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The CLIA Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory (CMDL) provides an array of services for groups at the NIH Clinical Center, Fort Detrick, and Hood College, among others. They support cancer- and disease-related research by making Read More...

12/01/2022 - Speaker: Matthew McCoy, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Oncology Georgetown University Medical Center   Meeting number (access code): 2306 903 3155; password: Td9fb6pf62@  

11/16/2022 - Join Drs. Jennifer E. Beane-Ebel and Vijaya B. Kolachalama of Boston University as they discuss their studies of pathological and molecular alterations associated with lesion severity and progression. Topics include deep learning methods for Read More...

03/31/2021 - Link to recording: https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/78e8e458-f5c7-4aa4-b5ea-9cd94b20452a Helen Shearman, PhD, Senior Field Application Scientist, will be presenting a one-hour overview demonstration on Read More...

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CLIA-Certified Technologies Offered: Fragment Analysis for Micro-satellite Instability Detection, Pharmacoscan Array for Pharmacogenomics, Mutation Detection for PCR and Sanger Sequencing, DNA extraction from whole blood, saliva, FFPE tissues, buccal swabs, nails, hair, PBMCs, buffy coats, 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...

Reads not perfect Duplicate molecules (PCR artifacts skew quantitation) Multimapped reads - Some regions of the genome are thus classified as unmappable Aligners try very hard to align all reads, therefore fewest artifacts occur when Read More...

09/12/2022 - We welcome members of the NIH to join us for a seminar event, covering multiplexed, direct digital gene expression profiling applications utilizing NanoString nCounter expression profiling technology as well as spatial biology discoveries generated Read More...

The plot below shows the sequence duplication levels. High levels of duplication may indicate an enrichment bias such as over-amplification in the PCR step. Otherwise, most sequences will occur only once.

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 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...

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...

The Animal Diagnostic Laboratory (ADL) provides a full range of diagnostic capabilities, including microbiological cultures on various culture medium, microscopic screening for parasites such as mites and pinworms, molecular detection of pathogens, serological evaluation of Read More...

07/09/2025 - From image analy i to federated learning and multimodal modeling, generative AI can be u ed to tudy ob ervational ucce ion acro cale and data type . At DCEG' Data cience and Engineering Re 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...

10/04/2023 - Our series of talks continues this month with two 20-minute presentations.  There will be light refreshments and we encourage attendees to stay and chat with colleagues after the presentations.   & Read More...

Picard is a set of command line tools for manipulating high- throughput sequencing (HTS) data and formats such as SAM/ BAM/CRAM and VCF. (mark pcr duplicates) Samtools provide various utilities for manipulating alignments in Read More...

04/30/2021 - Register/Join Data have the potential to change the way we prevent, treat, and manage a broad range of public health issues. Because of this, it’s vital that the data we use to Read More...

11/17/2020 - Please join us for a brief overview of NCI’s HALO cloud deployment and the first in a series of talks describing HALO-enabled research. Dr. Noemi Kedei, MD, CCR, will cover examples of using Read More...

The plot below shows the sequence duplication levels. High levels of duplication may indicate an enrichment bias such as over-amplification in the PCR step. However, in RNA sequencing, duplicate sequences could be biologically meaningful as Read More...

The Lasergene Molecular Biology package includes the following applications: SeqBuilder Pro, SeqMan Ultra, MegAlign Pro, GeneQuest, GenVision, SeqNinja, and DNASTAR Navigator. These applications provide tools to perform in silico gel electrophoresis and cloning, plasmid vector Read More...

Geneious Prime is a graphical user interface (GUI) based bioinformatics package that contains a suite of tools for molecular biology and Next Generation Sequencing analysis. {{Sdet}}{{Ssum}}Listing of Analysis Functions{{Esum}} Classic Computational Molecular Read More...

Ultimately, we want to avoid this situation here: Version control can be used to keep track of what one person did and when. Even if you aren’t collaborating with other people, keeping a record 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...

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.

There are many tools and strategies available for cell annotation. I've included a non-comprehensive list for your convenience: Azimuth SingleR scType Garnet Digital Cell Sorter . Cell Marker 2.0 Here is a list of resources that Read More...

04/26/2024 - Webinar attendees will hear tips and tricks to code efficiently in the Researcher Workbench using R and RStudio. Although Python and SAS are alternative programming languages available on the Researcher Workbench, this session will Read More...

03/06/2024 - Please join us on Wednesday, March 6 when Daniella Lowenberg from the University of California, California Digital Library will present “Defining the Need for Open Data Metrics.”   Widespread adoption 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...

RSeQC package provides a number of useful modules that can comprehensively evaluate high throughput sequence data especially RNA-seq data. “Basic modules” quickly inspect sequence quality, nucleotide composition bias, PCR bias and GC bias, while “RNA-seq Read More...

Alignment RNASeq Mapping Challenges The majority of mRNA derived from eukaryotes is the result of splicing together discontinuous exons, and this creates specific challenges for the alignment of RNASEQ data. Mapping Challenges Reads not perfect Read More...

06/28/2023 - This talk will focus on the FAIR principles and the other aspects of data and workflow management we believe are necessary for reproducible research. Mr. Smith will discuss how the Arvados platform helps you & Read More...

11/02/2022 - NCI’s  Childhood Cancer Data Initiative  (CCDI) is hosting a  workshop  to discuss issues and opportunities for extracting electronic health records (EHR)—health information stored in a digital format—for childhood cancer research. During Read More...

08/10/2022 - For our next CDSL webinar we will have two fellows’ talks from Dr. Zisha Zhong and Arati Rajeevan . Zisha’s talk details: Title:  Multi-task Feature Learning to train Interpretable Encoders on Histopathology Images Digital Read More...

12/06/2021 - Researchers have identified potential biomarkers, representing both biological and social factors, that can impact cancer incidence and care outcomes. Those biomarkers are being gleaned from a wide variety of data in the  Cancer Research Read More...

11/16/2021 - The NCI HALO cloud deployment provides NCI researchers with powerful image management and analysis tools for digital pathology and numerous other 2D imaging applications. Key capabilities include expert user assessment, image archiving, and advanced Read More...

04/20/2021 - Abstract: Single-cell genome-wide profiling offers an approach to map transitional cell states during cell differentiation, disease onset, and drug response. Lineage-tracing, in which cells are labeled with hereditary markers, offers an approach to establishing Read More...

05/07/2013 -   This 2 hour seminar will be an interactive discussion and demonstration of the types of applications and work-flows that can be performed on deep sequencing data generated by the latest instruments from Illumina, Life Technologies ( Read More...

04/02/2013 -   Geneious is an integrated and extensible software platform for the organization, visualization and analysis of DNA and protein sequence information. Researchers can analyze any NGS data alongside traditional Sanger data and combine technologies in Read More...

03/06/2013 -   Geneious is an integrated and extensible software platform for the organization, visualization and analysis of DNA and protein sequence information. Researchers can analyze any NGS data alongside traditional Sanger data and combine technologies in Read More...

CLC Genomics Workbench (Qiagen) is a graphical user interface (GUI) based bioinformatics software. It houses tools for molecular biology and Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) analysis (see Listing of Analysis Functions below). {{Sdet}}{{Ssum}}Listing of Read More...

SnapGene is a point and click proprietary software program used for designing and documenting molecular biology experiments. SnapGene is a multipurpose software program used for, but not limited to, the following: DNA sequence alignment, annotation, Read More...

SnapGene is a point and click proprietary software program used for designing and documenting molecular biology experiments. SnapGene is a multipurpose software program. SnapGene is a point and click proprietary software program used for designing Read More...

CREx Monthly Newsletter Learn about the NIH Collaborative Research Exchange (CREx), Core Facilities, Webinars, & More New Resources on CREx NCI CLIA Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory (CMDL) The NCI CMDL is available to assist all Read More...

Profile the entire transcriptome and more than 570 proteins on a single slide with the GeoMx Digital Spatial Profiler

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...

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...

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 FNLCR Molecular Histopathology Laboratory (MHL) provides comprehensive veterinary pathology support for animal health monitoring, biomarker discovery and validation, drug development, genomics, and proteomics on a cost recovered basis. The MHL is organized into multiple Read More...

The Molecular Pathology Unit is intended to spearhead opportunities for bridging basic and clinical research efforts by more precisely optimizing the development, characterization, and utilization of models of human disease. The initiative approach includes both 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...

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 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...

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...

01/22/2025 - Join us for a one-hour talk investigating tumor signatures in the BRCA dataset by utilizing the CCBR Single-Cell RNA-seq Workflow on NIDAP. This talk will take you through an analysis of a publicly available 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...

07/11/2024 - Please join us for this special event featuring three speakers on the topic of Single-Cell Spatial Transcriptomics. George Zaki, Ph.D., Director, Applied Scientific Computing, BACS, The Frederick National Lab for Cancer Research, NCI/ Read More...

There are several metrics that can be used to assess overall quality. The base workflow from Seurat suggests the following: nCount_RNA - the absolute number of RNA molecules (UMIs) per cell (i.e., count 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...

04/21/2024 - Looking for an introduction to artificial intelligence (AI) or an opportunity to expand on what you already know? Attend this workshop hosted by the NIH-funded Bridge2AI CHoRUS network and the University of Florida Read More...

03/19/2024 - Vinton “Vint” Cerf, Ph.D., is the special guest for the 2024 J. Edward Rall Cultural Lecture, The Promises and Perils of AI in Biomedical Research and Health Care Delivery. Dr. Read More...

09/06/2023 - With the advancements in single cell and spatial profiling technologies and methods, some of us thought it would be helpful to re-establish a community of end users on campus. We invite those that are 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...

This page uses content directly from the Biostar Handbook by Istvan Albert. Learn * What are sequence adapters? * Do we need to trim them before alignment? * How can I trim with a new adapter sequence? Be Read More...

This page uses content directly from the Biostar Handbook by Istvan Albert. Learn * What are sequence adapters? * Do we need to trim them before alignment? * How can I trim with a new adapter sequence? Be Read More...

This page uses content directly from the Biostar Handbook by Istvan Albert. Learn: FASTQC for assaying quality of sequence reads MultiQC for combining multiple FASTQC reports into one report Trimmomatic for removing sequence data based Read More...

This page uses content directly from the Biostar Handbook by Istvan Albert. Learn: FASTQC for assaying quality of sequence reads MultiQC for combining multiple FASTQC reports into one report Trimmomatic for removing sequence data based Read More...

Unix, what is it, and why should biologists take the time to learn it? The Unix operating system forms the basis of many bioinformatics analyses resources, such as the NIH High Performance Cluster (HPC) Biowulf/ Read More...

05/03/2021 - Abstract: We will discuss technical advantages of a personalized and tumor-informed multiplex PCR next generation sequencing assay, called Signatera™, that enables a sensitive, specific, and dynamic detection of molecular disease burden in cell-free DNA ( Read More...

02/15/2017 - nSolver™ Analysis Software is a free analysis platform for storage, custom QC, and custom normalization of nCounter data. Generate highly-customized exports, basic statistical outputs, and publication-quality figures quickly and easily with the included tools. Read More...

{{Sdet}}{{Ssum}}Sequence comparison{{Esum}} CLC Genomics Workbench What file types can I start my analysis with? FASTA Genbank Geneious Prime What file types can I start my analysis with? FASTA Genbank Lasergene What file 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 Division of Veterinary Resources’ (DVR) mission is to contribute to the advancement of NIH biomedical research programs by providing excellence in animal care, customer service, and specialized research services to support intramural research efforts. 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 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 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 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...

The CCR Microscopy Core provides NCI investigators access to state-of-the-art imaging tools and techniques, including light sheet fluorescence, high-resolution confocal, multi-photon, and super-resolution microscopy. The mission of the CCR Microscopy Core Facility is to support Read More...

CREx News & Updates June 2021 Learn about the NIH Collaborative Research Exchange (CREx), Core Facilities, Webinars, & More NIH Collaborative Research Exchange (CREx) News Site Spotlight FACILITY HIGHLIGHTS Visit here to learn about services from 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...

CREx News & Updates July 2021   Learn about the NIH Collaborative Research Exchange (CREx), Core Facilities, Webinars, & More NIH Collaborative Research Exchange (CREx) News Site Spotlight FACILITY HIGHLIGHTS Learn more about services from the NHLBI 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...

The OSTR offers cutting-edge technology platforms to the CCR scientific community through centralized facilities. The videos accessed through this page are designed to introduce the various scientific methodologies OSTR makes available through the cores on 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...

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...

In lesson 9, we learned that reference genomes came in the form of FASTA files, which essentially store nucleotide sequences. In this lesson, we will learn about the FASTQ file, which is the file format that Read More...

Lesson 10: Introducing the FASTQ file and assessing sequencing data quality Before getting started, remember to be signed on to the DNAnexus GOLD environment. Lesson 9 Review In the previous lesson, we explored the reference genomes and Read More...

04/03/2023 - Workshop Description:  The application of AI to cancer research holds promise to accelerate new discoveries, enable early detection, improve diagnosis, and spur development of new therapies for cancer. Machine learning and other forms of Read More...

03/08/2016 - BTEP Workshop on Exome-Seq Data Analysis and Variant Annotation (2-day) This workshop will cover the basics and best practices of exome-seq analysis including downstream interpretation of variants using a variety of in-house, open-source and Read More...