The COVID-19 pandemic starkly illuminated the crucial role of open biodata in combating infectious diseases. EMBL-EBI, recognising this significance, swiftly launched the COVID-19 Data Portal, a centralised repository for SARS-CoV-2-related biomolecular data. Building upon this success, the Pathogens Portal emerges as the "spiritual" successor, expanding its scope to encompass a broader spectrum of pathogens.

The Pathogens Portal serves as a comprehensive resource for researchers, clinicians, and policymakers seeking access to a wealth of biomolecular data related to a diverse range of pathogens. It aims to facilitate rapid knowledge discovery, accelerate disease prevention and treatment strategies, and foster collaboration across the scientific community.

This webinar introduces the Pathogens Portal to users, demonstrating the why and how it exists, how we decide what pathogens are included as well as a tour of the features in the portal. It will deepen participants' understanding of how to use the portal and introduce features that are part of the broader platform such as the datahubs, a system for sharing data in a controlled access environment.

Who is this course for?
This webinar is suitable for anyone interested in exploring pathogens and microbial ecosystem. No prior knowledge of bioinformatics is required, but undergraduate level knowledge of biology would be useful.

This event is part of a webinar series that highlights contemporary concepts, methodologies, and valuable resources for examining microbial ecosystems and their influence on the environment and human health. For additional topics within this series and registration information, please visit the following link: https://www.ebi.ac.uk/training/search...

Outcomes
By the end of the webinar you will be able to:
- Identify the criteria for selecting pathogens to be included in the Pathogens Portal
- Describe the key features of the Pathogens Portal, including outbreak search, sequences, samples, literature, and cohort browser
- Demonstrate basic navigation and search functions in the Pathogens Portal

This webinar was recorded on 27 March 2024. The presentation slides are available at https://www.ebi.ac.uk/training/events...

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