Ensembl

25/06/2026

We’ve updated human variant pathogenicity predictions on 116, which now features AlphaMissense and ESM1b predictors across variant and transcript views, alongside a fix to improve REVEL score accuracy.

Read more about what’s changed and where to find the new scores in our blog: https://zurl.co/2xMmm

23/06/2026

The Transition webinar series starts tomorrow. If you use Ensembl extensively in your work and would like to know how the transition will affect you, please join us!

Registration for each webinar is free but essential to secure your place: https://www.ebi.ac.uk/training/events/ensembl-transition/

19/06/2026

If you teach genomics, support bioinformatics training, or use in your own courses, we’d love you to explore our new resource 'Ensembl for Educators' at https://zurl.co/qLzbq!

Ensembl for Educators is a resource for life science trainers with up-to-date slides, walkthroughs, exercises and guidance to help you teach Ensembl without constantly rebuilding your sessions. You can find out more about our new resource in our blog at https://zurl.co/Qse5H .

To support this, we’re also running an Ensembl Transition webinar series with the -EBI Training team, focussing on the move to the new Ensembl genome browser and what it means for our users.

The series will cover:
[24 June 2026] Ensembl for educators – training in the transition to the new Ensembl genome browser
[01 July 2026] Transitioning to the new Ensembl platform for genome data and annotation
[08 July 2026] Programmatic access to new Ensembl services and data

Please note that registration is free but essential: https://zurl.co/M00GU

We hope to see you at the webinar series!

13/06/2026

Join us at for an interactive deep dive into two of the most widely used genome browsers!

Interactive Session I07: UCSC and Genome Browsers
Taking place on Sunday, 14 June 2026 at 14:15-15:45 CEST

Who should attend?
Anyone with a degree-level understanding of molecular biology, genetics or bioinformatics. You just need to be proficient at using web browsers.

10/06/2026

Ensembl 116 and Ensembl Genomes 63 are now live!

These releases bring new data and improvements:

New assemblies for 10 pig breeds, Norwegian Red cattle, and donkey
26 new oat genomes, expanding our plant genomics resources
Variation data added for 3 new species: mallard duck, dromedary camel, and Atlantic herring
New Ensembl VEP plugins
Updated comparative genomics across vertebrates, plants, metazoa, and microbes
Refreshed external references and InterProScan has been rerun across all divisions

Important notice: Ensembl 116 and Ensembl Genomes 63 are the final releases on the current platform. From summer 2026, all new data will be available exclusively through our new site - beta.ensembl.org, already home to over 5,200 genomes.

We encourage the Ensembl community to explore the new site now at https://zurl.co/iRY2B and share your feedback.

Read more on our blog: https://zurl.co/IVwgG

20/05/2026

We're excited for our webinar tomorrow where we'll demonstrate our new Alignments viewer tool and how it can be used to explore genomic structural variants! Registration is free but essential https://zurl.co/sZykD

18/05/2026

Every day, life science researchers around the world rely on data to drive discoveries in health, biodiversity, agriculture, and beyond.

That’s where Ensembl makes a difference.

Ensembl (a resource within European Bioinformatics Institute | EMBL-EBI) provides freely accessible genome data, annotation, and tools that help scientists explore genes, variation, and comparative genomics across thousands of species.

According to the new report by Frontier Economics shows EMBL-EBI resources receive over 100 million web requests per day! This highlights how essential open biological data infrastructure has become for modern science. Read the report here: https://zurl.co/djHi6

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12/05/2026

Working with structural variants in human genomes? Try our new Alignments viewer with the GRCh38 and T2T-CHM13 genomes on the new Ensembl: https://zurl.co/LlemO
Built in collaboration with the HGSVC! Read more on on the Ensembl blog:

https://zurl.co/98juQ

18/03/2026

Want to level up your fungal genomics skills? Join our hands-on virtual training in Fungal Pathogen Genomics, covering Ensembl Fungi and other top web-resources for the field. Apply today!

https://coursesandconferences.wellcomeconnectingscience.org/event/fungal-pathogen-genomics-virtual-20260601/

Applications close: 28 March 2026
Course runs: 1-5 June 2026

05/03/2026

Excited to build cutting-edge web tools for genomic research? Join us at Ensembl as a Web Developer. Apply here: https://www.ensembl.info/2026/03/04/job-rust-frontend-developer/

Closing date: 25th March 2026

Job: Rust Frontend Developer 4th March 2026 by Aleena Mushtaq·0 Comments EMBL-EBI and the Ensembl project are looking for a Web Developer to help develop and deliver our next generation resources (beta.ensembl.org). Location:EMBL-EBI, Hinxton near Cambridge, UK (Hybrid)Contract Duration:3 years (gr...