1 Day ACeDB Training Course

[gwilliam at hgmp.mrc.ac.uk]

The MRC HGMP is giving a 1-day training course on the use of ACeDB.

Date: 7 September 2000
Venue: Cambridge University, UK
Cost: 50 Pounds +VAT for registered academic users
Contact: http://www.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk/About/Courses/comp.regist.html

1-Day course brief description
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An Introduction to ACEDB software using C. elegans and human genome
databases. 

The course will be run on UNIX-based computers. 

USING THE XACE EXECUTABLE

      Navigating around the various window displays :
        text, genetic map, physical map,
        sequence display, pepmap, grids, forest display,
        pathways, dendrograms, bibliography tool, DNA analysis,
        blixem and dotter alignment tools.

      Dumping out data.
      Reading in data.

      Keyset manipulation.
      Query Language.
      Table-Maker.

      Configuring displays.

      Genefinder.

INTRODUCTION TO OTHER EXECUTABLES

      Brief overview of tace, giface, AceBrowser. 

ACEDB RESOURCES

      ACEDB homepages, newsgroups, bug reports. ftp site. code versions. 

Teachers :

      Sylvia Martinelli 
      Adam Butler 


Queries about the teaching material to :

      sylvia at sanger.ac.uk 
      apb at sanger.ac.uk 


Course Registration Contact :

      http://www.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk/About/Courses/comp.regist.html



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