BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260619T105108Z UID:eb194746-8690-4b11-89bf-de1081757ff0 DTSTART:20220329T090000Z DTEND:20220329T170000Z DESCRIPTION:This webinar\, part of the biocuration series\, will introduce the concept of an ontology\, a type of controlled vocabulary that encompas ses relationships between entities\, and will cover why ontologies are use ful for describing biological data and biology. The webinar will also disc uss the role of biocurators and the relevance of ontologies to biocuration . \n\nDuring this webinar\, the Gene Ontology - a species-agnostic classi fication scheme for gene function - will be used to illustrate how ontolog y terms are composed\, and how terms are related within the ontology. \n\ nThen\, as an example of how a data resource uses an ontology\, the Intern ational Mouse Phenotyping Consortium will be introduced\, along with a des cription of the Mammalian Phenotype Ontology that it uses to describe iden tified phenotypes. \n\nThis webinar is the third in [our series of webina rs on the topic of biocuration](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/training/search-resu lts?query=biocuration&\;domain=ebiweb_training_events&\;page=1&\; facets=type:Webinar\,year:2022). In an ELIXIR [survey](https://f1000resea rch.com/articles/9-1094) in 2019\, which aimed at identifying training nee ds in biocuration\, the most commonly indicated were programming\, develop ment and use of ontologies and database management. In addition skills lik e programming and extracting data from literature were mentioned as decisi ve for a successful biocuration career. With our webinar series we want to help to close this gap: Bicourators from different backgrounds and instit utes will share their experience on how they have acquired these relevant skills in their job\, how they apply these in their works and why they ben efit from it. The speakers will also point to helpful tools and resources they use. LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:Ontologies for biocuration URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.ebi.ac.uk/training/events/ontologies-biocuration END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR