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We will build a database out of all features of the 2014 Ebola genome under accession number KM233118. This data will go into a new directory named "db_2014". mkdir -p db_2014 # Get the 2014 Ebola Read More...

This page uses content directly from the Biostar Handbook by Istvan Albert. Remember to activate the bioinfo environment. conda activate bioinfo Then create a new directory for files we will be working with today in Read More...

DAVID compares the overlap of user provided gene list to an annotation to the overlap of a background gene list to the same annotation. Thus, DAVID is really using the Fisher exact test to determine Read More...

DAVID compares the overlap of user provided gene list to an annotation to the overlap of a background gene list to the same annotation. Thus, DAVID is using the Fisher exact test to determine if Read More...

A high-performance visualization tool for interactive exploration of large, integrated genomic datasets. One favorite use is inspection of alignments to rule out alignment artifacts resulting in false-postive variant calls.The Integrative Genomics Viewer (IGV) is Read More...

The CCR Collaborative Bioinformatics Resource (CCBR) is a resource group which provides a mechanism for CCR researchers to obtain many different types of bioinformatics assistance to further their research goals. The group has expertise in Read More...

12/03/2024 - Sequencing Strategies for Population and Cancer Epidemiology Studies (SeqSPACE) Webinar Series The Sequencing Strategies for Population and Cancer Epidemiology Studies (SeqSPACE) webinar series began 10 years ago in November 2014. The series was designed to share Read More...

11/15/2024 - In partnership with the NIH Clinical Center's Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology Service (BCES), the NIH Library is offering classes geared to cover general concepts behind statistics and epidemiology. This four-part lecture series will Read More...

10/24/2024 - NIH Text Mining and Natural Language Processing SIG is pleased to welcome you to this special event featuring two extraordinary speakers focused on the applications of Deep Learning in Computational Biology.  & Read More...

09/25/2024 - Please join us on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, where Gina Kuffel, B.S., and Steph Singleton, M.S., will demo the newly launched Clinical and Translational Data Commons (CTDC).    As the newest addition to NCI's Read More...

Closed reference OTU picking uses a reference database to cluster OTUs against reads that fail to cluster with a reference sequence due to real variation or sequence error variation are dropped subject to biases or Read More...

12/11/2023 - This presentation will provide a one-hour introduction to The AMARETTO software toolbox: multimodal and multiscale circuit-, network-, and graph-based fusion of multi-omics, clinical, imaging, and perturbation data across studies of patients, etiologies and model Read More...

12/04/2023 - In partnership with the NIH Clinical Center's Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology Service (BCES), the NIH Library is offering classes geared to cover general concepts behind statistics and epidemiology. This four-part lecture series will 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 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...

The CCR Collaborative Bioinformatics Resource (CCBR) is a centrally funded resource group which provides a mechanism for CCR researchers to obtain many different types of bioinformatics assistance to further their research goals. The group has Read More...

07/24/2025 - NIDDK Biostats Seminar Series: From Research Study Design to Collecting, Managing, and Analyzing Data. Learning Objectives: 1.          To delineate Read More...

04/23/2025 - Dr. Ruppin's research is focused on multi-disciplinary, algorithmic, computationally driven analysis of large-scale biomedical omics and clinical data, with an emphasis on AI and machine / deep learning approaches. Overall, it centers on three Read More...

11/12/2024 - We will discuss statistical considerations in planning, executing, and interpreting experiments using animals. Topics will include interpreting minimally powered pilot studies, dealing with complex time series, and maximizing knowledge gain from limited resources. This Read More...

11/08/2024 - Learn microbiome analysis basics in R with phyloseq. This workshop will cover different types of analysis frequently used in microbiome studies, including sample diversity, community composition, and differential taxa. The techniques we learn will Read More...

10/23/2024 - Please send any questions and/or specific topic areas that you’re interested in hearing about for this presentation by Friday, 10/18 to Kayla Strauss . QIAGEN Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) is the leading Read More...

10/01/2024 - Dr. Nusrat Rabbee’s book, “ Biomarker Analysis in Clinical Trials Using R ” offers practical guidance to statisticians on how to incorporate biomarker data analysis in clinical trial studies. In it, she discusses the appropriate Read More...

07/18/2024 - This class will provide an overview of the data collection process for your review – whether scoping or systematic. The importance of data cleaning for consistency to ensure accurate identification of comparable outcome Read More...

04/22/2024 - Intended Audience This webinar targets researchers interested in exploring genomic mutation analysis capabilities within the recently introduced NCI Genomic Data Commons (GDC) 2.0 platform. It aims to accommodate individuals interested in analyzing genes and mutations Read More...

03/29/2024 - This first of five webinars will introduce NIH’s All of Us Research Program, including the program’s mission and core values. Learn about the current size and diversity of Read More...

03/26/2024 - Dear Colleagues,   Developed by expert statisticians and programmers, SUDAAN is a software package designed for researchers who work with study data. SUDAAN procedures properly account for correlated observations, clustering, weighting, stratification, and Read More...

03/18/2024 - Electronic lab notebooks (ELNs) are digital tools that allow researchers to record, manage, and share their data and results in a secure and efficient way. The virtual roundtable discussion will cover various aspects of Read More...

01/24/2024 - Dear colleagues,   Please join us on Wed., Jan. 24 when Dr. Avi Ma’ayan from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai will demonstrate how to use these tools to access hundreds of thousands Read More...

01/03/2024 - on Wednesday, January 3rd at noon in Building 41, Conference Room C507/C509 and online. In-person attendance is encouraged.  Dr. Larson's research is focused on understanding gene expression in eukaryotic Read More...

PCoA was included by default in our core-metrics-phylogenetic pipeline. Because these are longitudinal data, we will customize the axis to include the varaible, week-relative-to-hct . qiime emperor plot \ --i-pcoa diversity-core-metrics-phylogenetic/unweighted_unifrac_pcoa_results.qza \ --m-metadata-file / Read More...

First, we perform the ordination. qiime diversity umap \ --i-distance-matrix diversity-core-metrics-phylogenetic/unweighted_unifrac_distance_matrix.qza \ --o-umap uu-umap.qza qiime diversity umap \ --i-distance-matrix diversity-core-metrics-phylogenetic/weighted_unifrac_distance_matrix.qza \ --o-umap wu-umap.qza Then we use emperor Read More...

Check for primers Generate an ASV count table and representative sequence file Understand the difference between OTU picking and denoising The two primary files that will be used throughout any microbiome analysis are the feature Read More...

10/23/2023 - QIAGEN Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) is the leading pathway analysis application among the life science research community and is cited in tens of thousands of articles for the analysis, integration and interpretation of data Read More...

09/11/2023 - We invite you to attend the Biobanking for Precision Medicine seminar series. The seminar series is brought to you by NCI’s Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research Branch (BBRB) and addresses current topics Read More...

For blastn, the tasks available are: blastn - finds more divergent sequences megablast - finds less divergent sequences (this is the default) blastn-short - short queries We will look at how the different BLAST tasks Read More...

In this portion of the class, it is very important that you have IGV already opened on your computer. See Figure 1 and Figure 2 on how to load the relevant alignment outputs for HBR_1 and UHR_1 Read More...

For visualizing the HBR and UHR alignment results, we will use the built in Human hg38 genome. To do this, we will just goto the genome selection box and select hg38 (Figure 2). In Figure 3, we Read More...

Lesson 14 Practice Objectives Here, we will practice using the Integrative Genome Viewer (IGV) to visualize the hcc1395 RNA sequencing alignment results. About the data and launching IGV We were introduced to the hcc1395 RNA sequencing Read More...

Genomic variations are typically categorized into different classes and are often denoted with a shortened acronym: SNP, a single nucleotide polymorphism - A change of a single base. INDEL, an insertion or a deletion - Read More...

We are a bioinformatics team within the Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology’s (CBIIT’s) Cancer Informatics Branch (CIB)—soon to be referred to as the Informatics and Data Science (IDS) Program. Headed Read More...

NanoString Technology The nCounter® Analysis System is an automated, multi-application, digital detection and counting system which directly profiles up to 800 molecules simultaneously from a single sample using a novel barcoding technology. Profile hundreds of mRNAs, Read More...

The NIH Intramural Research Program Collaborative Research Exchange (CREx) The Collaborative Research Exchange (CREx) is an online CCR marketplace where investigators can search, browse, and request information for research services, technologies, or custom products (antibody Read More...

CREx News & Updates January 2022 Learn about the NIH Collaborative Research Exchange (CREx), Core Facilities, Webinars, & More Site Spotlight NCI ANTIBODY CHARACTERIZATION LABORATORY (ACL) The ACL specializes in rigorously validating antibodies for signaling and Read More...

The Chemical Synthesis Group is a component of the Chemical Biology Laboratory. This facility provides synthetic chemistry resources and expertise to the NCI Intramural community. The facility’s capabilities include: Providing expertise, consultation, and experience 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...

NCI LASP Genome Modification Core (GMC) is a CCR-dedicated facility that provides advice, training, and reagents to NCI scientists seeking to utilize CRISPR and other nucleases to generate genome modifications in primary cells, cell lines, Read More...

Employing spatial biology techniques enables acquisition of transcript and protein data from intact tissue sections, and in turn, spatial distribution information and cellular interaction patterns are revealed.

CREx Monthly Newsletter Learn about the NIH Collaborative Research Exchange (CREx), Core Facilities, Webinars, & More Technology Event Biophysical Methods for Protein Interactions Monday, May 15 – Friday, May 19, 2023 This workshop will review the strategies of Read More...

These short videos will help users easily identify service providers, submit a request for services, communicate with with suppliers, and manage active requests. Finding Core Facilities on CREx Learn the ways in which NIH IRP Read More...

The core provides access to several different state-of-the-art 3D microscopes as well as computers to visualize and process image data. The facility houses equipment for 2D or 3D imaging of fixed and living specimens. High Read More...

The Specimen Resource Locator (SRL) is a biospecimen resource database designed to help researchers locate resources that may have the samples needed for their investigational use. This publicly searchable database includes information about biospecimen banks Read More...

The AgingResearchBiobank was officially launched in January 2019 with a mission to provide a state-of-the-art inventory system for the storage, maintenance, and distribution of de-identified biospecimens and associated phenotypic, clinical, and imaging data from numerous NIA-funded Read More...

Lesson 3: Creating a feature table Lesson Objectives Check for primers Generate an ASV count table and representative sequence file Understand the difference between OTU picking and denoising The two primary files that will be used Read More...

Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery (DAVID) - an overview Before getting started, remember to be signed on to the DNAnexus GOLD environment. Lesson 17 review In the previous class, we got an overview of Read More...

Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery (DAVID) - an overview Lesson 17 review In the previous class, we got an overview of functional and pathway analysis, which help to put RNA sequencing results into biological Read More...

There are a number of core facilities available to NCI researchers. See more information from the Office of Science and Technology Resources. We most commonly see data from the following cores: CCR Sequencing Facility (CCR-SF) Read More...

04/28/2025 - In partnership with the NIH Clinical Center's Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology Service (BCES), the NIH Library is offering a several trainings that cover general concepts behind statistics and epidemiology. These trainings will help Read More...

04/10/2025 - This one hour online training introduces participants to the tools and techniques for analyzing and quantifying microscopy images using MATLAB’s low-code algorithms. Participants will learn how to preprocess images, segment regions Read More...

03/17/2025 - In partnership with the NIH Clinical Center's Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology Service (BCES), the NIH Library is offering a several trainings that cover general concepts behind statistics and epidemiology. These trainings will help Read More...

01/14/2025 - Join leaders from  NCI’s Human Tumor Atlas Network  (HTAN) to hear about the program’s collaborative efforts to develop comprehensive atlases incorporating cellular, molecular, and histological dimensions across various cancer types and stages.  Read More...

12/09/2024 - In partnership with the NIH Clinical Center's Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology Service (BCES), the NIH Library is offering classes geared to cover general concepts behind statistics and epidemiology. This four-part lecture series will 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...

12/03/2024 - In partnership with the NIH Clinical Center's Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology Service (BCES), the NIH Library is offering classes geared to cover general concepts behind statistics and epidemiology. This four-part lecture series will Read More...

11/08/2024 - In partnership with the NIH Clinical Center's Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology Service (BCES), the NIH Library is offering classes geared to cover general concepts behind statistics and epidemiology. This four-part lecture series will 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...

09/12/2024 - Telomere to telomere (T2T) genome assemblies represent a paradigm shift in comparative genomics, offering insights into chromosome structure, evolution, and function at the highest resolution. Dr. O'Neill's lab has made recent Read More...

07/24/2024 - As a cancer researcher, did you know that  data sharing  is now required by many funding agencies and journals? Join NCI CBIIT’s  Dr. Jill Barnholtz-Sloan & Read More...

06/20/2024 - Clustered heat maps are widely used for visualizing patterns in molecular profiling data. But traditional, static heat maps have significant limitations when applied to large datasets (1000s of elements per axis). Presented in this Read More...

05/22/2024 - Are you attending the 2024  AMIA Clinical Informatics Conference ? Join NCI Fellow, Austin Fitts, as he presents on the  National Childhood Cancer Registry  (NCCR) during the May 22 afternoon sessions. Read More...

05/10/2024 - Please join us for the May Data Sharing and Reuse Seminar featuring Dr. Ali Loveys and Fiona Meng from FI Consulting. They will be sharing their presentation on Laying the Foundation for AI-Ready Data. 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...

03/20/2024 - Dear Colleagues,   cBioPortal is an open-access resource for interactive exploration of multidimensional cancer genomics data sets, currently providing access to data from >200,000 tumor samples collected from >400 published cancer Read More...

03/06/2024 - The NCI Cancer Diagnosis Program in the Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis is hosting a workshop, “Digital Pathology Imaging (DPI) in Cancer Clinical Trials and Research.” This workshop will Read More...

03/05/2024 - This in-person workshop will show participants how to identify cell types based on statistics, visualization, and canonical markers. One Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) sample will be used to illustrate a basic Single Cell Read More...

Many graphs, like scatterplots, plot the raw values of your dataset. Other graphs, like bar charts, calculate new values to plot: bar charts, histograms, and frequency polygons bin your data and then plot bin counts, Read More...

How do we ultimately get our figures to a publishable state? The bread and butter of pretty plots really falls to the additional non-data layers of our ggplot2 code. These layers will include code to Read More...

02/14/2024 - Explore the intricate world of pathway analysis with Reactome. Reactome is an open-source, manually-curated and peer-reviewed biological pathway knowledgebase, free and open to the public. We will provide you an overview of the contents 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...

01/10/2024 - Our series of talks continues next month with two 20-minute presentations focused on single cell genomics studies in the model organism zebrafish.  There will be light refreshments and we encourage attendees to Read More...

12/18/2023 - In partnership with the NIH Clinical Center's Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology Service (BCES), the NIH Library is offering classes geared to cover general concepts behind statistics and epidemiology. This four-part lecture series will Read More...

Lesson 6 . Learning Objectives Introduce several beta diversity metrics Discover different ordination methods Learn about statistical methods that are applicable Beta diversity Beta diversity is between sample diversity. This is useful for answering the question, how Read More...

An OTU is an operational taxonomic unit. This is derived by binning sequences at a certain threshold of similarity. This threshold is generally set at 97%, which is associated with a species level assignment. Clustering can Read More...

12/12/2023 - In partnership with the NIH Clinical Center's Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology Service (BCES), the NIH Library is offering classes geared to cover general concepts behind statistics and epidemiology. This four-part lecture series will Read More...

12/08/2023 - This presentation will discuss strategies and policies for effective sharing and reuse of large multidimensional datasets. Dr. Espinosa will discuss his experiences as a data generator, data analyst, collaborator, teacher, and mentor through the Read More...

12/06/2023 - NIDAP, the NIH Integrated Data Analysis Platform, is a cloud-based and collaborative data aggregation and analysis platform. The NIDAP platform hosts user-friendly bioinformatics workflows (Bulk RNA-Seq, scRNA-Seq, Digital Spatial Profiling) and other component analysis Read More...

11/28/2023 - In partnership with the NIH Clinical Center's Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology Service (BCES), the NIH Library is offering classes geared to cover general concepts behind statistics and epidemiology. This four-part lecture series will Read More...

11/16/2023 - This class 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 used to illustrate a basic Single Read More...

10/25/2023 - Every week, thousands of biomedical research papers are published with a portion of them containing supporting tables with data about genes, transcripts, variants, and proteins. For example, supporting tables may contain differentially expressed genes Read More...

10/03/2023 - Presented as part of the Sequencing Strategies for Population and Cancer Epidemiology Studies (SeqSPACE) Webinar Series Dr. Kushal Dey is an Assistant Member and Josie Robertson Investigator in the Department of Computational and Systems Read More...

09/28/2023 - The Trapnell Lab at the University of Washington's  Department of Genome Sciences  studies how genomes encode the program of vertebrate development and how that program goes awry in disease. Read More...

09/21/2023 - Picture this… You have large amounts of siloed medical imaging data, but you don’t have the time or budget to manually prepare the images and datasets for annotation and analysis. Don’t you Read More...

09/08/2023 - Hybrid Seminar Friday, September 8, 2023 • 9:00-10:00 a.m. Building 549 Auditorium (In-person attendance encouraged)   Speaker: Brian Kelsall, M.D. Senior Investigator, Mucosal Immunobiology Section Laboratory of Molecular Immunology National Institutes of Allergy Read More...

First we will retrieve the Ebola reference genome and put it in the "refs" directory. Next we need to create the index for the aligner (bwa index) and for IGV (samtools faidx). Let' Read More...

VCF files are produced by running a variant caller on one or more BAM alignment files. We will download the ebola genome (AF086833) into a "refs" directory, create a "bwa index" Read More...

Lesson 14: Visualizing alignment results Before getting started, remember to be signed on to the DNAnexus GOLD environment. Lesson 13 Review Previously, we used the application HISAT2 to align the raw sequencing data from the Human Brain Read More...

There are many databases devoted to relating genes and gene products to pathways, processes, and other phenomenon. Again, the following is not meant to be a comprehensive list. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) Read More...

Lesson 14: Visualizing alignment results Before getting started, remember to be signed on to the DNAnexus GOLD environment. Lesson 13 Review Previously, we used the application HISAT2 to align the raw sequencing data from the Human Brain Read More...

For RNA sequencing studies, we need to use a splice aware aligner to account for reads that map across exons. Bowtie2 is a commonly used aligner for DNA sequencing and is not splice aware. Let' Read More...

The NIA Nonhuman Primate (NHP) Core Facility maintains a colony of rhesus macaques at the National Institutes of Health Animal Center. Established in 2012, the Core's mission is to offer research services supporting multi-disciplinary translational aging Read More...

Radiation Oncology Branch is part of CCR. Bioinformatics core is a collaborative resource to support ROB branch and provide service to ROB investigators from NCI and other Institutes access to new technologies, bioinformatics, statistical analysis Read More...

The Medicinal Chemistry Accelerator (MCA) is a collaborative CCR resource that supports investigators in developing small molecule inhibitors for anticancer drug candidates. While CCR and NCATS have infrastructure to identify initial “hits” through high-throughput screening, 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...

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...

The Antibody Characterization Laboratory (ACL) is the laboratory responsible for the development of well-characterized monoclonal antibody reagents. The NCI’s Office of Cancer Clinical Proteomics Research funds ACL as a resource to the entire cancer Read More...

Radiology and Imaging Sciences provides imaging services for National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center patients participating in research protocols conducted by the various NIH institutes. Services include X-rays, fluoroscopy, ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) Read More...

CREx Monthly Newsletter Learn about the NIH Collaborative Research Exchange (CREx), Core Facilities, Webinars, & More NIH Extramural Common Fund Resources Metabolomics Workbench Developed by the NIH Metabolomics Common Fund's National Metabolomics Data Repository ( Read More...

Protein Characterization Laboratory (PCL) offers various technologies to CCR investigators to characterize proteins and metabolites. The laboratory develops and applies state-of-the-art analytical technologies, primarily mass spectrometry, liquid chromatography, and Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR), to advance Read More...

The COP evaluates novel therapies in pet dogs with cancer to improve outcomes for human patients and established the Comparative Oncology Trial Consortium (COTC), a collaborative effort of NCI and extramural comparative oncology centers at 24 Read More...

The NIH MRI Research Facility (NMRF) is a shared, intramural resource for human imaging studies. The NMRF is supported by all Institutes at NIH and reports to the Shared Resources Subcommittee (SRS) of the Scientific Read More...

Electron Microscopy Laboratory (EML) The EML offers investigators access to unique expertise and EM technologies that allow our partners to explore new avenues of research to enhance the knowledge of biological systems. To assist our Read More...

The Laboratory Animal Sciences Program (LASP) of the Frederick National Laboratory operates a Gnotobiotics Facility (GF) to support research focused on the role of microbiota in cancer inflammation, pathogenesis, and treatment response. The GF can 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...

The EML offers investigators access to unique expertise and EM technologies that allow CCR Investigators to explore new avenues of research in order to enhance the knowledge of biological systems. To assist our customers, we Read More...

Total end-to-end system for single-cell research [embed]https://youtu.be/vMzhSzg1rUw[/embed] The BD Rhapsody Single-Cell Analysis system empowers and streamlines your research with a complete system of tools, including reagents and analysis software, Read More...

The NIH Clinical Center Pharmacy Department provides pharmaceutical care to inpatients and outpatients on NIH intramural research protocols at the NIH Clinical Center. The Clinical Center facility encompasses 200 inpatient beds, 93 day-hospital stations, and 15 clinics. Clinical Read More...

Biophysics Core Facility assists NIH investigators in measuring molecular interactions and in characterizing macromolecular properties. This includes binding studies of proteins, DNA, RNA, and their ligands in buffers, cell lysate, plasma, and other media. We Read More...

The Center for Advanced Preclinical Research (CAPR) specializes in evaluating the efficacy of preclinical compounds, existing drugs, or biologics (therapeutics) in genetically engineered mouse models, GEM-derived allograft (GDA) models, or patient-derived mouse xenografts (PDX). We Read More...

The NCI Clinical Research Correlatives Core provides non-CLIA-certified spectral flow cytometric assays to support clinical trials conducted in the CCR. The core specializes in immunophenotyping and immune monitoring assays. Established Technologies Spectral flow cytometry (Cytek), Read More...

The CHTN is a unique NCI-supported resource that provides human tissues and fluids from routine procedures to investigators who utilize human biospecimens in their research. Unlike tissue banks, the CHTN works prospectively with each investigator Read More...

MAB provides visual communication solutions across all media to the entire NIH community. Our Medical Illustration section provides a complete range of biomedical visualization services, including manuscript/textbook figures, infographics, 3D modeling, animation, technical diagrams, Read More...

The function of the SAIP is to collaborate with NCI investigators in the development of mouse models, new molecular imaging probes for early detection and therapy, monitor tumors in vivo, and perform drug efficacy studies Read More...

The National Clinical Trials Network Biospecimen Banks (NCTN) receive, store, and distribute human cancer biospecimens collected on NCTN clinical trials . NCTN Biobanks provide cancer researchers with quality, well-annotated biospecimens and associated clinical information. The NCTN 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...

Back Services: Biophysics Facility offers fluorometers as open-access instruments.  First-time users must complete a short training session before gaining access to the instrument reservation calendar. Location: Building 50, room 3226 Description: Some substances reemit light after Read More...

The Biophysics Core’s mission is to provide support in the study of macromolecular interactions, dynamics, and stability by offering consultations, training, professional collaborations, and instrument access. General Services Multi-technique molecular interaction studies, Kinetic and Read More...

The Chemistry and Synthesis Center (CSC) of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) provides IRP scientists with targeted imaging probes and chemical tools that help accelerate cell-based assays, in vivo imaging studies, and Read More...

The Behavioral Health Core (BHC) is comprised of the two separate but interrelated components: Psychosocial Support and Research Program, and, Health Psychology and Neurobehavioral Research Program., These teams provide specialized expertise, such as patient-reported and Read More...

Molecular Cytogenetics Core Facility facilitates the assessment of structural and numerical genomic changes in pre-cancer and cancer research models. This core provides comprehensive support for the cytogenetic analysis of cells from human and research animal 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...

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 Biophysics Resource (BR) was established in January 2001. Our mission is to provide CCR investigators with access to both the latest instrumentation and expertise in characterizing the biophysical aspects of systems under structural investigation. The Read More...

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Home About the Biophysics Core Biophysics Core Services [tabby title="Instrumentation"] NHLBI Biophysics Core The Biophysics Core Facility: Overview Core Facilities provide scientific resources, cutting-edge technologies and novel approaches to support DIR scientists. Availability of Read More...

The PPS encompasses all scientific analyses related to pharmacology, once the specimen has been collected and stored. There is a multi-step process to evaluate how the drug is being handled by the body after administration. Read More...

As a multi-user facility, the different instruments provide a wide range of imaging modes for EIB scientists, from standard immunohistochemistry, through brightfield and wide-field epifluorescence imaging, to highly complex live cell confocal microscopy and super-resolution 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...

Back Services: We offer a limited sample processing service using standard SEC-MALS and FFF protocols.  This service is intended for the occasional users of this system.  Researchers who expect to use this instrument Read More...

Back Services: We offer a limited sample processing service using standard SEC-MALS and FFF protocols.  This service is intended for the occasional users of this system.  Researchers who expect to use this instrument 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...

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...

What is Xenium? Xenium is a high-resolution, imaging-based in situ spatial profiling technology from 10x Genomics that allows for simultaneous expression analysis of RNA targets (currently in range of 100’s) within the same tissue section. Read More...

CREx Monthly Newsletter Learn about the NIH Collaborative Research Exchange (CREx), Core Facilities, Webinars, & More NIH Intramural Core Resources NHGRI Flow Cytometry Core The Core performs high quality single cell analysis through the Read More...

The CPP is directly responsible for the pharmacokinetic (PK) analysis of numerous Phase I and II clinical trials conducted within the NCI. In addition, the CPP provides direct PK support for many studies performed elsewhere Read More...

Services: Biophysics Facility offers CD as an open-access instrument.  First-time users must complete a short training session before gaining access to the instrument reservation calendar. Location: Building 50, room 3123 Description: CD spectroscopy measures the difference Read More...

Back Services: Biophysics Facility offers CD as an open-access instrument.  First-time users must complete a short training session before gaining access to the instrument reservation calendar. Location: Building 50, room 3123 Description: CD spectroscopy measures the Read More...

The Center for Advanced Tissue Imaging (CAT-I) is an NIAID and NCI supported effort involving collaborative studies between experts in the Laboratory of Immune System Biology, DIR, NIAID and investigators in the DIR, NIAID and Read More...

The Metabolic Clinical Research Unit (MCRU) opened in 2007 as a key component of the Strategic Plan for NIH Obesity Research . The NIDDK worked closely with the Clinical Center to design the Unit, which houses state-of-the-art 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. We would greatly appreciate Read More...

The Blood Processing Core monitors viral load in patients with HIV and performs sequential studies using samples obtained from patients with cancer, AIDS, chronic granulomatous disease, or other diseases associated with immunologic dysfunction. The core Read More...

The Clinical Support Laboratory offers processing, tracking, and testing of a broad range of clinical samples. Support can begin at the early stages of clinical trial development to aid in developing a comprehensive strategy for Read More...

Supplemental Technology Award Review System (STARS) Overview STARS Request Form STARS System The Supplemental Technology Award Review System (STARS) is a web-based interface for submission and review of S&S supplement requests by CCR Read More...

NIH Intramural CryoEM Consortium (NICE) serves intramural investigators in all NIH IC’s. NICE provides access to state-of-the-art Titan Krios cryo-electron microscopes for atomic-resolution structure determination of protein, macromolecular complexes, membrane receptors, cellular organelles, and Read More...

NCI established the Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory (NCL) to support the extramural research community to accelerate the progress of nanomedicine by providing preclinical characterization and safety testing of nanoparticles. It is a collaborative effort between NCI, 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...

Back Services: Biophysics Facility offers DLS as an open-access instrument. First-time users must complete a short training session before gaining access to the instrument reservation calendar. Training includes DLS analysis of small- and large-molecular size Read More...

The Mouse Imaging Facility (MIF) is a shared, trans-NIH intramural resource for animal imaging studies. MIF provides access to state-of-the-art radiological imaging methods optimized for mice, rats, other animals, and tissue samples. MIF provides intellectual, Read More...

Protein Characterization Laboratory (PCL) offers various technologies to CCR investigators to characterize proteins and metabolites. The laboratory develops and applies state-of-the-art analytical technologies, primarily mass spectrometry, liquid chromatography, and Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR), to advance 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...

The Biological Products Core provides the AIDS research community with high-quality purified preparations of various strains of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV), economically prepared by leveraging the economy of scale. Materials 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...

The mission of Human Brain Collection Core (HBCC) within the National Institute of Mental Health, Division of Intramural Programs (NIMH IRP) is to conduct and support research on brain and behavior, with the goal of Read More...

Back Services: Biophysics Facility offers DSC as an open-access instrument. First-time users must complete training before gaining access to the instrument reservation calendar. Location: Building 50, room 3123 Description: The differential scanning calorimeter measures the constant pressure Read More...

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is developing a national repository of Patient-Derived Models (PDMs) comprised of patient-derived xenografts (PDXs), patient-derived organoids (PDOrg), and in vitro patient-derived tumor cell cultures (PDCs) and cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs). These Read More...

The Division of Veterinary Resources Animal Surgery has supported large animal research and clinical care for more than 40 years. DVR surgeons provide outstanding and highly specialized large animal (rabbits, ungulates, etc.) research support in a Read More...

Back Services: This instrument is not user accessible.  We provide both data collection and data analysis services. Location: Building 50, room 3331 Description: An analytical ultracentrifuge is equipped with absorption and interference optical systems that monitor Read More...

The Flow Cytometry Core (LGI) offers established technologies to support studies using flow cytometry and cell sorting. Established Technologies Applications that run on FACS Caliburs include: Immunophenotyping (up to 4-color), Intracellular markers, including cytokines and 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 Spatial Imaging Technology Resource (formerly the Nanoscale Protein Analysis Section of the Collaborative Protein Technology Resource or CPTR) provides expertise and service in state-of-the-art protein analysis technologies to advance CCR research in basic discovery Read More...

[tabby title="Home"] About NICE-NIH Intramural CryoEM Consortium  NIH Intramural CryoEM Consortium (NICE) serves intramural investigators in all NIH IC’s. NICE provides access to state-of-the-art Titan Krios cryo-electron microscopes for atomic-resolution structure determination of Read More...

In order to meet increasing demands from both NIH intramural and extramural communities for access to a small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) resource, the Center for Cancer Research (CCR) under the leadership of Drs. Jeffrey 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...

Long read sequencing was recently named 2022’s method of the year by Nature Methods . Long read sequencing technologies, those that generate sequence reads with lengths of 10s of kilobases or longer have several advantages over Read More...

Some tools have been described in the previous session (see here ). Today, we will be focusing on the SingleR tool, which also requires the celldex package . In short, SingleR operates by comparing your current dataset 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...

Objectives Review the grammar of graphics template. Learn about the statistical transformations inherent to geoms. Learn more about fine tuning figures with labels, legends, scales, and themes. Learn how to save plots with ggsave() . Review Read More...

NCI scientists have many choices available to them for bioinformatic analyses of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) data. While some require expertise in programming, others provide a more user-friendly, point-and-click interface. These options include programs for 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...