ELIXIR Estonia
The purpose of ELIXIR is to construct and operate a sustainable infrastructure for biological information in Europe to support life science research and its translation to medicine and the environment, the bio-industries and society. These resources include databases, software tools, training materials, cloud storage and supercomputers.
The goal of ELIXIR is to coordinate these resources so that they form a single high quality infrastructure. This coordinated infrastructure makes it easier for researchers to find and share data, analyse their experiments, exchange knowledge, and agree on best practices.
Estonia joined ELIXIR as a full member in December 2013. The Estonian node focuses on developing and maintaining software tools and databases, linking of bioinformatics and biobanking, and last but not least, training researchers across borders.
Estonian ELIXIR Node is led by University of Tartu. Other partners are Tallinn University of Technology, National Institute for Physics and Biophysics, Tallinn University, and Estonian University of Life Sciences.
Free Spring courses 2025
- 15.04.2024 Viiba koostamine suure keelemudeli jaoks (majandusteaduskonna töötajatele) - Invitation only
Latest news and announcements
If you would like to be notified about the events, trainings and workshops running by ELIXIR Estonia, consider subscribing to the announcements mailing list
Sweden: RaukR 2025 • R Beyond the Basics
This workshop is aimed at both Ph.D. students and researchers within life sciences who are already using R for bioinformatics data analyses and who would like to start using R at a more advanced level.
Application deadline: 6th of April 2025
Date: 09-19 June 2025
Webinar: Microbial community / environmental DNA analysis with Chipster
This online hands-on course focuses on amplicon based community analysis methods. They are introduced using microbial communities as an example, but the methods are applicable to environmental DNA (eDNA) studies of other organisms as well.
Date: 8.4.2025 - 9.4.2025
Webinar: Bioexcel webinar #85: Modelling antibodies in the post-Alphafold era: where are we now?
In this talk it will be discussed when and how it is possible to obtain accurate structural predictions of these proteins and their complexes. We will demonstrate how integrating experimental data with AI-driven modeling within the BioExcel flagship software HADDOCK improves prediction accuracy. Such models can then be used as a starting point for improving the binding properties of the complexes through antibody design.
Date: 8.4.2025
Webinar: DataVis Masterclass
The 15th international meeting on ‘Visualizing Biological Data’ (VIZBI 2025) takes place 8–11 April in Cambridge UK — and streamed online. The meeting features a one-day masterclass training event followed by a three-day workshop.
Webinar: PathOS Training Session: Cost Benefit Analysis Framework for Open Science
Join us for a webinar on the Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) Framework for Open Science, part of the PathOS training series. The session will explore the key elements of the CBA framework, focusing on how it compares scenarios with and without Open Science implementation to assess its true benefits and costs, including insights from application in the real-world Open Science contexts.
Date: Apr 10, 2025
Switzerland: Introduction to Bayesian Statistics with R
This course is intended for life scientists familiar with statistical inference and who would like to add the Bayesian perspective to enrich their research.
Materials: https://sib-swiss.github.io/intro-bayesian-statistics-training/website/a.html
Application deadline: 14 April 2025
Date: 05 - 06 May 2025
Webinar: PathOS Training Session: Open Science Impact Indicator Handbook, Tools and Data
Join us for a webinar on the Open Science Impact Indicator Handbook, part of the PathOS training series. This session will explore the causal perspective on Open Science impacts, focusing on academic, societal, and economic effects. The webinar will cover the handbook’s role in operationalizing indicators and addressing causal inference challenges. Additionally, it will provide an overview of tools and data for measuring Open Science impact, including metrics like citations, data usage, and cost savings.
Date: Apr 14, 2025
Webinar: X-omics festival 2025
Date: 14 April 2025
Sweden: ENLIGHT Teaching and Learning Conference - Playfulness for the Future of Higher Education.
The students and staff can present their proposals for the fifth ENLIGHT Teaching and Learning Conference that will take place at Uppsala University from 8 to 10 October 2025. The ENLIGHT Teaching and Learning Conference is an annual event that convenes teaching staff, programme directors, educational developers, students, and other stakeholders. Participants are invited to share their experiences and ideas on how to connect innovative teaching and learning practices with the ENLIGHT educational goals.
Presentation submission deadline: 15 April 2025
University of Tartu can cover the travel costs of 20 staff members and students. The audience registration will open in May.
Webinar: Training Clinic - Handling Difficult Situations in Training Courses
Discover effective strategies and proven techniques to navigate and manage challenges that arise during training sessions. Whether you’re an instructor facing unexpected obstacles or a participant aiming to contribute positively, mastering these skills can greatly enhance the overall training experience. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how to maintain a constructive and supportive environment, ensuring a smooth and successful learning journey for everyone involved!
Date: 15th of April 2025
Online: LLMs in bioinformatics Q&A session
Date: 16 April 2025
Belgium: Machine learning and AI Summer School
Our summer school will delve into four pioneering topics: Protein Language Models, Spatial Omics Data Analysis, Data Integration and LLMs, Deep Learning for Protein Structures Prediction
Submission closing date: Tuesday, 29 April, 2025
Date: August 24th, 2025- August 29th, 2025
Switzerland: Introduction to Metagenomics Data Analysis of Microbial Communities
This course will cover the metagenomics data analysis workflow from data generation to downstream analysis. Participants will explore the tools to manage, share, analyze and interpret metagenomics data. The content will include issues of data quality control and how to process the data until publication.Both targeted marker-gene (e.g., 16S) and whole-genome shotgun (WGS) approaches will be covered. Discussions will also explore considerations when selecting the sequencing options (long or short reads), exploring targeted data to OTUs or ASVs, assembling and binning metagenomics data, the analyses that can be carried out, and what downstream analyses options and tools are available.
Application deadline: 30 April 2025
Date: 07 - 09 May 2025
E-Learning: Metadata in Bioinformatics
Have you heard the word metadata but have no idea what it refers to, what type of content is found in metadata, how it is being used and why to use it? This asynchronous e-learning course (1h) can be completed online, at the desired pace and in the absence of an instructor.
E-learning: Elements of Supercomputing
This free online course is open for everyone interested in supercomputers and high performance computing. Level: Basic, no prerequisites or study rights to higher education institution needed.