Workshop details

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1-Day workshop on NCBI Submissions: GenBank, BioProject, and BioSample

About the Workshop


This workshop provides a complete walkthrough of preparing, formatting, and submitting nucleotide sequences, genomes, and metadata to NCBI, following current standards.

Who Can Join


Students, research scholars, and professionals who work with DNA/RNA/protein sequence data and want to publish it in public repositories.

Prerequisites


Basic knowledge of nucleotide and protein sequences, and familiarity with FASTA format.

Session 1: Introduction to NCBI Submission Platforms
  • Why submit to NCBI? Benefits of data sharing
  • Overview of submission portals:
  • BankIt (web-based nucleotide submission)
  • Sequin (offline tool for large/complex submissions)
  • Submission Portal for genome, transcriptome, SRA, BioSample
  • Hands-on: Create NCBI account and explore the portal
Session 2: Preparing Files and Metadata
  • Data requirements: FASTA, feature tables, metadata
  • Formatting gene annotations and sequence descriptions
  • Creating BioProject and BioSample entries
  • Hands-on: Prepare a mock nucleotide sequence submission
  • Link it to BioProject/BioSample
Session 3: Submitting and Tracking
  • Submit sequence using BankIt or Sequin
  • Common errors and how to resolve them
  • Understanding accession numbers, release policy, and embargo options
  • Hands-on: Complete a demo submission and track status