Data-driven Approaches to Understanding Dementia

Data-driven Approaches to Understanding Dementia is organized by European Molecular Biology Laboratory - European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL - EBI) and will be held from Apr 13 - 17, 2026 at EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Campus, Hinxton, England, United Kingdom.

Description:
This course provides individuals working in dementia research with the skills to access and analyze dementia data. Participants will learn to apply bioinformatics methodologies, combine different data types, and utilise relevant dementia data resources, enhancing their research capabilities in the field.

Learning outcomes:
After this course you should be able to

• Explore publicly available data of interest, including dementia specific resources
• Use software and tools to manipulate and analyse data
• Apply appropriate bioinformatics methodologies to dementia research projects
• Combine different types of data to gain further insights
• Identify EMBL-EBI data resources to access and analyse relevant data

Course content:
During this course, you will learn about: 

• Single-cell analysis in dementia research 
• Databases for regulatory information
• Biomarkers and polygenic risk score
• Tools for uncovering mechanisms of dementia from omics datasets
• BioImaging in dementia
• Machine learning approaches in dementia
• Dementia data resources: DataMap and DPUK
• EMBL-EBI data resources: ChEMBL, Gene Expression Atlas, Open Targets, PGS Catalog, and PRIDE