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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...

04/08/2021 - https://nih-irp-singlecell.github.io/SC-UsersGroup/ Presenter: George Emanuel PhD, Co-founder Vizgen, Director of Technology and Partnerships. Abstract: Biological systems are comprised of numerous cell types, intricately organized to form functional tissues and organs. Cell Read More...

Research Mission The goal of OMAL’s research is to understand molecular mechanisms driving carcinogenesis and the reversal of this process through treatment, by utilization and advancement of optical microscopy techniques. These techniques include multiplex Read More...

Two commercially available RNA samples. Universal Human Reference (UHR) is total RNA isolated from a diverse set of 10 cancer cell lines. Human Brain Reference (HBR) is total RNA isolated from the brains of 23 Caucasians, male Read More...

Two commercially available RNA samples. Universal Human Reference (UHR) is total RNA isolated from a diverse set of 10 cancer cell lines. Human Brain Reference (HBR) is total RNA isolated from the brains of 23 Caucasians, male Read More...

Two commercially available RNA samples. Universal Human Reference (UHR) is total RNA isolated from a diverse set of 10 cancer cell lines. Human Brain Reference (HBR) is total RNA isolated from the brains of 23 Caucasians, male Read More...

In this lesson, we will identify genes that are differentially expressed between conditions. Here, we want to compare UHR samples to HBR samples, so we will be using existing applications to determine the ratio of Read More...

Before we can align the HBR and UHR raw sequencing data to human chromosome 22 transcriptome, we need to create an index of this transcriptome (like we did with the genome). This will make the alignment 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...

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...

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...

We are using the datasets below in the Qiagen IPA course. Human Brain Reference (HBR) and Univeral Human Reference (UHR) dataset Using this for the one hour lecture (from 1 - 2 pm) Find more information about Read More...

For this class, we are going to work with data from and associated with two commercially available sets of RNA samples, Universal Human Reference (UHR) and Human Brain Reference (HBR). UHR - bulk RNA from 10 Read More...

Explore this gene expression dataset a bit. How many samples (columns) and genes (row names) does this dataset have? {{Sdet}} Solution{{Esum}} This dataset contains 6 samples ( HBR_1.bam HBR_2.bam HBR_3.bam UHR_1.bam UHR_2. Read More...

07/11/2025 - In thi pre entation, Dr. Hollander will pre ent the Health Omic Metadata Common , which erve a a free centralized hub for toring and di eminating metadata pertaining to human biological ample and omic Read More...

07/01/2025 - Learn how to vi ualize equencing and analy i re ult effectively. Thi e ion de cribe the application of the web-ba ed interactive OmicCirco in R hiny to con truct circular plot with Read More...

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

Thus far we have: Downloaded raw RNA-Seq data (.fastq files). Examined raw data quality using fastqc and multiqc . Performed adapter and quality trimming using Trimmomatic . Aligned the raw sequences to a reference genome (human chromosome 22 Read More...

The test data consists of two commercially available RNA samples: Universal Human Reference (UHR) and Human Brain Reference (HBR) . The UHR is total RNA isolated from a diverse set of 10 cancer cell lines. The HBR Read More...

The test data consists of two commercially available RNA samples: Universal Human Reference (UHR) and Human Brain Reference (HBR) . The UHR is total RNA isolated from a diverse set of 10 cancer cell lines. The HBR Read More...

This tool was created and is maintained by the Laboratory of Human Retrovirology and Immunoinformatics at Frederick National Lab. DAVID is used for functional analysis. Given an input gene list, DAVID will inform us of Read More...

This tool was created and is maintained by the Laboratory of Human Retrovirology and Immunoinformatics at Frederick National Lab. DAVID is used for functional analysis. Given an input gene list, DAVID will inform us of Read More...

This page uses content directly from the Biostar Handbook by Istvan Albert. Obtain RNA-seq test data. The test data consists of two commercially available RNA samples: Universal Human Reference (UHR) and Human Brain Reference (HBR) . Read More...

This page uses content directly from the Biostar Handbook by Istvan Albert. Obtain RNA-seq test data. The test data consists of two commercially available RNA samples: Universal Human Reference (UHR) and Human Brain Reference (HBR) . Read More...

The test data consists of two commercially available RNA samples: Universal Human Reference (UHR) and Human Brain Reference (HBR) . The UHR is total RNA isolated from a diverse set of 10 cancer cell lines. The HBR Read More...

We were introduced to the hcc1395 RNA sequencing data in Lesson 12 practice session . This study compared the transcriptome of hcc1395 normal and cancer cell lines so it's a normal versus tumor comparison. This dataset Read More...

The following questions will help you gain more confidence in exploring data through heatmap. We will work with a subset of the Human Brain Reference (HBR) and Universal Human Reference (UHR) RNA sequencing dataset and Read More...

03/31/2023 - Alejandro Schäffer, Ph.D., was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, and emigrated with his parents to the United States. He received his B.S. in Applied Mathematics and his M.S. in Mathematics from Read More...

04/06/2022 - Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) is a statistical method that can be used to determine if gene sets are differentially expressed in different phenotypes. Qlucore Omics Explorer has implemented the GSEA method in a Read More...

02/11/2022 - The seminar is open to the public and registration is required each month. Dr. Hunter Mosely plans to discuss the richness of open data resources in biology and how they can support machine learning Read More...

03/11/2021 - Abstract: Targeted quantitative proteomics using multiple/parallel reaction monitoring (MRM, PRM) is already being applied by many researchers in biology, biochemistry, and clinical research laboratories. These methods allow rapid and precise quantitation of proteins Read More...

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

The Mid-Atlantic CHTN is one of six participating divisions of the Cooperative Human Tissue Network (CHTN) and is based in the Pathology Department at the University of Virginia. While primarily a resource for cancer researchers, 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...

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 Pan-Microbial Serology Facility (PMSF) is part of the Center for Cancer Research (CCR) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The PMSF focuses on determining individualized pan-microbial immune profiles associated with human diseases including immunological Read More...

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...

09/27/2024 - This session describes the application of the web-based interactive OmicCircos in R Shiny to construct circular plots with desired biological features. Example data from human and mouse genomes will be used to demonstrate over 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...

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...

There are data sets available in R to practice with or showcase different packages. For today's lesson and the remainder of this course, we will use data from the Bioconductor package airway to showcase Read More...

We can use the airway package to see how this container works, including how to access and subset the data. What is the airway package? There are data sets available in R to practice with 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...

11/17/2023 - This session describes the application of the web-based interactive OmicCircos in R Shiny to construct circular plots with desired biological features. Example data from human and mouse genomes will be used to demonstrate over 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...

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

Which reference genome are we using in this IGV session to view the alignment results for samples hcc1395_normal_rep1 and hcc1395_tumor_rep2? On what chromosome are the sequencing data mapping to? {{Sdet}} Solution{{ Read More...

06/15/2023 - Since its release in September 2005, the Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA) software and its companion gene set collections, the Molecular Signatures Database (MSigDB), have been invaluable resources for interpreting the biological significance of expression Read More...

High resolution single cell profiling assays have provided an unprecedented view of many biological systems and processes, but the spatial context in which this biology is occurring is often crucial. Spatial profiling, including spatial transcriptomic Read More...

There are data sets available in R to practice with or showcase different packages. For today's lesson and the remainder of this course, we will use data from the Bioconductor package airway to showcase Read More...

09/21/2022 - Join University of Colorado’s Dr. Arjun Krishnan as he discusses how machine learning and natural language processing can contribute to making public -omics data more accessible. Dr. Krishnan will also present the recent Read More...

03/30/2022 - Predicting how changes in the genome manifest as phenotypic differences is an extremely challenging problem that requires a deep understanding of multiscale biological mechanisms. And while we know a great deal about how information Read More...

03/23/2022 - Please join us on March 23 when Ben Raphael, Ph.D., will present “Quantifying Tumor Heterogeneity Using Single-Cell and Spatial Sequencing.” In this presentation, Dr. Raphael will describe computational approaches to quantify tumor heterogeneity and Read More...

01/11/2022 - Please plan to attend the Earl Stadtman Investigator Program search seminar by: Augustin Luna, Ph.D. Harvard Medical School Dr. Luna's research focuses on the analysis of complex biological systems to understand and Read More...

10/27/2021 - Wrapping up its final webinar of 2021, the NCI Cancer Research Data Commons (CRDC) Cancer Genomics Cloud (CGC) welcomes Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory fellow Dr. Pascal Belleau. He will share his findings from recent work Read More...

10/26/2021 - Meeting Link: https://cbiit.webex.com/cbiit/j.php?MTID=m14c6833bc06f89408464fac5bb2e8ce9 Human cells generate remarkable regulatory and functional complexity from a finite set of genes. Production of 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.

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.

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...

Protein/Protein Interaction Database Through a license agreement with Elsevier, the CCR community has access to the largest Y2H data set available in the world (CCR Database of Antibodies and Protein Interactions, C-DAPI). This 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...

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 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...

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...

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

With specimens that span neurological, neuropsychiatric, and neurodevelopmental diseases and disorders, the NBB serves as a central point of access to the world-class collections of our six biorepositories. In addition, the NBB provides researchers with Read More...

DTP’s Natural Products Repository is the world’s largest storehouse of natural products. It houses close to >200,000 extracts from samples of more than 70,000 plants and >20,000 marine organisms collected from more than 29 countries, plus extracts 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...

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 Advance your research with the NIH Mouse Imaging Facility (MIF) The NIH Mouse Imaging Read More...

CREx Monthly Newsletter Learn about the NIH Collaborative Research Exchange (CREx), Core Facilities, Webinars, & More New Resources on CREx Trans-NIH Metabolomics Core (TNMC) The TNMC is a shared research resource that provides targeted Read More...

CREx Monthly Newsletter Learn about the NIH Collaborative Research Exchange (CREx), Core Facilities, Webinars, & More NIH Intramural CryoEM (NICE) Consortium NICE provides NCI, NIAID, NIEHS, NICHD, NIDCR, NEI, and NIA investigators with Read More...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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 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...

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

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

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...

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

Clinical Support Laboratory – Flow Cytometry Section is a laboratory specializing in providing immunophenotyping support of NCI intramural clinical trials, though assessments may also be performed using cells from Non-human primates and other species. The CSL 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 Center for Advanced Tissue Imaging (CAT-I) is an NIAID and NCI supported effort involving collaborative studies between experts in the Laboratory of Immune System Biology, DIR, NIAID and investigators in the DIR, NIAID and Read More...

The Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center (BDSC) collects, maintains, and distributes genetically defined strains of Drosophila melanogaster for research and education. The BDSC supports a large, worldwide community of scientists using Drosophila as a model organism Read More...

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research Services (ORS) Division of Radiation Safety (DRS) Radioactive Materials Control and Analysis Branch supports radioactive materials packaging/shipping. Established Technologies In accordance with Department of Transportation ( 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 CREx User Survey The CREx Team is carrying out a CREx User Survey. We would greatly appreciate 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...

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

The Developmental Therapeutics Program (DTP) within NCI's Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnostics (DCTD), has maintained a low temperature repository of transplantable in vivo-derived tumors and in vitro-established tumor cell lines from various species. This Read More...

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

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...

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.

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 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...

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...

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

03/29/2024 - This event is sponsored by an organization outside of the NIH; it is listed here due to the nature of the presented topics and their appeal to the NCI community. Description: Recent developments in 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...

Objectives To explore Bioconductor, a repository for R packages related to biological data analysis. To better understand S4 objects as they relate to the Bioconductor core infrastructure. To learn more about a popular Bioconductor S4 Read More...

In tab delimited files, data columns are separated by tabs. To import tab-delimited files there are several options. There are base R functions such as read.delim() and read.table() as well as the readr Read More...

Lesson 15: Finding differentially expressed genes Before getting started, remember to be signed on to the DNAnexus GOLD environment. Lesson 14 review In the previous lesson, we learned to visualize RNA sequencing alignment results in the Integrative Read More...

Gene ontology and pathway analysis Objectives Determine potential next steps following differential expression analysis. Tour geneontology.org and understand the three main ontologies. Learn about different methods and tools related to functional enrichment and pathway Read More...

Bioinformatics for beginners Module 2: Introduction to RNA sequencing In this module, we will use the Human Brain Reference and Universal Human Reference RNA sequencing datasets to learn about RNA sequencing. Each lesson will be followed Read More...

This page contains content taken directly from the Biostar Handbook (Istvan Albert). Always remember to activate the class bioinformatics environment. conda activate bioinfo For this data analysis, we will be using: Two commercially available RNA Read More...

This page contains content taken directly from the Biostar Handbook (Istvan Albert). Always remember to activate the class bioinformatics environment. conda activate bioinfo For this data analysis, we will be using: Two commercially available RNA Read More...

Lesson 6: Downloading data from the SRA For this lesson, you will need to login to the GOLD environment on DNAnexus. Lesson 5 Review: The majority of computational tasks on Biowulf should be submitted as jobs: sbatch Read More...

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

Lesson 17: RNA sequencing review 2 Learning objectives This lesson will serve as comprehensive review of Module 2. We will spend roughly the first hour reviewing the Module 2 material the second hour answering specific questions from the poll Read More...

fastq-dump and fasterq-dump can be used to download FASTQ-formatted data. Both download the data in SRA format and convert it to FASTQ format. fastq-dump SRR1553607 creates the file: SRR1553607.fastq Check the file to make Read More...

fastq-dump and fasterq-dump can be used to download FASTQ-formatted data. Both download the data in SRA format and convert it to FASTQ format. fastq-dump SRR1553607 creates the file: SRR1553607.fastq Check the file to make Read More...

Lesson 6: sra-tools, e-utilities, and parallel This page uses some content directly from the Biostar Handbook by Istvan Albert. Lesson 5 Review: The majority of computational tasks on Biowulf should be submitted as jobs: sbatch or swarm Read More...

This page uses content directly from the Biostar Handbook by Istvan Albert. Obtain RNA-seq test data. The test data consists of two commercially available RNA samples: Universal Human Reference (UHR) and Human Brain Reference (HBR) . Read More...

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

Lesson 13: Aligning raw sequences to reference genome Before getting started, remember to be signed on to the DNAnexus GOLD environment. Lesson 11 Review In Lesson 11 we learned to aggregate multiple FASTQC reports into one using MultiQC, 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...

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

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

Lesson 11: Merging FASTQ quality reports and data cleanup Before getting started, remember to be signed on to the DNAnexus GOLD environment. Lesson 10 Review In the previous lesson, we learned about the structure of the FASTQ Read More...

Lesson 13: Aligning raw sequences to reference genome Before getting started, remember to be signed on to the DNAnexus GOLD environment. Lesson 11 Review In Lesson 11 we learned to aggregate multiple FASTQC reports into one using MultiQC, 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...

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

Lesson 7: Downloading the RNA-Seq Data and Dataset Overview Lesson Review pwd (print working directory) ls (list) touch (creates an empty file) nano (basic editor for creating small text files) using the rm command to remove Read More...

Introduction to Bioinformatics Resources at NCI (06/13, Instructor Amy Stonelake, PhD (BTEP)) In this lesson, attendees will be introduced to the different bioinformatics resources available to them at NCI. This includes: Bioinformatics Training Classes and Events Read More...

Course Overview Course Description A series of 6 stand-alone lessons introducing learners to various aspects of bioinformatics. Lessons will be held on Tuesdays at 1 PM in June and July 2023. You can attend any class, just one Read More...

07/13/2023 - The Comparative Genome Viewer (CGV) is a visualization tool that helps you quickly compare two genomes based on assembly-assembly alignments provided by NCBI. CGV includes eukaryotic (animal, plant and fungal) assemblies, and many cross-species Read More...

The identification of cell types in single cell genomics data (cell type annotation) can provide new insights into cellular identities, heterogeneity, and functional roles. Cell type annotation is challenging Read More...

12/09/2022 - PhysioNet is a data sharing platform that began as an outreach component for an NIH research project in 1999. Rebuilt in 2019 following FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable), the platform has grown rapidly. It now Read More...

01/19/2022 - For our next CDSL Webinar we will have a guest lecture by  Dr. Russell Rockne from Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center. Abstract: Temporal dynamics of gene expression inform cellular and Read More...

11/19/2021 - High-resolution, whole-brain microscopy provides unprecedented new insights into the brain’s structural organization, molecular diversity and connectivity. The Brain Image Library (BIL) provides infrastructure that facilitates the sharing of this valuable data, enabling investigators Read More...

03/29/2021 - For coming Monday's CDSl webinar, we'll be hosting Dr. Yun Liu from Google Health. Abstract: This talk will briefly cover two categories of our work: deep learning to identify dermatology conditions from Read More...

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

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...

In support of Intramural Research Program (IRP) scientists, DOHS provides training, consulting, and resources to ensure that laboratory equipment is used and maintained properly and safely. We provide expert safety and health consulting support for 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...

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...

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 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...

NISC’s role within NHGRI, and more broadly across NIH, aims to advance genome sequencing and its many applications, with a goal not simply to produce sequence data, but to produce the infrastructure required to Read More...

Back Services: 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...

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

The 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...

The Genomics and Pharmacology Facility is part of the NCI's Center for Cancer Research (CCR), within the Developmental Therapeutics Branch. Its mission is to manage and assess molecular interaction data obtained through multiple platforms, increase Read More...

The 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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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 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...

October 6, 2022 crex.nih.gov CREx Monthly Newsletter Learn about the NIH Collaborative Research Exchange (CREx), Core Facilities, Webinars, & More Site Spotlight NIH Center For Human Immunology, Inflammation, And Autoimmunity (CHI) CHI is a 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...

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 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...

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

The 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...

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 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...

CREx News & Updates August 2022 Learn about the NIH Collaborative Research Exchange (CREx), Core Facilities, Webinars, & More Site Spotlight NCATS Functional Genomics Laboratory (FGL) FGL is designed to help NIH Investigators use the latest Read More...

CREx Monthly Newsletter Learn about the NIH Collaborative Research Exchange (CREx), Core Facilities, Webinars, & More New Resources on CREx NIH NeuroBioBank (NBB) The NBB provides researchers with access to human post-mortem brain tissue 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...

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...

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...

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...

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 BRB Preclinical Biologics Repository is a central repository that supplies reagents to the broad research community. This NCI-sponsored repository is managed by NCI's Biological Resources Branch (BRB) in the Development Therapeutics Program (DTP) of 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...

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...

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...

The Center for Inherited Disease Research (CIDR)'s  mission is to support the genetics community by providing high-quality, cutting-edge genomics services and technologies in order to expand our understanding of disease and catalyze discoveries that 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...

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 NIH Cores on CREx NIBIB BEPS Micro Analytical Immunochemistry Unit The Micro Analytical Immunochemistry Unit employs a variety Read More...

The Spatial Imaging Technology Resource (formerly the Nanoscale Protein Analysis Section of the Collaborative Protein Technology Resource or CPTR) provides expertise and service in state-of-the-art protein analysis technologies to advance CCR research in basic discovery Read More...

The 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...

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

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...

CCR VOLUME Electron Microscopy (CVEM) aims to develop new techniques in volume electron microscopy (vEM) and, in collaboration with CCR Investigators, apply these techniques to research cell biological questions well-suited for study by high-resolution 3D 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...

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

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

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 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...

Proteomic Data Common (PDC) represents the NCI’s largest public repository of proteogenomic comprehensive tumor datasets, essentially a Proteogenomic Cancer Atlas. It was developed to advance our understanding of how proteins help shape the risk, 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...

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...

Cores & Facilities From centralized laboratories to collaborative resources and technologies available to CCR Investigators. NCI Cores Centralized laboratories providing broad access to cutting-edge technologies and specialized expertise. Browse NCI Cores Collaborative Resources are technologies and Read More...

The PET Department, CC, functions as a core facility that supports basic, translational, and clinical research using PET. It is a vertically integrated facility, with resources to produce positron-emitting radionuclides, manufacture PET radiopharmaceuticals in a Read More...

OMAL focuses its research and development activities to quantitatively understand the molecular basis of three-dimensional (3D) cell organization, motility, invasion, and differentiation using fixed samples and live, 3D tissue culture models (i.e., translational models). Read More...

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

The 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...

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

The 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...

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...

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 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...

CREx News & Updates April 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...

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...

CREx News & Updates March 2022 Learn about the NIH Collaborative Research Exchange (CREx), Core Facilities, Webinars, & More Site Spotlight NIA Nonhuman Primate Core The NIA Nonhuman Primate Core supports multi-disciplinary translational aging projects for Read More...

The Mouse Modeling Core assists NIH investigators by generating and preserving genetically-engineered mouse strains. Services include scientific consultation, gene-targeting in mouse embryonic stem cells, micro-injection of nucleic acids, proteins, or ES cells into mouse embryos, Read More...

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

Listed below are the video recordings of past BTEP events (classes, seminars, workshops). Videos are hosted on various servers and may play slightly differently. Some videos may be downloaded for local viewing. Recorded Videos of Read More...

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

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...

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...

Introduction to ggplot2 Objectives Learn the ggplot2 syntax. Build a ggplot2 general template. By the end of the course, students should be able to create simple, pretty, and effective figures. Data Visualization in the tidyverse 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...

“Gene set enrichment analysis” refers to the process of discovering the common characteristics potentially present in a list of genes. When these characteristics are GO terms, the process is called “functional enrichment.” Warning Overall GO Read More...

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

Lesson 16: RNA sequencing review and classification based analysis Before getting started, remember to be signed on to the DNAnexus GOLD environment. Review In the previous classes, we learned about the steps involved in RNA sequencing Read More...

Why Learn Bioinformatics? Analyze your own data Expand scientific training and skills Provide a path to a new career Have a better understanding of how other people analyze data What is Unix? an operating system, Read More...

Why Learn Bioinformatics? Analyze your own data Expand scientific training and skills Provide a path to a new career Have a better understanding of how other people analyze data What is Unix? an operating system, 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...

Data frames Objectives To be able to load, explore, and access data in a tabular format. To this end, students should understand the following: 1. how to import and export data 2. how to create, summarize, and Read More...