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We offer interactive tutorials that walk you through the Browser step by step, on the site itself. From the tracks display, open Help then Interactive Tutorials for a guided tour of the tracks display, the Gateway, the Table Browser, Custom Tracks, or a clinical genetics workflow.

Interactive Tutorials in the Help menu

Tools

hg38

hg19

mm39

Genome Browser - Interactively visualize genomic data
BLAT - Rapidly align sequences to the genome
In-Silico PCR - Rapidly align PCR primer pairs to the genome
Table Browser - Download and filter data from the Genome Browser
LiftOver - Convert genome coordinates between assemblies
REST API - Returns data requested in JSON format
Variant Annotation Integrator - Annotate genomic variants
More tools...

News

Sep. 10, 2026 - AlphaGenome variant impact (AVI) scores for hg38

Sep. 4, 2026 - ENCODE Expression tracks for mm10 and mm39

Sep. 1, 2026 - New faceted interface for large composite tracks

Aug. 28, 2026 - EVE and popEVE variant scores for hg38

Aug. 26, 2026 - gnomAD v4.1.1 and MPC tracks for hg38

Aug. 11, 2026 - ClinPred pathogenicity scores for hg19 and hg38

Meetings and Workshops: Come see us in person!

Variant Effect Prediction Training Course (VEPTC) -- Athens, Greece. September 27-30, 2026

American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) -- Montréal, Canada. October 20-24, 2026

International Congress of Human Genetics (ICHG) -- Guadalajara, MX. March 2-6, 2027

Feel free to contact us if you are interested in attending a workshop, or meeting someone from the team to collaborate, get help, or ask any questions at the meetings. See our Poster Gallery.

Sharing data

Click the images to explore the latest Public Sessions on our main site.

Sessions - Configure, save, and share short links to Genome Browser views
Track Hubs - A powerful tool for displaying your own or viewing other data annotations
Custom Tracks - A simple way to display some custom annotations

Learning

Training - Visit our training page for videos, manuals, and tutorials on the Genome Browser
Education - We offer teaching modules using the Genome Browser aimed at the undergraduate classroom
Workshops - If you would like to request a virtual or in-person workshop, please contact us