Search Results for: Bioinformatics pipeline

Bash Most of bioinformatics can be done by understanding specific software applications and running those applications in a pipeline, usually using some form of bash scripting. Bash as a scripting language is fairly important for Read More...

04/15/2025 - What to bring:  Laptop capable of connecting to internet via NIH  wifi Are you looking to expand the reach of your sequencing to enable what long read technologies can provide?& Read More...

11/30/2023 - Greetings, NCI intramural researchers,   Earlier this year we reached out to gather your input on the formation of a bioinformatics community within the NCI Intramural Research Program.  Why create such Read More...

Data Analysis Here are a pair of examples of RNASEQ complete workflows RNASEQ Pipeline from NCI CCBR https://github.com/CCBR/Pipeliner/blob/master/RNASeqDocumentation.pdf RNASEQ Nextflow Pipeline from nf-core https://nf-co.re/rnaseq Read More...

10/12/2018 - Experimental Design Considerations in Variant Analysis Germline vs Somatic WGS vs WES Sample sizes and statistical power WGS/WES Pipelines at NIH Pipeline performance Using Pipeliner for internal and external data Variant QC, Annotation Read More...

NIH Bioinformatics Calendar, sponsored by the NCI CCR Bioinformatics Training and Education Program (BTEP), contains information on all bioinformatics (and some data science) trainings/ presentations/ classes offered on the NIH campus. BTEP Distinguished Speakers Seminar Read More...

Bioinformatics support to CCR investigators is provided by: CCR Collaborative Bioinformatics Resource (CCBR) The CCR Collaborative Bioinformatics Resource (CCBR) is a resource group which provides a mechanism for CCR researchers to obtain many different types Read More...

04/16/2025 - Updated Location: ATRF, Frederick MD, Main Auditorium What to bring:  Laptop capable of connecting to internet via NIH wifi For questions or to register, please contact Amy Stonelake ( amy.stonelake@nih.gov ) Read More...

04/15/2025 - What to bring:  Laptop capable of connecting to internet via NIH  wifi Are you looking to expand the reach of your sequencing to enable what long read technologies can provide?& Read More...

BTEP Bioinformatics for Beginners (September 13th, 2022 - December 13th, 2022) Questions and Answers Below, you will find questions and answers brought up in the course polls for the BTEP Bioinformatics for Beginners course series that took Read More...

Below, you will find questions and answers brought up in the course polls for the BTEP Bioinformatics for Beginners course series that took place from September 13th, 2022 to December 13th, 2022. Question 1 : Normalization - when to Read More...

02/23/2022 - We will go over  data clean up, visualization, clustering (tSNE, UMAP, 3D PCA) and cluster identification using your markers. Qlucore supports automatic import of 10x data, user-friendly visualization, easier cluster ID and visual statistics. Read More...

09/28/2020 - Register/Join This webinar is intended for cancer researchers and bioinformaticians who are interested in learning more about the NCI Genomic Data Commons’ (GDC’s) bioinformatics pipelines for data harmonization. The GDC DNA-Seq analysis Read More...

08/07/2025 - This class benefits new staff or bioinformatics newcomers and will introduce educational resources, software (i.e. Unix, Biowulf, R, Python, commercial software, and cloud), and support communities for bioinformatics at NIH. Attendance is restricted Read More...

05/01/2025 - Integrating Mouse Models and Bioinformatics to Decode Cancer Progression

03/20/2025 - This class will serve as a review for essential Unix commands needed for bioinformatics. It is suitable for those who took BTEP's recent Bioinformatics for Beginners course series ( https://bioinformatics.ccr.cancer.gov/ Read More...

12/17/2024 - In this one-hour session we will describe resources available to NIH researchers for performing bioinformatics data analysis. These include trainings by specific groups or institutes (NCI, NIH Library, ODSS), licenses available for online learning ( Read More...

12/12/2024 - Knowledge of Unix command line is advantageous for scientists who are new to bioinformatics, as many tools are designed to run on Unix-like systems. High performance computing systems (e.g., NIH Biowulf) also require Read More...

What is bioinformatics? Bioinformatics integrates biology, statistics, and computer science to develop and apply theory, methods, and tools for the collection, storage, and analysis of biological and related data. Bioinformatics plays a critical role in Read More...

07/24/2024 - Knowledge of Unix command line is advantageous for scientists who are new to bioinformatics, as many tools are designed to run on Unix-like systems. High performance computing systems (e.g., NIH Biowulf) also require Read More...

The NIH Library provides expert guidance on bioinformatics, biostatistics, data visualization, and data curation throughout the research process. Explore a variety of classes, on-demand trainings, resources, and services related to data science and bioinformatics available Read More...

Our Mission The Office of Science and Technology Resources (OSTR) catalyzes the advancement of cancer research through making innovative technologies and scientific resources accessible to scientists at the Center for Cancer Research (CCR). OSTR develops Read More...

NIDAP , the  N IH  I ntegrated  D ata  A nalysis  P latform, is an innovative, cloud-based, and collaborative data aggregation and analysis platform. The platform Read More...

Lesson 1: Introduction to Unix and the Shell Lesson Objectives Course overview. Introduce Unix and describe how it differs from other operating systems. Introduce and get set up on DNAnexus and the GOLD system. Discuss ways Read More...

Learning Objectives Learn about popular programming languagues in bioinformatics Compare advantages and disadvantages of Python and R Discuss what you will need to learn to use these languages Discuss learning resources Choosing a programming language Read More...

Learning Objectives Learn about popular programming languagues in bioinformatics Compare advantages and disadvantages of Python and R Discuss what you will need to learn to use these languages Discuss learning resources Choosing a programming language Read More...

04/06/2023 - Az imuth is a web application that uses an annotated reference dataset to  automate the processing, analysis, and interpretation of a new single-cell RNA-seq experiment . Azimuth leverages a  'reference-based mapping' pipeline that inputs a Read More...

05/20/2020 - Advances in technology have reduced the cost of single cell sequencing, opening the doors to many new areas of study including transcriptome, DNA genomics, epigenomics and microbial systems. This workshop, provided by experts from Read More...

02/18/2014 - This 2-day course, which includes both lecture and hands-on components, will teach the basic concepts and practical aspects of RNA-Seq Data Analysis. Learn everything from experimental design to statistical analysis. This workshop will include Read More...

This archive contains past and present issues of the  BTEP BioInformatics Bulletin. The BTEP Bioinformatics Bulletin features select upcoming bioinformatics events offered across NIH and is distributed monthly via email to the Center Read More...

04/10/2025 - TumorDecon is a computational tool at an early stage of contributing to the intersection of bioinformatics and oncology. The goal of TumorDecon is to estimate the percentages of various immune cells from gene expression Read More...

12/11/2024 - This session of the BTEP Coding Club introduces NIH CloudLab, a free 90-day sandbox environment partnered with AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure, and demonstrates how to run Nextflow pipelines, a powerful workflow management system Read More...

11/01/2024 - A hands-on workshop for analyzing metagenomes in the open-source microbiome application Nephele. Participants will first learn how to navigate Nephele and process their reads to trim and filter for quality. They will then learn Read More...

09/23/2024 - Come to the Fair!  In the morning session, several different groups will speak about their training and education programs. The afternoon session will be devoted to learning about research using AI across Read More...

Dataquest licenses are no longer available. If you currently have a Dataquest license, you can continue using it until Sept 15, 2025. The Coursera platform contains thousands of courses developed by experts all over the world and Read More...

Congratulations, your experiments have been completed and you have a large amount of data. Now, it’s time to analyze these data. But where do you begin? How can you gain the most meaning from Read More...

Clinicians and bench scientists (a.k.a., wet lab researchers) are at the forefront of scientific achievement. However, most, if not all contemporary projects involve robust scientific analysis, where the tools of exploration aren’t Read More...

Who can you contact with questions? NCI CCR Single Cell Analysis Facility (SCAF) provides single cell support to NCI-CCR Researchers. NCI CCR Bioinformatics Training and Education Program (BTEP) provides bioinformatics training support. Contact BTEP via Read More...

Additional Resources BTEP scRNA-Seq FAQs Training modules available on Github Orchestrating Single Cell Analysis with Bioconductor Single Cell Best Practices 2023 BTEP Single Cell Annotation Seminar Series Event recordings are located in the BTEP Video Archive . Read More...

Josh Meyer, bioinformatics analyst (CCBR), will cover a scRNA-seq workflow available to NCI researchers on NIDAP . NIDAP, the NIH Integrated Data Analysis Platform, is a cloud-based and collaborative data aggregation and analysis platform that hosts Read More...

Single cell RNASeq is a remarkably powerful tool for analyzing populations of cells that can be recovered from various experiments. Clustering and cell type annotation can be used to distinguish different populations with a level Read More...

05/14/2024 - Participants will learn how to develop artificial intelligence (AI) applications using MATLAB, even if they do not have a formal background in machine and deep learning. The goal of this course is to introduce Read More...

04/26/2024 - Dear Colleagues,    In this webinar, you'll get an introduction to WebMeV. WebMeV aims to democratize bioinformatics analysis for biological sciences researchers.   The maturation of many bioinformatics processes Read More...

Our operational objectives are to provide state-of-the-art OMICS technologies in support of the Genetics Branch (GB) investigators and collaborators. Research Services Wet Lab Single cell isolation from fresh, frozen, and FFPE tissue, DNA/RNA extractions Read More...

CREx Monthly Newsletter Learn about the NIH Collaborative Research Exchange (CREx), Core Facilities, Webinars, & More New CREx User Survey The CREx Team is carrying out a CREx User Survey. If you haven’t Read More...

CREx Monthly Newsletter Learn about the NIH Collaborative Research Exchange (CREx), Core Facilities, Webinars, & More NIH Research Festival The NIH Research Festival highlights the groundbreaking science and the vibrant NIH community driving our Read More...

Cores & Facilities From centralized laboratories to collaborative resources and technologies available to CCR Investigators. NCI Cores Centralized laboratories providing broad access to cutting-edge technologies and specialized expertise. Browse NCI Cores Collaborative Resources are technologies and Read More...

The Advanced Biomedical Computational Sciences (ABCS) group provides technology development, scientific consultation, collaboration and training, research, software development, and high-performance computing support. ABCS encompasses specialized groups focusing on machine learning applied to the interpretation of 2 Read More...

The Genomics Technology Laboratory is an integrated, high-throughput molecular biology laboratory focusing on the development of genetics and genomics technologies, data analysis, and information management tools, in support of CCR Investigators. The laboratory develops integrated Read More...

The centrally funded Statistics team within the Advanced Biomedical Computational Science group at the Frederick National Lab provides statistical consultation and data analysis support for NCI laboratories. We have broad-range expertise in biomedically relevant areas Read More...

OSTR provides CCR investigators with access to a variety of software licenses for genomic, proteomic, pathway analysis and data visualization tools. These software are funded by OSTR and made available at no cost to CCR Read More...

CREx Monthly Newsletter Learn about the NIH Collaborative Research Exchange (CREx), Core Facilities, Webinars, & More New NIH Resource Resources Advance your research with the NIH Mouse Imaging Facility (MIF) The NIH Mouse Imaging Read More...

The primary objective of the Protein Technology Core (PTC) is to establish an experimental screening pipeline for single-domain antibodies termed nanobodies. Nanobodies are antibody fragments consisting of a single monomeric variable antibody domain. The PTC, Read More...

CCR Office of Science and Technology Resources (OSTR) The Center for Cancer Research (CCR) Office of Science and Technology Resources (OSTR) explores and evaluates the latest technologic advancements and then makes them available to all Read More...

Mass Spectrometry Section of the Collaborative Protein Technology Resource (Bldg. 37) Core Capabilities: Identification of proteins in complexes, organelles, subcellular fractions, or fluids. Global relative protein quantitation. Quantitation by isotopic labeling of cells in culture (SILAC) Read More...

CREx Monthly Newsletter Learn about the NIH Collaborative Research Exchange (CREx), Core Facilities, Webinars, & More New NIH Resource Resources Derive Greater Insights and Accelerate your Research Using Bioinformatic Tools! CREx is an NIH Read More...

Protein Expression Laboratory The Protein Expression Laboratory develops, improves, and delivers protein-centric services. Our goal is to help client investigators achieve their research goals with the lowest possible cost in the shortest time. All PEL Read More...

01/19/2024 - Trey Ideker, Ph.D., is a professor of medicine, bioengineering, and computer science, and former chief of genetics at the University of California San Diego (UCSD). Additionally, he is director or co-director of the Read More...

The identification of cell types in single cell genomics data (cell type annotation) can provide new insights into cellular identities, heterogeneity, and functional roles. Cell type annotation is challenging Read More...

09/04/2020 - Speakers: Dave Clements, Galaxy Community Manager, Johns Hopkins University, Steven Weaver, Senior Programmer Analyst, Temple University Galaxy is an open web-based platform for data integration and analysis in the life sciences. Galaxy makes sophisticated Read More...

09/04/2025 - Jupyter Lab is a platform to organize code and analysis steps in one place, allowing users to easily keep track of all steps taken in an analysis, thereby facilitating collaboration and research presentation. This Read More...

08/28/2025 - This class will address best practices for managing, organizing, and sharing data so they become Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR), which is important for advancing science as well as meeting data sharing policy Read More...

08/21/2025 - This class provides an overview of the R and Python programming languages, and how each is used in bioinformatics research. Participants will learn the advantages of each language and how to choose which is Read More...

08/14/2025 - Biowulf isthe NIH Unix-based high-performance computer (HPC). Unix is a command driven computer operating system. Biowulf has more computational power than the average laptop, which makes it ideal for analyzing Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Read More...

07/25/2025 - Dr. Lee Lancashire is a data scientist with over 20 years of experience in machine learning and statistics, currently serving as Head of Data Science at Every Cure. He earned his PhD specializing in artificial Read More...

06/20/2025 - Emerging artificial intelligence—e pecially generative model and deep learning—i tran forming biomedical and biological cience. In thi talk, Profe or Juexin Wang of Indiana Univer ity will pre ent ca e tudie Read More...

06/03/2025 - Class Description Introduction to RNA-Seq data analysis Step-by-step live demonstration of RNA-Seq analysis using the Galaxy platform   What You’ll Learn: How to independently carry out the basic gene expression Read More...

Most BTEP courses include detailed course materials including lesson content, additional resources, and lesson associated data. These course materials are listed here so that learners can easily return to and review concepts taught in class Read More...

nf-core is a community effort to generate a curated set of standardized, best-practice, reproducible, documented, NGS analysis pipelines. All these workflows are built using the versatile workflow manager, Nextflow , and have been released under the Read More...

04/08/2025 - Reactome is a free, open-source, curated and peer-reviewed pathway database that includes bioinformatics tools for the visualization, interpretation and analysis of pathway knowledge. This lesson will showcase the capabilities of Reactome in garnering biological Read More...

General questions or comments about the BTEP program or classes should be addressed to: NCIBTEP@nih.gov Desiree Tillo, Ph.D . Staff Scientist desiree.tillo@nih.gov I have a broad research background in bioinformatics Read More...

BTEP strives to maintain links to resources that should be of interest to CCR Bioinformatics Community.  Some of the resources to will be accessible through more than one of these lists, but since the lists Read More...

03/11/2025 - In this class, participants will get hands-on experience with generating and interpreting differential gene expression analysis results from bulk RNA sequencing. In addition, participants will learn to generate common plots used to visualize bulk Read More...

Recently, the NIH HPC Team has provided on demand access to HPC resources via web browser through integration of Open OnDemand , an open source project supporting "nearly 400 HPC centers around the world" . This Read More...

02/27/2025 - NGS produces millions of sequences per sample and the challenge is to identify where in the genome each sequence came from. Fortunately, there are aligners that help scientists with this task. After this class, Read More...

02/20/2025 - This class will introduce the first step in analyzing NGS data using bulk RNA sequencing as an example. After attending, participants will be able to describe the file format in which NGS data is Read More...

02/18/2025 - This class will introduce basic experimental and analytical considerations for bulk RNA sequencing, a technique that is used to profile gene expression at the tissue level. Information taught serves as the foundation for participants Read More...

12/05/2024 - This one and a half hour online training will provide a demonstration of how to identify cell types based on statistics, visualization, and canonical markers. One Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) sample will be Read More...

12/03/2024 - This one and a half hour online training  will provide a demonstration of how to build a Bulk RNA-Seq data analysis pipeline using a fastq file. Partek  Flow   Read More...

11/13/2024 - This webinar will provide an overview of the generative artificial intelligence (AI) services across three major cloud service providers (CSPs) and the steps to follow for setting up AI chatbots in cloud environments with Read More...

Please see https://bioinformatics.ccr.cancer.gov/btep/self-learning/ to sign up for a license. Contact ncibtep@nih.gov with any questions about obtaining a license. Did you know that CCR researchers have access to Read More...

07/09/2024 - In this BTEP training session, participants will learn about the R and Python programming languages including how each is used in bioinformatics research. The advantages of each language will be discussed as well as Read More...

Partek Flow enables scientists to build comprehensive workflows for analyzing multi-omics high throughput sequencing data including DNA and variant calling, bulk and single cell modalities for RNA, ChIP, and ATAC, spatial transcriptomics, CITE, and immune Read More...

06/25/2024 - Register for the June Emerging Technologies Seminar to hear from Dr. Dana Pe’er of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She will describe new bioinformatics tools for exploring the complex tumor Read More...

05/29/2024 - This talk will cover a scRNA-seq workflow available to NCI researchers on NIDAP. NIDAP, the NIH Integrated Data Analysis Platform, is a cloud-based and collaborative data aggregation and analysis platform that hosts user-friendly bioinformatics Read More...

The CCBR Single-cell RNA-seq Workflow on NIDAP Josh Meyer, bioinformatics analyst (CCBR), will cover a scRNA-seq workflow available to NCI researchers on NIDAP . NIDAP, the NIH Integrated Data Analysis Platform, is a cloud-based and collaborative Read More...

Base R cheat sheet Other cheat sheets can be found here . There is also a nice review here . There are a ton of free tutorials. There are at least 230 Git repositories that focus on R Read More...

Kimia Dadkhah, bioinformatics analyst (SCAF), will talk about Cell Ranger output and essential quality control metrics in single cell data analysis, how to interpret these and make informed decisions, and other considerations to keep in Read More...

SCAF: Overview of Cell Ranger output files and single cell data analysis quality control Kimia Dadkhah, bioinformatics analyst (SCAF), will talk about Cell Ranger output and essential quality control metrics in single cell data analysis, Read More...

04/17/2024 - Kimia Dadkhah, bioinformatics analyst (SCAF), will talk about Cell Ranger output and essential quality control metrics in single cell data analysis, how to interpret these and make informed decisions, and other considerations to keep Read More...

04/16/2024 - GitHub is a powerful platform for tracking, sharing, and collaborating on software projects of all kinds. Whether you’re a bioinformatics analyst, a software engineer, or a biologist who sometimes codes, GitHub Read More...

The Advanced Biomedical Computational Science (ABCS) group focuses on applications of bioinformatics, computational and data science, and artificial intelligence to support NCI researchers. ABCS provides: • Subject matter expertise in genomics, proteomics, and imaging. • Machine learning/ Read More...

The rapid advancement of single-cell technology has provided new powerful tools to answer many biological questions, such as identifying new or rare cell populations and characterizing the complexities of tumor heterogeneity. Realizing the great potential Read More...

The NCI Genomic Data Commons (GDC) was established by the NCI Center for Cancer Genomics (CCG) to support the receipt, harmonization, distribution, and analysis of genomic and clinical data from cancer research programs. The GDC Read More...

The Genomics Laboratory (formerly Laboratory of Molecular Technology) is an integrated, high-throughput molecular biology laboratory focusing on the development of genetics and genomics technologies, together with associated laboratory automation systems, data analysis, and information management Read More...

CREx News & Updates April 2022 Learn about the NIH Collaborative Research Exchange (CREx), Core Facilities, Webinars, & More Click below to learn how easy it is to navigate the CREx platform. These short videos will Read More...

The NCI Cloud Resources are components of the NCI Cancer Research Data Commons (CRDC) that bring data and computational power together to enable cancer research and discovery. These cloud-based platforms eliminate the need for researchers Read More...

The Cancer and Inflammation Program – Microbiome and Genetics Core (CIP-MGC) grew out of the former CIP Genetics Core to meet the increasing need for sequencing and analysis of commensal microbiota within CIP and NCI. The Read More...

The facilities at AIM are available for use by the entire NIH intramural research community. While we welcome users with any size imaging project, AIM specializes in large, yearlong (or longer), collaborative research efforts with Read More...

The Office of Collaborative Biostatistics, Office of the Clinical Director, is the statistical and data management component of CCR. The Section provides statistical leadership and data management consultation for CCR’s major clinical activities and Read More...

CREx News & Updates September 2021 Learn about the NIH Collaborative Research Exchange (CREx), Core Facilities, Webinars, & More NIH Collaborative Research Exchange (CREx) News Site Spotlight FACILITY HIGLIGHTS Learn more about services from the CCR Read More...

The NIH Biowulf Cluster provides researchers with a world-class system to assist in solving complex biomedical problems as diverse as gene variation in worldwide human populations, deep learning to model protein structures, and PET brain Read More...

The Science and Technology Research Infrastructure for Discovery, Experimentation, and Sustainability (STRIDES) Initiative The STRIDES Initiative aims to help NIH and its institutes, centers, and offices (ICOs) accelerate biomedical research by reducing barriers in utilizing Read More...

CREx Monthly Newsletter Learn about the NIH Collaborative Research Exchange (CREx), Core Facilities, Webinars, & More New NIH Resource Spotlight The NIH Lab Managers Working Group have developed a new NIH-wide database of cold Read More...

The NIH Library is a biomedical research library, whose collection and services are available at no cost to NIH staff: Electronic Resources: Over 20,000 electronic journals, 190,000 eBooks, and 50 databases. , Training classes covering topics such as bioinformatics, Read More...

The Genomics and Pharmacology Facility is part of the NCI's Center for Cancer Research (CCR), within the Developmental Therapeutics Branch. Its mission is to manage and assess molecular interaction data obtained through multiple platforms, increase Read More...

September 8, 2022 crex.nih.gov CREx Monthly Newsletter Learn about the NIH Collaborative Research Exchange (CREx), Core Facilities, Webinars, & More Science & Technology Seminars and Training Events Upcoming Seminars and Educational Opportunities The following Read More...

October 6, 2022 crex.nih.gov CREx Monthly Newsletter Learn about the NIH Collaborative Research Exchange (CREx), Core Facilities, Webinars, & More Science & Technology Seminars and Training Events Upcoming Seminars and Educational Opportunities The following Read More...

The Staff Scientists/Clinicians (SSSC) Technical Enrichment Program (STEP) was established to provide SSSC’s an opportunity to compete for funding to gain comprehensive training in state-of-the-art techniques available through CCR Cores and Facilities. The Read More...

The Pan-Microbial Serology Facility (PMSF) is part of the Center for Cancer Research (CCR) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The PMSF focuses on determining individualized pan-microbial immune profiles associated with human diseases including immunological Read More...

Proteomic Data Common (PDC) represents the NCI’s largest public repository of proteogenomic comprehensive tumor datasets, essentially a Proteogenomic Cancer Atlas. It was developed to advance our understanding of how proteins help shape the risk, Read More...

CREx News & Updates June 2022 Learn about the NIH Collaborative Research Exchange (CREx), Core Facilities, Webinars, & More Click below to learn how easy it is to navigate the CREx platform. These short videos will Read More...

CREx News & Updates March 2022 Learn about the NIH Collaborative Research Exchange (CREx), Core Facilities, Webinars, & More Site Spotlight NIA Nonhuman Primate Core The NIA Nonhuman Primate Core supports multi-disciplinary translational aging projects for Read More...

CREx News & Updates August 2022 Learn about the NIH Collaborative Research Exchange (CREx), Core Facilities, Webinars, & More Site Spotlight NCATS Functional Genomics Laboratory (FGL) FGL is designed to help NIH Investigators use the latest Read More...

CREx News & Updates July 2022 Learn about the NIH Collaborative Research Exchange (CREx), Core Facilities, Webinars, & More Click below to learn how easy it is to navigate the CREx platform. These short videos will Read More...

CREx News & Updates May 2022 Learn about the NIH Collaborative Research Exchange (CREx), Core Facilities, Webinars, & More Click below to learn how easy it is to navigate the CREx platform. These short videos will Read More...

The NIH Center for Human Immunology, Inflammation, and Autoimmunity (CHI) is a trans-NIH resource whose mission is to provide a collaborative hub of advanced translational immunology for NIH clinical and pre-clinical studies. This uniquely structured Read More...

The CCR Genomics Core is located in Building 41 on the NIH Bethesda campus. The primary goal of the Core is to provide investigators from CCR/NCI and other NIH Institutes access to genomic technologies and Read More...

NISC’s role within NHGRI, and more broadly across NIH, aims to advance genome sequencing and its many applications, with a goal not simply to produce sequence data, but to produce the infrastructure required to Read More...

The introduction of DNA sequencing instruments capable of producing millions of DNA sequence reads in a single run has profoundly altered the landscape of genetics and cancer biology. Complex questions can now be answered at Read More...

03/21/2025 - Partek Flow is a point-and-click software for analyzing multi-omics sequencing data including DNA, bulk and single cell RNA, spatial transcriptomics, ATAC and ChIP. Input options include FASTQ, BAM, or expression tables, thus enabling scientists Read More...

03/13/2025 - This session will introduce participants to visualizing alignment results from Next Generation Sequences using the Integrative Genomics Viewer (IGV). This step is important as scientists may want to highlight results from certain genomic locations Read More...

03/06/2025 - This class introduces participants to the first steps to differential expression analysis in bulk RNA sequencing which involves filtering out noise from (ie. genes without expression across samples) and performing QC on the gene Read More...

03/04/2025 - Alignment of RNA sequencing data enables researchers to identify where in the genome each sequence came from. However, it does not inform of how many sequences aligned to each genomic feature such as a Read More...

02/25/2025 - Quality assessment may reveal low quality sequences and/or contaminations such as adapters in NGS data. Therefore, it is important to perform cleanup to ensure that the input for downstream analyses tools is of Read More...

01/14/2025 - In this talk, we will cover the basics of survival analysis as a statistical methodology developed for censored data. Special emphasis will be on visualizing survival data, comparing survival-time distributions for subject groups, and Read More...

Listed below are the video recordings of past BTEP events (classes, seminars, workshops). Videos are hosted on various servers and may play slightly differently. Some videos may be downloaded for local viewing. Recorded Videos of Read More...

Register now for an upcoming seminar on January 22, 2025 , “Revealing Tumor-Promoting Signals in Breast Cancer Subtypes: A NIDAP Analysis of Single-Cell Data” . This one-hour talk will feature guest speaker and NIDAP developer, Josh Meyer, who will Read More...

11/19/2024 - Partek Flow enables scientists to construct analysis workflows for multi-omics sequencing data including DNA, bulk and single cell RNA, spatial transcriptomics, ATAC and ChIP. It is a point-and-click software hosted on Biowulf, the NIH Read More...

Cancer research is a complex and data-intensive field. Cloud computing offers a powerful solution for researchers to store, analyze, and share large datasets efficiently. In this month’s topic spotlight, we will explore cloud resources Read More...

08/27/2024 - This hands-on workshop will help you advance your microbiome analysis and computing skills, and help you learn new ways to leverage computing resources for your research. What you’ll learn: ● The basics of interacting Read More...

06/26/2024 - This in-person hands-on workshop will introduce the Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA), which is  available to access from the NIH Library . IPA can be used identify biological relationships, mechanisms, pathways, functions, and diseases Read More...

06/13/2024 - Qiagen CLC Genomics Workbench is a point-and-click bioinformatics software that runs on a personal computer and enables bulk RNA sequencing, ChIP sequencing, long reads, and variant analysis. NCI scientists can use CLC Genomics Workbench Read More...

It is next standard to scale and center the features in the data set prior to dimension reduction or visualization via heatmap. Scaling the data will keep highly expressed genes from dominating our analysis. This Read More...

1. Introduction and Learning Objectives This tutorial has been designed to demonstrate common secondary analysis steps in a scRNA-Seq workflow. We will start with a merged Seurat Object with multiple data layers representing multiple samples that Read More...

This lesson provides an introduction to R in the context of single cell RNA-Seq analysis with Seurat. Learning Objectives Learn about options for analyzing your scRNA-Seq data. Learn about resources for learning R programming. Learn Read More...

Learning Objectives This tutorial was designed to demonstrate common secondary analysis steps in a scRNA-Seq workflow. We will start with a merged Seurat Object with multiple data layers representing multiple samples. Throughout this tutorial we Read More...

05/16/2024 - Qiagen CLC Genomics Workbench is a point-and-click bioinformatics software that runs on a personal computer and enables bulk RNA sequencing, ChIP sequencing, long reads, and variant analysis. NCI scientists can use CLC Genomics Workbench Read More...

05/09/2024 - This is the first class in the NIH Library Introduction to R Series. This class provides a basic overview of the functionality of R programming language and RStudio. R is Read More...

04/19/2024 - Dear Colleagues,    This webinar will introduce TumorDecon, a computational tool that's at an early stage of contributing to the intersection of bioinformatics and oncology.   TumorDecon aims to Read More...