>NCBI Outreach Events<\/h2>\n<p>The NCBI Outreach Events page (<a href=\"https:\/\/ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/ncbi-outreach-events\/\">https:\/\/ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/ncbi-outreach-events\/<\/a>) allows you to search and apply for upcoming NCBI webinars, workshops, codeathons, and other outreach activities.<\/p>\n<h3>Some exciting upcoming workshop and codeathon opportunities include:\u00a0<\/h3>\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/event\/petabyte-scale-sequence-search-metagenomics-benchmarking-codeathon\/\">Petabyte-Scale Sequence Search: Metagenomics Benchmarking Codeathon<\/a> 2021-09-27 @ 01:00 PM\u00a0to<br \/>2021-10-01 @ 05:00 PM<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/event\/using-web-blast-effectively-10-21\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Using Web BLAST Effectively<\/a> 2021-10-14 @ 01:00 PM to\u00a002:30 PM<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/event\/genetic-disease-discovery-clinical-support-10-21\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCBI Resources for Genetic Disease Discovery &amp; Clinical Support<\/a> <span class=\"wpem-event-date-time-text\">2021-10-26 @ 01:00 PM<\/span> to<span class=\"wpem-event-date-time-text\"> 04:00 PM\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/event\/finding-analyzing-metagenomic-data-10-21\/\">An NCBI Guide to Finding and Analyzing Metagenomic Data<\/a> <span class=\"wpem-event-date-time-text\">2021-10-28 @ 01:00 PM<\/span> to<span class=\"wpem-event-date-time-text\"> 02:30 PM<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/event\/cloud-computing-for-biologists-event-11-21\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">An Introduction to NCBI Cloud Computing for Biologists<\/a> 2021-11-16 @ 01:00 PM to 04:00 PM<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/event\/getting-started-with-ncbi-data-in-python-12-21\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Getting Started with NCBI Data in Python<\/a> <span class=\"wpem-event-date-time-text\">2021-12-14 @ 01:00 PM<\/span> to <span class=\"wpem-event-date-time-text\">04:00 PM<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Make sure to go learn about these and other opportunities NCBI has to offer and feel free to reach out to <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/cdabs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CDABS<\/a> with any questions you may have about using NCBI resources.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/header><hr \/>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/cdabs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Center for Data and Bioinformation Services<\/a>\u00a0(CDABS) is the University of Maryland Health Sciences and Human Services Library hub for data and bioinformation learning, services, resources, and communication.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Questions? 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