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

01/16/2024 - This class focuses on data and project management using R and RStudio. RStudio makes it possible to work on a complete research project in a more efficient, integrated, and organized manner. This course is Read More...

Lesson 3 will focus on enhancing reproducibility as you get started using R. In particular, participants will learn how to set up and organize an R project and use the renv package for R dependency management.

07/20/2023 - Lesson 3 of  Toward Reproducibility with R on Biowulf will focus on enhancing reproducibility as you get started using R. In particular, participants will learn how to set up and organize an R project and Read More...

06/27/2025 - This one-hour and fifteen minute online training is part two of an introductory two-part series for those who want to learn about research data management and sharing, or for those who are interested in Read More...

The NCI CCR Sequencing Facility will send researchers a link to the data, which is stored in their Data Management Environment (DME). Again, instructions for connecting DME to a Globus endpoint on Biowulf are in Read More...

Lesson 3: R Project Management and renv Learning objectives Discuss the importance of reproducibility Learn ways to make R analyses more reproducible Learn how to set up and organize an R project Learn how to use 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...

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...

Data organization is extremely important to reproducible science. Consider organizing your project directory in a way that facilitates reproducibility. All inputs and outputs (where possible) should be contained within the project directory, and a consistent Read More...

touch creates an empty file nano basic editor for creating small text files rm remove files or directories. Be careful! mkdir make a directory and rmdir (remove a directory with NO files) mv rename or Read More...

R projects allow us to easily share data, code, and other related information, but this only scratches the surface of what is required for true data analysis reproducibility. We won't take all steps to Read More...

Biopython Bioconda Conda, as a package management and environment management system was created for python but now can be used for any language.

Biopython Bioconda Conda, as a package management and environment management system was created for python but now can be used for any language.

07/13/2023 - Session 4 of this webinar series will explore what is possible when data are FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable) and how data contributors can increase the reusability of their data. Secondary research utilizes data 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...

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...

10/29/2024 - In this presentation, you will get an overview of the Cancer Digital Slide Archive (CDSA) platform. CDSA is an open source, web-based platform for storage, visualization, and management of digitized whole slide images.& Read More...

Lesson 3 will feature R project management and using renv to manage package dependencies.

Making your analysis portable and reproducible from DIY transcriptomics. Efficient Data Management in R . R Packages with renv

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 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...

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

In support of Intramural Research Program (IRP) scientists, DOHS provides training, consulting, and resources to ensure that workers' risk to hazards and stresses in the laboratory environment is minimized. Our services include one-on-one consultation with Read More...

07/31/2025 - NIDDK Biostats Seminar Series: From Research Study Design to Collecting, Managing, and Analyzing Data. Learning Objectives: Be able to identify, load, and use R resources/packages based upon needs and experience level with R.& Read More...

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

10/09/2024 - This one-hour online training will provide detailed information and demonstrations on how to manage data in Excel.    By the end of this training, attendees will be able to:   Filter data by text, numbers, and Read More...

08/07/2024 -  Generalist repositories are a flexible, trusted resource for sharing research data for which there is no appropriate discipline specific repository as well as many other research outputs valuable for reproducibility and open Read More...

RStudio is an integrated development environment for R, and now python. RStudio includes a console, editor, and tools for plotting, history, debugging, and work space management. It provides a graphic user interface for working with 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...

After consulting this guide, participants will Know how to access Partek Flow at NIH. Be able to transfer data from NCI CCR Sequencing Facility Data Management Environment to their Biowulf Partek Flow folder.

02/16/2024 - This one-hour training will provide detailed information and demonstrations on how to manage data in Excel. By the end of this course, the participants will recognize how to filter data by text, numbers, and Read More...

RStudio is an integrated development environment for R, and now python. includes a console, editor, and tools for plotting, history, debugging, and work space management.\ provides a graphic user interface for working with R.\ freely Read More...

RStudio is an integrated development environment for R, and now python. RStudio includes a console, editor, and tools for plotting, history, debugging, and work space management. It provides a graphic user interface for working with Read More...

Love Data Week 2024 is quickly approaching! What is Love Data Week?  Love Data Week is an international week of celebrating all things data related, with an emphasis on data management, sharing, and security. Read More...

We manage files and directories through the operating system's file system. A directory is synonymous with a "folder", which is used to organize files, other directories, executables, etc. On a Windows or Read More...

Like most of NGS data analysis, the complexity of RNA- Seq data analysis revolves around data and information management and the dealing with “unexpected” issues. Consider the simplest experiment (Two conditions three replicates) 6-12 fastq Read More...

08/07/2023 - This session will address key requirements of the NIH Genomic Data Sharing (GDS) Policy and implementation within the NIH IRP. It will also include discussion about harmonization of the GDS Policy with the NIH Read More...

Discuss the importance of reproducibility Learn ways to make R analyses more reproducible Learn how to set up and organize an R project Learn how to use renv for R package management

Course Overview Welcome to Toward Reproducibility with R on Biowulf This course includes a series of four lessons designed for beginner to intermediate R users interested in working with R on Biowulf. The purpose of Read More...

This course includes a series of four lessons designed for beginner to intermediate R users interested in working with R on Biowulf. The purpose of this course is to introduce the various ways to use Read More...

So far, this course series has addressed several areas that are important for anyone venturing into bioinformatics. These include: Available bioinformatics resources and tools at NIH Various assays to measure the different components of the Read More...

An IDE is an integrated development environment. IDEs generally include features such as: Console File access Environment / variable view Data view Plotting window History Autocomplete Debugging Markdown IDEs make coding easier. They increase productivity and Read More...

Used for data transfers and file management on a large scale. 48 core system with 1.5 TB of main memory direct internet connection Helix should be used when you are transferring >100 GB using scp gzipping a Read More...

An IDE is an integrated development environment. IDEs generally include features such as: Console File access Environment / variable view Data view Plotting window History Autocomplete Debugging Markdown IDEs make coding easier. They increase productivity and Read More...

06/29/2023 - Please join us for a special presentation about the Fred Hutchinson’s data journal to the cloud, including an innovative cloud platform (Cirro:  https://cirro.bio/ ) to streamline data collection, 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...

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...

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...

07/29/2025 - Globus is a GUI-based software suitable for efficiently transferring large datasets such as those generated from Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) to and from high performance computing systems  (ie. NIH’s Read More...

07/23/2025 - This presentation will explore the next emerging stage where biobanking is characterised by being part of system - Biobanking 4.0. Biobanking has always been about data generation with tissue specimens providing the biological and genomic Read More...

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

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

11/04/2024 - This one-hour interactive training will cover how to use the ScHARe cloud and Terra platform focusing on how to utilize over 260 social determinants of health (SDoH) data sets and analytic notebooks containing ready-to-use code. Read More...

10/22/2024 - Generalist repositories offer NIH researchers a flexible, trusted resource to share data for which there is no appropriate discipline specific repository as well as to share many other research outputs valuable for reproducibility and Read More...

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

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...

06/11/2024 - Large language models (LLMs) are artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms that employ deep learning and extensive data sets to create new content. LLMs offer many possible applications in the biomedical field, such as the development 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...

05/15/2024 - Generalist repositories offer NIH researchers a flexible, trusted resource to share data for which there is no appropriate discipline specific repository as well as to share many other research outputs valuable for reproducibility and 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...

03/22/2024 - This 3-hour seminar is tailored for biologists, data analysts, and researchers who are eager to dive into the essentials of computational flow cytometry analysis using R. Flow cytometry is a crucial technique in cell 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...

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...

After this class, participants will Become familiar analyzing single cell RNA sequencing data using Partek Flow including Importing of data into a Partek Flow project QA/QC, filtering, and normalizing of single cell RNA data Read More...

Accessing Partek Flow at NIH and tips for data transfer Learning objectives After consulting this guide, participants will Know how to access Partek Flow at NIH. Be able to transfer data from NCI CCR Sequencing Read More...

Those researchers who used the NCI CCR Sequencing Facility to get sequencing done will receive a link to their data. This data can be transferred to the "PartekFlow" folder on Biowulf using Globus. Read More...

Course Overview Partek Flow is a start-to-finish solution for analyzing high dimensional multi-omics sequencing data. It is a point-and-click software and is suitable for those who wish to avoid the steep learning curve associated with Read More...

Tidy data is an approach (or philosophy) to data organization and management. There are three rules to tidy data: (1) each variable forms its own column, (2) each observation forms a row, and (3) each value has its Read More...

In genomics, we work with a lot of tabular data - data organized in rows and columns. The data structure that stores this type of data is a data frame . Data frames are collections of Read More...

01/16/2024 - About this talk: In this presentation we will go through the rich variety of database types, from traditional relational to cutting-edge NoSQL, uncovering how each 'flavor' adds its unique spice to the world of Read More...

09/19/2023 - This workshop is part of the  2023 NIH Research Festival  schedule . Data Sharing in Generalist Repositories  Generalist repositories offer NIH researchers a flexible, trusted resource to share data for Read More...

09/19/2023 - The NIH is home to a number of groups aimed at supporting bioinformatics, genomics, computational biology and various related topics. Many of these groups meet regularly to host talks or provide training opportunities, while Read More...

09/18/2023 - The NIH is home to a number of groups aimed at supporting bioinformatics, genomics, computational biology and various related topics. Many of these groups meet regularly to host talks or provide training opportunities, while Read More...

Once you have your Biowulf account, you can connect remotely to Biowulf using a secure shell (SSH) protocol. If you have a macbook, you will need to open the terminal application. If you are using Read More...

The Biostar Handbook works with programs installed within a conda environment named bioinfo . Conda is commonly used for bioinformatics package installations. Conda is often used for scientific software installation because... Installing software is hard. Installing Read More...

The Biostar Handbook works with programs installed within a conda environment named bioinfo . Conda is commonly used for bioinformatics package installations. Conda is often used for scientific software installation because... Installing software is hard. Installing Read More...

Data Analysis Overview RNASEQ - Data Analysis WorkFlow Mostly Computational intensive task requiring signigicant computer hardware. Quality Control Sample quality and consistency Is Trimming appropriate - quality/adaptors Alignment/Mapping Reference Target (Sequence and annotation) Read More...

The renv package is a new effort to bring project-local R dependency management to your projects. The goal is for renv to be a robust, stable replacement for the Packrat package, with fewer surprises and Read More...

Now that we have renv set up with our project, let's also establish a project structure. Let's exit R and edit our .Rprofile . Note When we ran renv::init() a local .Rprofile file Read More...

We use a command line interface and a Secure shell protocol (SSH) to establish a remote connection to the login node / head node HPCs are remote resources that require connections using slow or intermitten interfaces ( Read More...

login node (head node) Used for submitting resource intensive tasks as jobs Editing and compiling code File management and data transfers on a small scale compute nodes (worker nodes) For computational processes Requires interaction with 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 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 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...

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 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 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 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...

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

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 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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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

04/01/2024 - Embark on a journey of visionary insights! Join us for the launch of the NEI Informatics & Data-Driven Insights: Seminars & Dialogue Opportunities for Vision Health series, hosted by the National Eye Read More...

Welcome! Welcome to the R Introductory Series! Who: Novices and beginners\ What: A course series introducing R and RStudio. This course will introduce the foundational skills necessary to begin to analyze and visualize data in Read More...

Learning Objectives To understand: 1. the difference between R and RStudioIDE. 2. how to work within the RStudio environment including: creating an Rproject and Rscript navigating between directories using functions obtaining help how R can enhance data Read More...

Learning Objectives Learn about data structures including factors, lists, data frames, and matrices. Load, explore, and access data in a tabular format (data frames) Learn to write out (export) data from the R environment Data Read More...

This lesson will introduce data wrangling with R. Attendees will learn to filter data using base R and tidyverse (dplyr) functionality. Learning Objectives Understand the concept of tidy data. Become familiar with the tidyverse packages. Read More...

Course Wrap-up This lesson concludes the Bioinformatics for Beginners course series. Please email us any time at ncibtep@nih.gov for help with your bioinformatics questions or concerns. Lesson Objectives Short course overview. Review BTEP Read More...

Lesson 1: Introduction to Unix and the Shell Lesson Objectives Review the course syllabus and general structure of lessons to come. Introduce Unix and describe how it differs from other operating systems. Introduce and get set Read More...

Lesson 2: Navigating file systems with Unix Quick review Unix is an operating system We use a unix shell (typically bash) to run many bioinformatics programs We need to learn unix to use non-GUI based tools Read More...

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

There are many ways to increase collaboration and document and share code and results using R. Some examples include: RMarkdown / Quarto (i.e., literate programming) R Markdown provides an unified authoring framework for data science, Read More...

Lesson 2: Getting Started with R on Biowulf Learning objectives Understand how R can be deployed on Biowulf Understand how to access and use R modules Learn to create a custom R library on Biowulf Deploying Read More...

Lesson 1: Introduction to Biowulf, Unix, and R Learning Objectives Learn about why you may want to use R on Biowulf. Refresh Unix and R skills. This lesson will not be hands on. Why use R Read More...

Learning Objectives Understand the components of an HPC system. How does this compare to your local desktop? Learn about Biowulf, the NIH HPC cluster. Learn about the command line interface and resources for learning. What Read More...

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

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

Managing Bioinformatics Projects with Jupyter Lab Learning Objectives After this class, participants will have obtained the foundation needed to start using Jupyter Lab as an all-in-one place to maintain code, output, and other description of Read More...