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Have you ever wondered what we mean by "track" or what the difference is between "haplotype" and "fix" sequences? Take a look at the Genome Browser Glossary page for an explanation of these terms and many more.

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

Mar. 28, 2026 - New UCSC Genome Browser glossary page

Mar. 17, 2026 - Updated superTrack configuration page

Mar. 16, 2026 - Human Methylation Atlas Summary and Signals tracks for hg38/hg19

Mar. 13, 2026 - gnomAD v4 Exome and v3 Genome coverage tracks for hg38

Feb. 24, 2026 - Updates to Genome Browser Gateway Page and Assembly Search

Feb. 18, 2026 - JASPAR 2026 tracks for 8 assemblies

Meetings and Workshops: Come see us in person!

Human Genome Meeting (HGM) -- Athens, Greece. April 21-24, 2026
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Biology of Genomes -- Cold Spring Harbor, NY. May 5-9, 2026
HUGO Symposium on Variants in the Genome (ISV) -- Leuven, Belgium. May 20-23, 2026
Children's Mercy Short Course in Genomic Medicine -- Kansas City, Missouri. June 1, 2026

European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) -- Gothenburg, Sweden. June 13-16, 2026
Valencia Long-read Transcriptomics (VALT) -- Valencia, Spain. July 1, 2026
McKusick Human and Mammalian Genetics and Genomics -- Bar Harbor, Maine. July 23, 2026

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