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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=640455615-11012007>I
wonder if its possible to make this available as podcasts. Doing so would
allow people to listen to this while travelling, in the car,
etc.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr lang=en-us><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
bioedu-bounces+golharam=umdnj.edu@bioinformatics.org
[mailto:bioedu-bounces+golharam=umdnj.edu@bioinformatics.org] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Mary Mangan<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 11, 2007 9:41
AM<BR><B>To:</B> BioEdu@bioinformatics.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [BioEdu]
Tutorials and training materials available<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Hello educators and students, and
those just interested in learning more—<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">We wanted to let you know that we
have recently added a number of free online tutorials and training materials
on bioinformatics resources. These are free and publicly available since
they are funded by the resource providers. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">There are now free training suites
on 6 resources, including:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">*UCSC Genome Browser Introduction;
sponsored by <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">California</st1:PlaceName>, <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Santa
Cruz</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">*UCSC Genome Browser Advanced
Features; sponsored by <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">California</st1:PlaceName>, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Santa
Cruz</st1:City></st1:place><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">*Integrated Microbial Genomes
(IMG); sponsored by the Joint Genome Institute<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">*VISTA: Comparative Genomics
tools; sponsored by <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">California</st1:PlaceName>, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Berkeley</st1:City></st1:place><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">*SeattleSNPs; sponsored by
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of
<st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Washington</st1:PlaceName></st1:place><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">*Genome Variation Server;
sponsored by <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Washington</st1:PlaceName></st1:place><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">All tutorial suites include a
recorded tutorial (requires Flash), downloadable slides, handouts, and
exercises. Some providers also offer Quick Reference Cards—handy cards
to keep near the computer with reminders and tips about using the
software. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">You can access these materials
from our site: <A href="http://openhelix.com/sponsored.shtml"
title=http://openhelix.com/sponsored.shtml>http://openhelix.com/sponsored.shtml</A>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Our goal is to provide training
specifically on the software tools that biomedical researchers need to use
effectively and efficiently for their research. Materials are targeted
to those who already have theoretical knowledge of biological concepts like
gene structures, SNPs, etc. Programming experience is not
required</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Best
regards,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Mary<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Mary E. Mangan,
PhD</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">OpenHelix
LLC</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">www.openhelix.com</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
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