| Title: | Sequence Similarity Search: BLAST |
| Date/Time: | 7/26/2011 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
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| Presenter: | Medha Bhagwat, PhD |
| Registration: | 14 seats available
(Max. Class Size = 24) (Class is archived) |
| Building: | Sanger Hall B1-020 |
| Cost: | $0
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| Sponsor: | VCU Libraries |
| Audience: |
VCU Students, Faculty and Staff Only
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| Category: | Databases, Research/Searching |
| Description: | VCU Libraries is sponsoring a virtual course presented by the National Institutes of Health on Sequence Similarity Search: BLAST. This course offers a practical introduction to nucleotide and protein sequence similarity searching using NCBI`s BLAST family of programs.
Exercises range from simple searches to creative uses of the BLAST programs.
Topics to be covered include:
A. advantages of different BLAST programs such as blastn, blastp, tblastn and when to use which one
B. how to limit your searches to make them more specific
C. how to understand the results
Seating is limited, advanced registration is encouraged. |
| Contact: | Thelma Mack 828-0017 mackta@vcu.edu |
