Hello EVOLDIR members Are you looking to streamline how you access and analyze large-scale genomic datasets for your research? Retrieving Genomic Data From Ensembl is a 2-day seminar livestreaming July 28–29, led by Jorge Batista da Rocha (European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI)) and Aleena Mushtaq-Stolworthy (European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI)). Researchers in evolutionary biology and genetics can leverage the newly redesigned Ensembl Data Platform to streamline the extraction of high-quality genomic datasets. This seminar provides hands-on training to help you navigate the updated interface, prioritize variants, and integrate comparative genomic data directly into your analytical pipelines. By mastering these retrieval tools, you can efficiently incorporate diverse eukaryotic and prokaryotic genomes to advance your evolutionary research. Sign up today (https://instats.org/seminar/retrieving-genomic-data-from-ensembl) to secure your spot, and please share this opportunity with colleagues and students who might benefit! Best wishes Michael Zyphur Professor and Director Instats | instats.org (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to evoldir@evoldir.net)