Ensembl Tutorials and Worked Examples
Please note that our tutorials are being revised to reflect the new site design.
Video tutorials
The tutorials listed below are Flash animations of some of our training presentations. We are gradually adding to the list, so please check back regularly.
| Title | File size (MB) | Running time (minutes) |
|---|---|---|
| Browsing Ensembl | 8.5 | 5:26 |
| Region in Detail | 27.5 | 3:12 |
| Supporting Evidence for a Gene | 24.5 | 3:25 |
| Introduction to BioMart | 15 | 4:27 |
Please note that files can be large, so if you are on a dialup connection or a long way from the UK, playback may be jerky. In this case, you may find it easier to view these tutorials on YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/EnsemblHelpdesk.
Coursebooks and online documentation
Using the Ensembl genome browser
The following examples are available in PDF format:
- Introduction to genome browsers and Ensembl (PDF of Powerpoint presentation) [814 Kb]
- Coursebook: Access to genes and genomes with Ensembl (walk-through, exercises and BioMart) [4.1 Mb]
- Website Walkthrough - Variations [39 Kb]
Printable mini-course
- Module 1: Introduction to Ensembl
- Module 2: Search for a Gene
- Module 3: The Gene and Transcript pages
- Module 4: A Region in Detail
- Module 5: BioMart
Educational resources
The 2Can Project at the EBI provides beginners' guides to cell biology, genetics, and bioinformatics, as well as teachers' packs and more advanced information.
BioMart
The following examples are available in PDF format:
- Data Mining in Ensembl with BioMart [0.6MB]
- BioMart walk-through [1.9MB]
- BioMart: The linked dataset [0.7MB]
Data Access with the Ensembl Perl API
API tutorials are available in HTML format: