UCSC Genome Bioinformatics: Training

New! Expanded onsite workshop program!

Explore the full power of the UCSC Genome Browser! Thanks to the funding support of NHGRI, we can now offer hands-on Genome Browser training onsite at your institution, tailored to your audience's level of expertise. Through this program, the services of our expert trainer are provided for free, and participating institutions cover only the transportation from UCSC, lodging, and a flat fee to cover other costs.

For more information or to submit a request for a workshop, please visit our signup.

Online Training and Tutorials:

Open Helix tutorial and training materials
Guide to the UCSC Genome Browser
Fishing for genes in the UCSC Browser (pdf)
The UCSC genome browser and associated tools
UCSC genome browser tutorial
Step-by-step tutorial presented at ASHG 2009 annual meeting - basic browser navigation and functionality in the context of interpreting clinical genetics reports.
Step-by-step tutorial presented at ABRF 2010 annual meeting - how to convert files and display high-throughput sequencing results.
Teaching bioinformatics and neuroinformatics by using free web-based tools - student-level tutorial that demonstrates the combined use of several major bioinformatic tools (including the UCSC Genome Browser) in answering a series of related research questions

User's Guides for Tools in the Genome Browser:

Contacting Us and Mailing Lists:

Quick Links:

Genome Browser home page -
Summary statistics (human genome only) -
Log of released data (including annotation tracks and complete assemblies) -
Software and data credits +
Genome Browser home page +
Summary statistics (human genome only) +
Log of released data (including annotation tracks and complete assemblies) +
Software and data credits

Mirror Sites and Source Code:

Associated Publications and Documents: