IMMUNE EPITOPE DATABASE USER WORKSHOP
November 5-7, 2024

About the IEDB

The Immune Epitope Database and Analysis Program (IEDB) is a freely available resource funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, to advance immunology research.

The database allows easy searching of all published experimental data characterizing antibody and T cell epitopes studied in humans, non-human primates, and other animal species. Epitopes involved in infectious disease, allergy, autoimmunity, and transplant are included. The data were derived from more than 24,000 publications. The Analysis Resource also hosts tools that assist in the prediction and analysis of B cell and T cell epitopes.

In recent years, the IEDB has updated its search interface and added highly sought-after data, such as antibody and TCR sequence information. During this workshop, we will detail how the IEDB can be used to facilitate immunological research.

2024 User Workshop Format

Following the success of the 2020-2023 IEDB Virtual User Workshops, in 2024 the IEDB team will be hosting one virtual user workshop over three days, with each workshop running for approximately 4 hours (8am to 12pm Pacific Time). This workshop is free of charge and will be delivered virtually by Zoom.

Event Details

Date        Tuesday, Nov. 5 - Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024

                   Approximately 8am - 12pm Pacific Time

Where     Delivered virtually via Zoom 

Cost        Free of charge

Who should attend?

• Researchers studying T cell and antibody epitopes
• Bioinformaticians
• Those new to the IEDB
• Those wanting to better understand and use the many features of the resource

La Jolla Institute for Immunology
www.iedb.org
www.lji.org

Workshop Registration

Registration for the virtual conference must be completed by: 31 October 2024.     

Please register via this form here.

If you have any questions, contact the team via email: workshop@iedb.org

Topics Covered

• IEDB overview
• Data structure and content
• Finding data in the IEDB and example queries
• Support and help features
• Exporting data
• T cell and B cell epitope prediction
• Epitope analysis tools, including visualization
• Submitting data to the IEDB
• Extensive question and answer opportunities are available via Zoom

Tentative Program

Day 1 Overview of the IEDB curation process, database structure and content. The different database query features will be demonstrated. Staff will be available to answer questions via the Zoom Q&A functionality.

Day 2 Presenters will describe the features of the Analysis Resource, a collection of epitope analysis and prediction tools. The use and interpretation of results will be covered.

Day 3 Specialized topics will be covered including specific tools, the IEDB application programming interface (API) and other areas of research, such as HIV and cancer.