New Online Tutorial for DAVID

Comprehensive tutorial on DAVID enable researchers to quickly and effectively use this invaluable resource.

Seattle (PRWEB) May 15, 2009 -- OpenHelix (http://www.openhelix.com) today announced the availability of a new tutorial suite on The Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery or "DAVID." DAVID (http://david.abcc.ncifcrf.gov/) is a free, web-based bioinformatics tool that analyzes large lists of genes to provide biological meaning. In addition to the OpenHelix tutorials on KEGG, Reactome and others, this tutorial will give the researcher access to a trove of data and analysis for pathway information.

The tutorial suite, available for single purchase or through a low-priced yearly subscription to all OpenHelix tutorials, contains a narrated, self-run, online tutorial, slides with full script, handouts and exercises. With the tutorial, researchers can quickly learn to effectively and efficiently use this resource. This tutorial will teach users:

DAVID

* to upload a gene list to DAVID

* to select annotation categories

* to perform and interpret functional analyses

* to visualize data using heat maps

* to translate gene lists into other identifications

To find out more about these and other tutorial suites visit the OpenHelix Tutorial Catalog (http://inter.viewcentral.com/events/cust/catalog.aspx?cid=openhelix) and OpenHelix (http://www.openhelix) or visit the OpenHelix Blog (http://www.openhelix.com/blog) for up-to-date information on genomics.

About OpenHelix

OpenHelix, LLC, provides the genomics knowledge you need when you need it. OpenHelix currently provides online self-run tutorials and on-site training for institutions and companies on the most powerful and popular free, web based, publicly accessible bioinformatics resources. In addition, OpenHelix is contracted by resource providers to provide comprehensive, long-term training and outreach programs.