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The Protein Expression Laboratory produces proteins to help CCR investigators achieve their research goals with the lowest possible cost in the shortest time. PEL is operated by Leidos Biomedical Research Inc. on behalf of NCI 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 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...

03/10/2025 - AI Club is a weekly meeting that explores various topics relating to AI and deep learning in biomedical sciences, typically in a seminar, workshop, or journal club format. AI Club is intended to be Read More...

01/27/2025 - AI Club is a weekly meeting that explores various topics relating to AI and deep learning in biomedical sciences, typically in a seminar, workshop, or journal club format. AI Club is intended to be 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...

09/27/2022 - Speaker: Neil L. Kelleher, Ph.D. Walter and Mary E. Glass Professor of Molecular Biosciences Professor of Chemistry in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences Professor of Medicine (Hematology & Oncology) in Read More...

03/05/2021 - Overview: The Human Cell Atlas (HCA) is an ambitious global initiative that aims to create a comprehensive reference map of all human cells—the fundamental units of life—as a basis for both understanding Read More...

07/27/2020 - The GDC RNA-Seq Analysis pipeline quantifies protein-coding gene expression. RNA-Seq data is aligned to the reference genome to detect splice junctions and then re-aligned to increase quality. Gene expression quantification and fusion detection are Read More...

04/01/2025 - Whether you are measuring mRNA expression, protein expression, DNA methylation, expressed miRNAs, protein binding to DNA or RNA, etc., you will likely end up with a list of genes or gene products from which Read More...

05/15/2024 - In this one-hour webinar, you'll get a demonstration of DNASTAR Lasergene Software. DNASTAR offers software solutions for molecular biology, protein analysis, and genomics. This presentation will focus on an overview of the applications Read More...

Aligners typically align against the entire genome and provide a output where the results can be visibly inspected (bam file via IGV). The must be used for detecting novel genes/transcripts. Quantitation of aligned reads Read More...

A typical RNASEQ experiment involves several steps, only one of which falls within the realm of bioinformatics. Namely the Data Analysis step. Experimental Design What question am I asking How should I do it (does Read More...

Most RNASEQ techniques deal with count data. The reads are mapped to a reference and the number of reads mapped to each gene/transcript is counted Read counts are roughly proportional to gene-length and abundance Read More...

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

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 Spotlight The NIH Lab Managers Working Group have developed a new NIH-wide database of cold 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...

05/06/2024 - Have you been looking for ways to use artificial intelligence (AI) in clinical practice but not sure where to start? Attend this webinar for tips from Dr. Anant Madabhushi on applying AI in precision Read More...

09/27/2023 - Partek Flow is your 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 analyzing Read More...

This page uses content directly from the Biostar Handbook by Istvan Albert. Learning objectives: 1. Understand what a sequence alignment is and how different algorithms can effect alignments. 2. Learn how scoring matrices and gap penalties (gap Read More...

02/09/2021 - Sarah Teichmann Head of the Cellular Genetics Programme - Wellcome Sanger Institute - Cambridge UK Lab homepage: https://www.sanger.ac.uk/group/teichmann-group/ Venue: zoom conference https://nih.zoomgov.com/j/1619988709?pwd=dEIwM0 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...

The computational chemistry and protein modeling team in the Advanced Biomedical Computational Science (ABCS) group provides novel solutions in structural modeling and computational chemistry. Computational scientists in the group collaborate with NCI researchers by using 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...

09/12/2024 - Dr. Nussinov will highlight some scientific questions bordering on physics and biology, where fundamental physics and chemistry can help biology. They span the behavior of a bird, protein activation, signaling in cancer, and neurodevelopmental 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...

To take full advantage of R, you need to install R packages. R packages are loadable extensions that contain code, data, documentation, and tests in a standardized shareable format that can easily be installed by Read More...

There are rules regarding the naming of objects. 1. Avoid spaces or special characters EXCEPT '_' and '.' 2. No numbers or underscores at the beginning of an object name. For example: 1a:1:2: unexpected symbol ## 1: 1a ## ^ Note It is Read More...

R packages are loadable extensions that contain code, data, documentation, and tests in a standardized shareable format that can easily be installed by R users. CRAN = the primary repository for R packages. To install a Read More...

To take full advantage of R, you need to install R packages. R packages are loadable extensions that contain code, data, documentation, and tests in a standardized shareable format that can easily be installed by Read More...

When exiting RStudio, you will be prompted to save your R workspace or .RData. The .RData file saves the objects generated in your R environment. You can also save the .RData at any time using Read More...

There are rules regarding the naming of objects. Avoid spaces or special characters EXCEPT '_' and '.' No numbers or symbols at the beginning of an object name. For example: 1a:1:2: unexpected symbol ## 1: 1a ## ^ In contrast: a

BLAST+ - local sequence alignment followed by consensus taxonomy classification VSEARCH - global sequence alignment followed by consensus taxonomy classification These essentially align sequences to references and take the top matches (maxaccepts) above some threshold Read More...

12/06/2023 - This presentation will provide a one-hour overview demonstration on Geneious Prime, a software platform for molecular biology and sequence analysis. It is built to be highly visual, easy to use, and collaborative. & Read More...

There are a number of specific solutions that have been devised to address the issues created by attempting to map mRNA to DNA genomes. Each of these has its advantages and disadvantages. Align against the Read More...

Before diving into differential expression analysis, it is important to take a brief look at the concept of normalization. After obtaining expression counts, we will need to normalize the counts before performing differential expression analysis. Read More...

RNASEQ looks at steady state mRNA levels which is the sum of transcription and degradation Protein levels are assumed to be driven by mRNA levels RNASEQ can measure relative abundance not absolute abundance RNASEQ is 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...

Another way to run BLAST is to create your own custom database, and search against it with query sequences. Usually you will not have to create your own blast database, you can download prebuilt databases Read More...

Variant annotation means predicting the effects of genetic variants (SNPs, insertions, deletions, copy number variations (CNV) or structural variations (SV)) on the function of genes, transcripts, and protein sequence, as well as regulatory regions. The Read More...

sed stands for stream editor. Functions include searching, find and replace, and insertion / deletion. sed is often used for its "find and replace" capabilities. For example, let's replace "SRR" in 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 Trans-NIH Metabolomics Core (TNMC) is a shared research resource that performs metabolomics analysis (and related small molecule research) for investigators at all Institutes and Centers across the NIH Intramural Research Program. The TNMC is Read More...

Back Services: Biophysics Facility offers Tycho as an open-access instrument.  This instrument is very easy to use, and no formal training is required.  Core staff will help with their first experiment of new 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.

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...

Thousands of molecular targets have been measured in the NCI panel of 60 human tumor cell lines. Measurements include protein levels, RNA measurements, mutation status and enzyme activity levels. You can choose to search for a Read More...

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

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...

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...

05/16/2025 - This one-day in-person NIH AI Symposium will bring together researchers from a broad range of disciplines to share their AI-related research, with the goal of disseminating the newest AI research, providing an opportunity to 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...

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

10/09/2024 - This session will give an overview of the NCI Cancer Research Data Commons and the variety of available cancer data such as RNA expression and protein abundance. These data are hosted in openly accessible 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...

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...

In this tutorial, we are using data from Nanduri et al. 2022, Epigenetic regulation of white adipose tissue plasticity and energy metabolism by nucleosome binding HMGN proteins , published in Nature Communications . The raw count matrices are Read More...

In this tutorial, we will continue to use data from Nanduri et al. 2022, Epigenetic regulation of white adipose tissue plasticity and energy metabolism by nucleosome binding HMGN proteins , published in Nature Communications . As a reminder, Read More...

In this tutorial, we will continue to use data from Nanduri et al. 2022, Epigenetic regulation of white adipose tissue plasticity and energy metabolism by nucleosome binding HMGN proteins , published in Nature Communications . As a reminder, Read More...

The Seurat v5 object doesn’t require all assays have the same cells. In this case, Cells() can be used to return the cell names of the default assay while colnames() can be used to Read More...

In Seurat (since version 4), differential analysis requires a preprocessing step to appropriately scale the normalized SCTransform assay across samples: adp = PrepSCTFindMarkers(adp) Found 8 SCT models. Recorrecting SCT counts using minimum median counts: 8146 As covered earlier, Read More...

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

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

03/19/2024 - 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...

03/01/2024 - Jens Rittscher is Professor of Engineering Science at the University of Oxford with his appointment held jointly between the Institute of Biomedical Engineering and the Nuffield Department of Medicine. He is a group leader Read More...

02/28/2024 - Versioning enables researchers to track changes in coding projects. This Coding Club session will introduce Git (https://git-scm.com), an open-source software used to perform versioning locally and enables users to upload code to Read More...

02/21/2024 - Versioning enables researchers to track changes in coding projects. This Coding Club session will introduce the versioning tool GitHub (https://github.com). At the end of this class, participants will Become familiar with options 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...

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

As a reminder, R packages are loadable extensions that contain code, data, documentation, and tests in a standardized shareable format that can easily be installed by R users. The primary repository for R packages is Read More...

The QIIME2 platform can be used for different types of -omics data. For this course, we will be focusing on targeted amplicon sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene. The 16S rRNA gene (~1500 bp) codes for Read More...

12/13/2023 - In this session we will take a closer look at the usage and all configuration options for Venn diagram and Pie chart in Qlucore. Also, we will look at variable list manipulations like compare Read More...

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

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

11/29/2023 - In this session we will take a closer look at the usage and all configuration options for heatmaps and PCA (sample and variable) plots in Qlucore. Also, we will look at easy and cool Read More...

10/03/2023 - Multiplexed antibody-based imaging enables the detailed characterization of molecular and cellular organization in tissues. Significant advances in the field now allow high-parameter data collection (60+ targets); however, considerable expertise and capital are needed to validate Read More...

09/28/2023 - This is Lesson 4 of the Fall 2023 Introduction to Unix on Biowulf Series . Registering for this class will get you signed up for all four sessions in this course. Please make sure that you can Read More...

09/21/2023 - This is Lesson 3 of the Fall 2023 Introduction to Unix on Biowulf Series . Registering for this class will get you signed up for all four sessions in this course. Please make sure that you can Read More...

09/14/2023 - This is Lesson 2 of the Fall 2023 Introduction to Unix on Biowulf Series . Registering for this class will get you signed up for all four sessions in this course. Please make sure that you can Read More...

09/13/2023 - Partek Flow is your 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 analyzing Read More...

09/07/2023 - This is Lesson 1 of the Fall 2023 Introduction to Unix on Biowulf Series. Registering for this class will get you signed up for all four sessions in this course. Please make sure that you can Read More...

A search may take place in nucleotide space, protein space or translated spaces where nucleotides are translated into proteins. Searches may implement search “strategies”: optimizations to a specific task. Different search strategies will produce different Read More...

RNA-SEQ Overview What is RNASEQ ? RNA-Seq (RNA sequencing), uses next-generation sequencing (NGS) to reveal the presence and quantity of RNA in a biological sample at a given moment. (Wikipedia) Strictly speaking this could be any Read More...

There should not be spaces in Unix file names or directories. Here is a good method to use: Use the underscore (_) where a space would go, like this, to name a directory containing RNA-Seq data. Read More...

Provides a gene-centric view which lists the genes and their associated annotation terms... -- DAVID help documents See https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4717906/ for difference between pathway and network analysis DAVID Read More...

This page uses content directly from the Biostar Handbook by Istvan Albert. Always remember to start the bioinformatics environment when working on Biostar class material. conda activate bioinfo Let's start by creating a directory Read More...

The bulk RNA-Seq test data we've been working with is in FASTQ format. We'd like to do a BLAST search on a couple of these sequences. Data must be in FASTA format to Read More...

This page uses content directly from the Biostar Handbook by Istvan Albert. Always remember to activate the bioinfo environment when working on Biostar class materials. conda activate bioinfo The bulk RNA-Seq test data we've Read More...

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

This page contains content taken directly from the Biostar Handbook by Istvan Albert. Activate the bioinformatics environment. conda activate bioinfo First let's make a place to store today's work. In your biostar_class Read More...

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

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 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...

The research conducted within the Synthetic Biologics Core (SBC) Facility has a dual role: Generate chemical biology tools and drug candidates for molecular targets identified by NCI research groups, Develop novel effective methods and tools 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...

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

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...

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

The 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...

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

Biomarker Discovery with Morphological Context:  Changing how tissue specimens are analyzed < https://youtu.be/mVhfZq8ppbc What is Digital Spatial Profiling? GeoMx Digital Spatial Profiler is a novel platform developed by NanoString. Digital Spatial 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...

[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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

CREx Monthly Newsletter Learn about the NIH Collaborative Research Exchange (CREx), Core Facilities, Webinars, & More. New Resources on CREx NIMH Human Brain Collection Core (HBCC) The HBCC obtains human brain tissue, hair, and blood 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...

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...

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

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

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 Biomedical Engineering and Physical Science (BEPS) shared resource supports NIH’s intramural basic and clinical scientists on applications of engineering, physics, imaging, measurement, and analysis. BEPS is centrally located on the main NIH campus 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 Biophysics Core’s mission is to provide support in the study of macromolecular interactions, dynamics, and stability by offering consultations, training, professional collaborations, and instrument access. General Services: Multi-technique molecular interaction studies, Kinetic and Read More...

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

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...

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...

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

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

The 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...

Clinical Support Laboratory – Cellular Immunology offers a spectrum of bioassays to assess cellular responses to antigens and mitogens including ELISPOT, cytotoxicity assays, and proliferation assays. Established Technologies Elispot Assays, Dual or Triple Color Fluorospot Assays, 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 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 centrally funded Statistics team within the Advanced Biomedical Computational Science group at the Frederick National Lab provides statistical consultation and data analysis support for NCI laboratories. We have broad-range expertise in biomedically relevant areas Read More...

The 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...

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

The 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...

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

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

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

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

The 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 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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Clustering is used to group cells by similar transcriptomic profiles. Seurat uses a graph based clustering method. You can read more about it here . The first step is to compute the nearest neighbors of each Read More...

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

What is BTEP? BTEP&nbsp;is the NCI CCR Bioinformatics Training and Education Program. The BTEP mission is to enable scientists to understand and analyze their own experimental data. At BTEP, we do this 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...

Objectives To understand some of the most basic features of the R language including: Creating R objects and understanding object types Using mathematical operations Using comparison operators Creating, subsetting, and modifying vectors By the end Read More...

Lesson 4: Feature table filtering, taxonomic classification, and phylogeny Learning objectives learn how to apply different types of filtering to your ASV table and representative sequence data. classify your ASVs. Generate a phylogenetic tree. Now that Read More...

R Crash Course: A few things to know before diving into wrangling Learning the Basics Objectives 1. Learn about R objects 3. Learn how to recognize and use R functions 4. Learn about data types and accessors Console Read More...

Lesson 2: Getting Started with QIIME2 Lesson Objectives Obtain sequence data and sample metadata Import data and metadata Discuss other useful QIIME2 features including view QIIME2, provenance tracking, and the QIIME2 forum. DNAnexus DNAnexus provides a Read More...

Data import and reshape Objectives 1. Learn to import multiple data types 2. Data reshape with tidyr : pivot_longer() , pivot_wider() , separate() , and unite() Installing and loading packages So far we have only worked with objects that 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...

This page uses content directly from the Biostar Handbook by Istvan Albert. Remember to activate the bioinformatics environment and create a directory for today's work. conda activate bioinfo mkdir blast cd blast What is Read More...

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

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

This page uses context taken directly from the Biostar Handbook by Istvan Albert. Remember to activate the class bioinformatics environment. conda activate bioinfo Introduction to Genomic Variation Genomic variations are typically categorized into different classes Read More...

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