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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.55pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:red;background:lightgrey">NOTE UPDATED times for workshops!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.55pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Submit your questions ahead of time</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">–
 email us at<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a href="mailto:Xenbase@ucalgary.ca"><span style="color:#0563C1">Xenbase@ucalgary.ca</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>(put ‘IXC Workshop Q&amp;A’ in subject line)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.55pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;background:lightgrey">Xenbase Workshops at the 18<sup>th</sup><span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>International Xenopus Conference: August<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>16<sup>th</sup></span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;background:#D0CECE">&nbsp;</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;background:#D0CECE">and
 August 17<sup>th</sup>, 2021</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:black">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Xenbase
 staff will host 2 Workshops at the 18<sup>th</sup><span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>IXC, each with a morning and evening session.<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:black">Ø</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:black">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Workshops will
 be focused on GEO data and Phenotypes module</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:black">Ø</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:black">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Each session
 will have a live tutorial, &nbsp;hands-on exercises and a Q&amp;A session.<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:black">Ø</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:black">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Workshops will
 be hosted online, using&nbsp; Zoom - no special apps needed.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:black">Ø</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:black">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">See the start
 times in your zones below and mark your calendar!</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Register for the conference
 here:<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a href="https://registrations.hg3conferences.co.uk/hg3/195/register" title="https://registrations.hg3conferences.co.uk/hg3/195/register"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://registrations.hg3conferences.co.uk/hg3/195/register</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Zoom links will be
 in the conference programme</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:red">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:red">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:red">Note
 that you must register for conference to attend the workshops!</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#111111;background:lightgrey">Workshop 1.&nbsp;&nbsp; GEO on Xenbase, Monday, 16<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;August</span></b></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#111111;background:lightgrey">:&nbsp;
</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:red;background:lightgrey">12 noon&nbsp; &amp;&nbsp; 9 pm British Summer Time</span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#111111"><br clear="all">
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<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Explore the Xenbase GEO Module: RNA/ChIP-Seq data and Differentially Expressed Genes (DEG)</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:&quot;-webkit-standard&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul>
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<span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#111111;background:lightgrey">Workshop 2.&nbsp; Phenotypes&nbsp; on&nbsp; Xenbase,&nbsp; Tuesday,&nbsp; 17<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;August</span></b></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;background:lightgrey">:&nbsp;<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:red;background:lightgrey">12
 noon&nbsp; &amp;&nbsp; 9 pm British Summer Time<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:&quot;-webkit-standard&quot;,serif;color:black"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:black">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Phenotypes<span class="apple-converted-space"><b>&nbsp;</b></span>of<span class="apple-converted-space"><b>&nbsp;</b></span><i>Xenopus</i><span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>models
 of human disease, anatomy, GO and changes in gene expression</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#111111">&nbsp;</span></b></span><span style="font-family:&quot;-webkit-standard&quot;,serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#111111">Workshop Start Times in your Time Zone:&nbsp;</span></b></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#111111">(pls check your time to account for
 possible changes to/from daylight savings/summer time)</span></span><span style="font-family:&quot;-webkit-standard&quot;,serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="color:#111111">Morning Workshops</span></i><span style="color:#111111">&nbsp;<i>@&nbsp;</i>&nbsp;12noon London, BST =1pmParis/Berlin; 2pm Ankara; 8am Brazil; 7am New York; 6am Austin, TX; 5am Calgary; 4am Seattle;&nbsp;</span><span style="color:black">11pm
 NZ ; 9pm Sydney; 8pm Tokyo; 7pm Hong Kong; 4.30pm Delhi.</span></span><span style="font-family:&quot;-webkit-standard&quot;,serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify"><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="color:#111111">Evening Workshops @&nbsp;</span></i><span style="color:#111111">9pm London, BST =10pm Paris/Berlin; 11 pm Ankara; 5pm Brazil; 4pm
 New York; 3pm Texas; 2pm Calgary; 1pm Seattle; Note next day due to time zone differences:&nbsp;</span><span style="color:#4472C4">Tuesday 17<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;or&nbsp;</span><span style="color:#2E74B5">Wednesday 18<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;at 8am NZ; 6.am Sydney; 5am Tokyo; 4am Hong
 Kong; 1am Delhi.</span></span><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Any questions? Email Christina @ Xenbase:<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a href="mailto:xenbase@ucalgary.ca"><span style="color:#0563C1">xenbase@ucalgary.ca</span></a></span><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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