The NIH Library is pleased to present three half-day bioinformatics workshops on using cloud computing platforms. All workshops will be presented online. Click the links below for more information and registration.
ISB Cancer Gateway in the Cloud
October 14, 1:00‒4:00 pm | Learn more and register
The ISB Cancer Gateway in the Cloud (ISB-CGC) offers multiple avenues for working with large-scale cancer data sets and provides the ability to process petabytes of data using complex workflows written in the language chosen by the user. New analyses can be developed using SQL, Python, and R to mine gene expression, protein abundance, and somatic mutation data. The instructor will demonstrate common bioinformatic workflows using Python and R while integrating various omic data types such as gene mutations, copy number, gene expression, methylation, and proteomics. Attendees will receive hands-on training on optimizing analyses to combine and interrogate cancer data sets with those available at the Cancer Research Data Commons.
Cancer Genomics Cloud
October 28, 1:00‒4:00 pm | Learn more and register
The Cancer Genomics Cloud (CGC) is an NCI-funded resource that provides a unified platform for cancer data analysis by co-localizing three components within the cloud: 1) large cancer data sets from TCGA, CPTAC and several others; 2) more than 500 bioinformatics tools and best-practice workflows for analyzing multi-omics data; and 3) computational capabilities to do large-scale analyses. This hands-on session of CGC allows the participants to browse, query, and filter data sets of interest and bring their own data for collaborative analysis. The CGC also provides the flexibility to use private tools and the ability to complete reproducible and interactive data analyses (e.g., RStudio, Jupyter notebook).
FireCloud
November 4, 1:00‒4:00 pm | Learn more and register
FireCloud supports data sharing and analysis through batch workflow execution and interactive analysis (including data visualization). This hands-on session will provide an overview of FireCloud, including how to access key data sets such as TCGA and CPTAC and how bring data into a secure FireCloud workspace. Participants will learn how to configure and launch workflows from their workspace and perform interactive analysis with applications such as Jupyter Notebooks, RStudio, and more. This session will also cover how billing operates in FireCloud and how to securely share personal FireCloud workspace with collaborators.
These workshops are being coordinated by the NIH Library Bioinformatics Program. For more information on these workshops or to learn more about bioinformatics support at the NIH Library, contact Li Jia, li.jia2@nih.gov.
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