How to make best use of Cellosaurus

07 May 2026
Streamed
Application deadline:
05 May 2026
Cancellation deadline:
05 May 2026
Amos Bairoch and Pierre-André Michel
SIB resources
Data management
Beginner
Academic: 0 CHF
For-profit: 0 CHF
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All those applying to attend this course will be registered and will receive the Zoom link to connect the day before the course.

Overview

Cellosaurus is a cell line knowledge resource. It is a collection of all cell lines used in biomedical research, which includes immortalised, naturally immortal, finite life, vertebrate and invertebrate cell lines, among others.

This 0.5-day course, taught by the developers of Cellosaurus, will provide an in-depth introduction to the resource. Participants will explore its content, understand the ontologies it relies on, and learn how to use its API, triple store, and CLASTR tool. The course will offer practical guidance for both bioinformaticians and life scientists, demonstrating how to retrieve and integrate Cellosaurus data efficiently.

Audience

This course is designed for PhD students, postdoctoral and other researchers in the life sciences from both academia and industry who are interested in cell lines, accessing the Cellosaurus data and integrating it into workflows and other resources.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the participants are expected to:

  • State what information Cellosaurus provides.
  • Retrieve relevant cell line data.
  • Use the CLASTR, the Cellosaurus STR similarity search tool.
  • Use the Cellosaurus API to retrieve data.
  • Use the Cellosaurus triple store/RDF to query the data.

Prerequisites

Knowledge / competencies

This course is designed for beginners. Programming skills are required for those wishing to learn how to programmatically access and integrate Cellosaurus data into workflows and other resources.

Technical

You are required to have your own computer with an Internet connection.

Application

All those applying to attend this course will be registered and will receive the Zoom link to connect the day before the course. Applications will close on 05/05/2026.

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Venue and Time

This course will be streamed using Zoom. It will start at 14:00 CET (08:00 EST) and end around 18:00 CET (12:00 EST).

All registered participants will receive the information for remotely connecting to the online meeting room by email one working day before the course.

Additional information

Coordination: Monique Zahn, SIB Training group.

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