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The NCI Research Flow Facility provides cell sorting and benchtop flow cytometry services to NCI investigators. Services are program-specific and are not available to all NCI or NIH investigators. Please inquire as to availability. Established Read More...

[embed]https://youtu.be/pfZp5Vgsbw0[/embed] Menarini Silicon Biosystems has combined the ability to manipulate individual cells using DEP technology with high-quality image-based cell selection to create the DEPArray™ System. This 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 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...

Many established and emerging technologies are available to CCR scientists.  This technology-rich environment makes the CCR a unique place to conduct scientific research.  Through the OSTR, the CCR continues to find Read More...

The CCR-Frederick Flow Cytometry Core Facility provides research support to the Frederick-CCR community, including cytometry analysis and sorting services, instrument maintenance, new user training, and technical consultation. Typical Assays Performed by Core Instruments Immunophenotyping of Read More...

NCI maintains a low temperature repository of implantable in vivo-derived tumors and in vitro-established tumor cell lines from various species, which are available to qualified investigators as a service to the cancer research community. The 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 Mass Cytometry Core (MCC) provides access to cutting-edge platforms and expert technical support for high-dimensional single-cell analysis and spatial proteomic profiling. A central expertise of the core is Imaging Mass Cytometry (IMC), which allows Read More...

The Center of Cellular Engineering (CCE) is a comprehensive facility that develops and manufactures a wide range of cell and gene therapies for early phase clinical trials. The CCE is currently manufacturing chimeric antigen receptor ( 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...

The CCR Building 41 Flow Cytometry Core is a full-service facility within the Center for Cancer Research that supports over 150 users representing 26 laboratories. The Core Facility provides instrument and software training, technical expertise, assay development, and Read More...

CREx Monthly Newsletter Learn about the NIH Collaborative Research Exchange (CREx), Core Facilities, Webinars, & More New Resources on CREx Interested in imaging large scale biological samples?  Volume electron microscopy allows for Read More...

Back Services: Biophysics Facility offers ITC calorimeters as open-access instruments.  First-time users must complete a short training session before gaining access to the instrument reservation calendar.  Training includes performing a test experiment 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...

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...

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 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...

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...

DTP maintains a repository of synthetic compounds and pure natural products that are available to investigators for non-clinical research purposes. The Repository collection is a uniquely diverse set of more than 200,000 compounds that have been 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.

The NCI High-Throughput Imaging Facility (HiTIF) works in a collaborative fashion with NCI/NIH Investigators by providing them with the necessary expertise, instrumentation, and software to develop and execute advanced High-Throughput Imaging (HTI) assays. These 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

LCMB Microscopy Core offers live cell imaging technologies as well as super-resolution, fluorescence lifetime and confocal imaging systems for immunofluorescence. Our confocal instruments are a Leica SP8 laser scanning confocal microscope and a Nikon spinning 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...

CCR VOLUME Electron Microscopy Core (CVEMC),  formerly known as volume Electron Microscopy (vEM), aims to develop new techniques in volume electron microscopy (vEM) and, in collaboration with CCR Investigators, apply these techniques to research cell 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 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 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 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 Biopharmaceutical Development Program (BDP) provides resources for the development of investigational biological agents. The BDP supports feasibility through development and Phase I/II cGMP manufacturing plus regulatory documentation. The BDP was established in 1993. We Read More...

The LCBG Microscopy Core offers imaging technologies and training. The Core has established instrumentation for for 2D and 3D imaging of both fixed and living specimens.

CREx News & Updates February 2022 Learn about the NIH Collaborative Research Exchange (CREx), Core Facilities, Webinars, & More Site Spotlight ORS Division of Veterinary Resources (DVR) DVR is the central NIH lab animal support program 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...

Back Services: Biophysics Facility offers ZetaView as an open-access instrument. First-time users must complete a short training session before using it for the first time. Training includes instrument calibration and size analysis of a standard 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...

The goals of the Bioinformatics Training and Education Program within NCI/CCR are: To make researchers aware of the bioinformatics resources available to them, To provide training and guidance on these resources regularly and at Read More...

The Antibody Engineering Program (AEP) is part of the Center for Cancer Research (CCR) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The program focuses on generating therapeutic antibodies by phage display technology, including human antibodies and Read More...

What is Visium FFPE v2 with CytAssist? Visium FFPE v2 is sequencing-based spatial profiling technology developed by 10x Genomics. This assay can take mouse or human tissue sections on normal glass slides as input and 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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

CREx News & Updates October 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 CPTR Read More...

CREx Monthly Newsletter Learn about the NIH Collaborative Research Exchange (CREx), Core Facilities, Webinars, & More New CREx Program Manager The CREx Team is happy to announce Deepika Velampati as the new CREx Program 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...

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...

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...

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...

Protein and Metabolite Characterization Core (PMCC), formerly known as the Protein Characterization Lab (PCL),  offers various technologies to CCR investigators to characterize proteins and metabolites. The core develops and applies state-of-the-art analytical technologies, primarily mass 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 NHLBI Transgenic Core’s main mission is to keep up with the latest advancements in genome engineering technologies and to provide state-of-the-art services to assist NIH scientists in generating genetically engineered animal models. In 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...

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...

The Clinical Flow Cytometry Laboratory provides extensive support for NCI clinical protocols by providing diagnostic testing for leukemia and lymphoma in patients either on NCI clinical protocols or undergoing testing to determine eligibility for NCI Read More...

CREx Monthly Newsletter Learn about the NIH Collaborative Research Exchange (CREx), Core Facilities, Webinars, & More NIH Cores on CREx NIBIB BEPS Micro Analytical Immunochemistry Unit The Micro Analytical Immunochemistry Unit employs a variety 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 Central Repository provides the research community at the NCI with various cryogenic services, including low-temperature storage from +4° C to -196° C, controlled-rate freezing, computerized inventory and distribution of samples. The Central Repository is operated 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...

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...

NCI LASP Animal Research Technology Support (ARTS) provides customized technical support for basic and translational animal-based research to the scientific community. We offer a wide array of services ranging from expert colony management to the Read More...

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 Frederick Sequencing and Genomics Core (FSGC) was established through the integration and consolidation of the former Sequencing Facility (SF) and the Genomics Technology Laboratory (GTL). The new FSGC eliminates redundancy and provides cutting edge Read More...

The Mass Spectrometry Unit of the Collaborative Protein Technology Resource uses mass spectrometry for the study of proteins. We perform collaborative experiments with CCR researchers in areas such as: interactomes, quantitative global proteome analyses, and 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 Antibody Engineering Program (AEP) is located at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology, which is part of the Center for Cancer Research (CCR), an intramural program at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). AEP focuses on 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 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 Optical Microscopy Analysis Core (OMAC), formerly known as the Optical Microscopy Analysis Lab (OMAL),  focuses its research and development activities to quantitatively understand the molecular basis of three-dimensional (3D) cell organization, motility, invasion, and 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 Functional Genomics Laboratory (formerly, the RNAi Screening Facility) of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) assist investigators with all stages of project planning and execution, beginning with assay development through genome-wide siRNA 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 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...

Back Services: Biophysics Facility offers MDS as an open-access instrument. First-time users must complete a short training session before gaining access to the instrument reservation calendar. Training includes the KD determination of a standard molecular Read More...

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...

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...

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...

Back Services: Biophysics Facility offers Octet as an open-access instrument.  First-time users must complete a short training session before gaining access to the instrument reservation calendar.  Training includes a full analysis of a 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...

Back Services: Biophysics Facility offers MST as an open-access instrument.  First-time users must complete a short training session before gaining access to the instrument reservation calendar.  Training includes the KD determination of a 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...

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...

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...

When using SingleR, the 3 primary parameters are the experimental dataset, the reference dataset, and the labels being used. Continuing with the main labels of the MouseRNASeq dataset on the full dataset looks like this: annot = Read More...

07/15/2025 - Single-cell technologies enable the discovery of many novel cell phenotypes, but this growing body of knowledge remains fragmented across the scientific literature. Natural language processing (NLP) offers a promising approach to extract this information Read More...

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...

The CCR Single Cell Analysis Facility (SCAF): An Overview The Single Cell Analysis Facility (SCAF) is a CCR facility dedicated to the application of single-cell technologies in cancer research. Based on the NIH Bethesda main Read More...

The Single Cell Analysis Facility (SCAF) is a CCR facility dedicated to the application of single-cell technologies in cancer research. Based on the NIH Bethesda main campus, SCAF aims to provide the broadest range of Read More...

08/19/2026 - Partek Flow is a point-and-click platform for building analysis workflows for Next Generation Sequences (NGS), including DNA, bulk and single-cell RNA, spatial transcriptomics, ATAC, and ChIP, helping scientists avoid the steep learning curve of Read More...

04/16/2026 - The ability to measure gene expression levels for individual cells (vs. pools of cells) and with spatial resolution is crucial to address many important biological and medical questions, such as the study of stem Read More...

01/13/2026 - The past decade has witnessed thriving cell atlas research activities in elucidating human cell types and their organization principles. The NIH BRAIN Initiative launched a pilot 3-year BRAIN Initiative Cell Census Consortium (BICCC) in 2014, Read More...

12/10/2025 - 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 suitable for those who wish Read More...

10/29/2025 - The Buenrostro lab is broadly dedicated to advancing our knowledge of gene regulation and the downstream consequences on cell fate decisions. To do this, the Buenrostro lab develops new technologies utilizing molecular biology, microscopy 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...

03/27/2025 - Please note: Registration is required to get the Meeting Link for this event. Please pre-register. Aviv Regev is head of Genentech Research and Early Development. Formerly, Regev was Chair of the Faculty and Core 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...

11/07/2024 - Dr. Blackshaw's work investigates the molecular mechanisms controlling neurogenesis and cell fate specification in the vertebrate forebrain, with a particular focus on the retina. He currently focuses on the use of comparative S Read More...

11/06/2024 - Join by meeting number:  Meeting number (access code): 2305 301 5709  Meeting password: RTdpZCg*255  

10/23/2024 - CellMinerCDB is an interactive public web application ( https://discover.nci.nih.gov/cellminercdb/ ) that simplifies access and exploration of cancer cell line pharmacogenomic data across different sources such as the National Cancer Institute (NCI), Read More...

10/16/2024 - Dear Colleagues,   Thanks to advances in single-cell genomics, researchers can construct large-scale organ atlases, giving you more accurate ways to study genetic mutations and alterations related to drug responses and disease. These Read More...

08/21/2024 - Frederick National Laboratory Science and Technology Group: Work in Progress Seminar Series presents: "Single Cell Characterization of Antigen-Specific Responses: An Immunomics Approach" Meeting ID: 225 592 603 654  Passcode: B7sey6 

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...

06/20/2024 - Dr. Irizarry will share findings demonstrating limitations of current workflows that are popular in single cell RNA-Seq data analysis. Specifically, he will describe challenges and solutions to dimension reduction, cell-type classification, and statistical significance Read More...

06/13/2024 - The schedule for this week consists of one presentation: Lorenz Adlung, UMC Hamburg-Eppendorf, will discuss: scMod: Marrying machine learning and deterministic modelling of longitudinal single-cell data Single-cell-based methods such as flow cytometry or single-cell Read More...

06/10/2024 - Please join us for the next talk in our single cell and spatial interest group series.    Dr. Jasmine Plummer is a faculty member and the Director of St. Jude Children' Read More...

Introduction to single cell RNA-Seq Single cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-Seq) is becoming increasingly more common in biomedical research, but what is scRNA-Seq? How does it differ from other transcriptomic approaches (e.g., bulk RNA-Seq), and Read More...

Much like pseudobulk differential expression, the RNA expression can be collapsed into pre-defined components, such as the clusters, if it is believed that cell-to-cell variation is inducing too much confusion in the labeling. This collapsing 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...

11/05/2025 - This talk delves into the innovative utilization of generative AI in propelling biomedical research forward. By harnessing single-cell sequencing data, we developed scGPT, a foundational model that extracts biological insights from an extensive dataset Read More...

05/20/2025 - In this talk, Dr. Hwang will discuss three examples of applying single-cell and spatial oncology approaches to the study of pancreatic cancer. First, he will explain how they utilized single-nucleus RNA-sequencing to uncover an Read More...

01/27/2025 - NCI CCR Liver Cancer Program Seminar Series Dr. Sethupathy is professor of physiological genomics and chair of the Department of Biomedical Sciences at Cornell University. He leads a research lab focused on genome-scale and 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...

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...

Single cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-Seq) is becoming increasingly more common in biomedical research, but what is scRNA-Seq? How does it differ from other transcriptomic approaches (e.g., bulk RNA-Seq), and what are the potential applications, 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...

06/17/2025 - Due to the growing popularity of high-plex patial proteomic and tran criptomic technique , many analy i platform have been propo ed to make en e of the re ulting data. Nonethele , mo t platform Read More...

Because of the different layers, you will need to break down the object to apply different thresholds by group or sample. The easiest way to do this is to work with the metadata and use 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...

2024 Coutinho, L. L., Femino, E. L., Gonzalez, A. L., Moffat, R. L., Heinz, W. F., Cheng, R. Y. S., Lockett, S. J., Rangel, M. C., Ridnour, L. A. & Wink, D. A. NOS2 and Read More...

07/07/2025 - Dr. Theodore Alexandrov lead a multidi ciplinary team of cienti t and oftware engineer dedicated to developing cutting-edge technologie for patial and ingle-cell metabolomic (http ://ateam.uc d.edu). They have developed META PACE, Read More...

05/19/2025 - Immunotherapy has the potential to revolutionize the way we treat cancer, but a key challenge has been finding ways to tailor that therapy to the right patient at the right time. Attend this webinar, Read More...

05/14/2025 - Please note: Registration is required to get the Meeting Link for this event. Please pre-register. The Human Tumor Atlas Network (HTAN) is a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-funded initiative to construct 3-dimensional atlases of Read More...

04/02/2025 - Please note: Registration is required to get the Meeting Link for this event. Please pre-register. The Human Tumor Atlas Network (HTAN) is a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-funded initiative to construct 3-dimensional atlases of Read More...

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 . Analysis Guides Read More...

Seurat is an R package designed for QC, analysis, and exploration of single-cell RNA-seq data. Seurat aims to enable users to identify and interpret sources of heterogeneity from single-cell transcriptomic measurements, and to integrate diverse Read More...

April 3, 2024 - The CCR Single Cell Analysis Facility (SCAF): An Overview (Mike Kelly, SCAF) ( Recording ) April 10, 2024 - Introduction to single cell RNA-Seq (Charlie Seibert, Saeed Yadranji Aghdam, SCAF) ( Recording ) April 17, 2024 - SCAF: Overview of Cell Read More...

The total number of detected transcripts expressed in a cell is dependent on the amount of mRNA in a cell. Cells naturally vary in the total amount of mRNA expressed. However, the chemistry of the Read More...

Integration is the process of aligning the same cell types across samples, treatments, data sets, batches, etc. Clustering should represent biological differences and not technical artifacts. Integration is not always necessary. You should run through Read More...

Welcome to Getting Started with scRNA-Seq This is a mini seminar series designed to help attendees learn more about single cell RNA-Seq, from applicable technologies to data analysis. Seminar Schedule April 3, 2024 - The CCR Single Read More...

Following normalization, the next step is to find variable features. In most scRNA-seq experiments only a small proportion of the genes will be informative and biologically variable. A subset of cells with high cell to 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...

The goal of quality control is to keep only high quality cells (i.e., remove low quality cells (dead or dying cells), cell-free RNA, or doublets). Low quality cells will impact downstream analyses. Take care 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...

Following Cell Ranger and/or other pre-processing tools, you will have a gene-by-cell counts table for each sample. The three most popular frameworks for analyzing these count matrices include: R ( Seurat ). Seurat, brought to you Read More...

12/02/2026 - Partek Flow is a point-and-click platform for building analysis workflows for Next Generation Sequences (NGS), including DNA, bulk and single-cell RNA, spatial transcriptomics, ATAC, and ChIP, helping scientists avoid the steep learning curve of Read More...

10/14/2026 - Partek Flow is a point-and-click platform for building analysis workflows for Next Generation Sequences (NGS), including DNA, bulk and single-cell RNA, spatial transcriptomics, ATAC, and ChIP, helping scientists avoid the steep learning curve of Read More...

06/18/2026 - Partek Flow is a point-and-click platform for building analysis workflows for Next Generation Sequences (NGS), including DNA, bulk and single-cell RNA, spatial transcriptomics, ATAC, and ChIP, helping scientists avoid the steep learning curve of Read More...

02/26/2026 - Scientific discovery is increasingly limited not by data availability, but by our ability to integrate evidence, generate hypotheses, and iteratively test them at scale. Recent advances in foundation models and large language models suggest Read More...

02/18/2026 - Partek Flow is a point-and-click platform for building analysis workflows for Next Generation Sequences (NGS), including DNA, bulk and single-cell RNA, spatial transcriptomics, ATAC, and ChIP, helping scientists avoid the steep learning curve of Read More...

01/15/2026 - Gil Kanfer, PhD, of the NCI CCR High-Throughput Imaging Facility (HiTIF), in the Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression (LRBGE) , will present the spatial biology analysis stack HiTIF is building to support Center Read More...

11/06/2025 - Qlucore Omics Explorer is a point-and-click software that enables analysis of RNA sequencing (bulk and single cell), proteomics and metabolomics data. It’s machine learning capabilities allow for cell type classification. This Read More...

09/09/2025 - This event will be in-person only, with no Webex/hybrid option.  We will record the sessions and make them available in the BTEP Video Archive. There is no registration necessary.  Read More...

06/26/2025 - Join u for a webinar introducing MIRA, a Python oftware package de igned for the analy i of ingle-cell RNA- eq, ATAC- eq, and multimodal data. Di cover how MIRA help decode the ci Read More...

06/25/2025 - Dr. Cleary will pre ent their late t work developing Perturb-FI H, a method that capture the effect of genetic change within and between cell while pre erving the patial architecture of living y Read More...

04/10/2025 - The cost of handling rare and/or late-stage diseases far exceeds preventative strategies. Cell and gene therapies can be quite cost-effective when applied at large population scales (e.g. pandemic vaccines and transfusions).   AI 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...

04/09/2025 - Please note: Registration is required to get the Meeting Link for this event. Please pre-register. The Human Tumor Atlas Network (HTAN) is a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-funded initiative to construct 3-dimensional atlases of Read More...

03/20/2025 - Please note: Registration is required to get the Meeting Link for this event. Please pre-register. BTEP and the Single Cell and Spatial Transcriptomics Interest Group jointly present: Quantifying spatiotemporal dynamics during embryogenesis is crucial Read More...

03/19/2025 - Please note: Registration is required to get the Meeting Link for this event. Please pre-register. The Human Tumor Atlas Network (HTAN) is a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-funded initiative to construct 3-dimensional atlases of Read More...

03/19/2025 - The rising popularity of spatial transcriptomics (ST) has prompted the development of numerous analysis methods, each varying in robustness and user accessibility. These diverse approaches could help provide a better understanding of the tumor 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...

01/21/2025 - About the Speaker: Hari completed his PhD in Cell Biology at the University of Toronto, where he used single-molecule imaging techniques to reveal how multimolecular interactions govern early signaling events in individual immune cells. Read More...

12/04/2024 - Galaxy is a web-based computational workbench for analyzing and visualizing biomedical datasets that is used by thousands of scientists daily.   Galaxy enables accessible, reproducible, and scalable biomedical data science by any scientist Read More...

11/06/2024 - Join Our Training on Spatial Omics Data Analysis with MAWA (Multiplex Analysis Web Apps).   Want to learn how to process and analyze your spatial proteomics/transcriptomics data? Join us for four virtual hour-long sessions Read More...

10/29/2024 - Join Our Training on Spatial Omics Data Analysis with MAWA (Multiplex Analysis Web Apps).   Want to learn how to process and analyze your spatial proteomics/transcriptomics data? Join us for four virtual hour-long sessions Read More...

10/22/2024 - Join Our Training on Spatial Omics Data Analysis with MAWA (Multiplex Analysis Web Apps).   Want to learn how to process and analyze your spatial proteomics/transcriptomics data? Join us for four virtual hour-long sessions Read More...

10/15/2024 - Join Our Training on Spatial Omics Data Analysis with MAWA (Multiplex Analysis Web Apps).   Want to learn how to process and analyze your spatial proteomics/transcriptomics data? Join us for four virtual hour-long sessions 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...

07/10/2024 - Qlucore Omics Explorer is a point-and-click software for analyzing various omics data including RNA sequencing (bulk and single cell), proteomics, and metabolomics. Participants will learn to perform QC, construct visualizations (ie. PCA, heatmap, volcano, 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...

06/27/2024 - During this presentation, you will learn about the GenePattern ecosystem, an environment for accessible, reproducible research that has been serving the needs of the cancer genomics community since 2004. GenePattern hosts hundreds of genomics analysis Read More...

06/18/2024 - The rising popularity of spatial transcriptomics (ST) has prompted the development of numerous analysis methods, each varying in robustness and user accessibility. These diverse approaches could help provide a better understanding of the tumor Read More...

12/16/2025 - Abstract: Spatial transcriptomics (ST) is evolving rapidly as a pivotal technology in studying the biology of tumors and their associated tumor microenvironments (TME). However, where/how it can impact research remain unclear. In this Read More...

12/02/2025 - The SeqSPACE Planning Committee is pleased to announce a two-part webinar series highlighting the work of four junior investigators selected through our recent call for abstracts. Part 1 will feature presentations by Dr. Jing Dong Read More...

05/21/2025 - The programming language R i ideal for biomedical re earcher a it ha package that facilitate Next Generation equencing (NG ) data analy i . For example, bulk RNA equencing differential expre ion analy i can 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...

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...

05/07/2025 - Join Dr. Eytan Ruppin, NCI investigator in the Center for Cancer Research, as he discusses Path2Space, a new and unpublished deep learning approach that predicts spatial gene expression directly from histopathology slides. Spatial Read More...

  Update: Please contact your IC representative to get access to the Anaconda Business license as it has transitioned from enterprise to seat-based licensing. For questions, email anaconda@nih.gov. Anaconda ( https://www.anaconda. 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...

General questions or comments about the BTEP program or classes should be addressed to: NCIBTEP@nih.gov Amy Stonelake, Ph.D . BTEP Program Manager and Bioinformatics Analyst amy.stonelake@nih.gov I am an experienced 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...

01/08/2025 - This three hour online training will focus on getting started on using QIAGEN’s  Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) . IPA enables you to quickly identify biological relationships, mechanisms, pathways, functions and 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...

09/13/2024 - Reverse-phase protein arrays (RPPAs) represent a powerful functional proteomic approach to elucidate cancer-related molecular mechanisms and develop novel cancer therapies.   To facilitate community-based investigation of the large-scale protein expression data generated by Read More...

09/11/2024 - Qlucore Omics Explorer is a point-and-click package available to NCI CCR scientists that enables visualization-based analysis of multi-omics data including RNA-seq, scRNA-seq, proteomics, metabolomics, as well as enabling the use of machine learning classification Read More...

07/24/2024 - 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 hosted on Biowulf, the NIH high performance computing Read More...

07/19/2024 - The molecular mechanisms underlying many types of cancer involve aberrances in trans-acting factors and their binding to cis-regulatory elements to regulate gene expression. Techniques such as ChIP-seq, DNase-seq, and ATAC-seq are commonly used to 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...