Research Resources
A curated list of resources for pediatric cancer researchers ranging from lectures to repositories.
Cancer Research Education
Virtual Childhood Cancer Speaker Series
Free educational presentations by leading experts in the field of pediatric cancer research.
View ResourcePediatric Oncology Knowledge Center
Subscribe to ALSF's YouTube channel for researchers. View previous speaker series presentations and other research related content.
View ResourceScience of Childhood Cancer Virtual Lecture Series
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital holds free weekly virtual lectures featuring a different expert speaker during the spring and fall.
View ResourceData Science Tools and Education
Childhood Cancer Data Lab Projects
Free, open source tools and resources that make data and analysis widely available.
View ResourceData science training workshops
Workshops that teach childhood cancer researchers data science skills to better understand their data and to collaborate more effectively.
View ResourceComprehensive Learning Resources
The Carpentries
Training workshops and self-paced free materials that teach data science, coding, and bioinformatics skills. Learn about the Carpentries
Data CarpentrySoftware CarpentryEMBL-EBI's Introductory Bioinformatics Training
EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) offers online tutorials and webinars to provide an introduction to bioinformatics and an overview of EMBL-EBI resources.
View ResourceHarvard Chan Bioinformatics Core (HBC) Training Program
Bioinformatics training workshops for getting started with analyzing high-throughput data.
View ResourceInformatics Technology for Cancer Research (ITCR)
Learning opportunities that support cancer informatics and data science training. Learn about ITCR
View Current CoursesLearning Bioinformatics at Home
Information compiled by the Harvard Informatics group on learning to use bioinformatics tools on your own.
View Current CoursesData and Resource Sharing
Childhood Cancer Repository
A repository which banks and distributes validated cell lines and patient-derived xenografts.
View ResourceChildhood Cancer Data Catalog
An inventory of pediatric oncology data resources. The catalog is part of NCI’s Childhood Cancer Data Initiative (CCDI).
View ResourceCooperative Human Tissue Network (CHTN)
NCI supported resource for obtaining biospecimens for research.
View ResourceDMPTool
A tool to help you create data management plans that meet requirements. You’ll find funder requirements, public DMPs, and more.
View ResourceGenomic Data Commons
A repository and knowledge base enabling data sharing across cancer genomic studies.
View ResourceOpen Science Framework (OSF)
An open source platform that enables collaboration and the sharing and discovery of data, materials, and papers.
View ResourceUCSC Treehouse Public Data
A compendium of RNA gene expression data available for download and visualization.
View ResourceKids First Data Resource Center
Large-scale collection of pediatric cancer data made available through a portal. Learn more
PedcBioPortal
Cloud-based platform linking data visualization to available biospecimens.
View ResourceGit
GitHub Skills
Interactive courses for learning GitHub, a platform for software development, version control, collaboration and more.
View ResourceHappy Git with R
Instructions for integrating Git and GitHub into your workflows with R.
View ResourceR Programming
Data Visualization - A Practical Introduction
Introduction to the ideas and the methods of data visualization.
View ResourceGetting Used to R, RStudio, and R Markdown
A book to help beginners get started with R.
View Resourceggplot2: Elegant Graphics for Data Analysis
A book on the basics of ggplot2 and the graphics it uses.
View ResourceR for Data Science Online Learning Community
A supportive community for R learners at all skill levels.
View ResourceThe R Graph Gallery
Collection of charts made with R. The reproducible code and explanations are provided.
View ResourcePosit (RStudio)
Open source software for data science. Learn more
Posit (RStudio) Videos
Videos and webinars offering helpful advice to the data science community.
View ResourceRNA-sequencing
RNA-seqlopedia
An overview of RNA-seq and the steps involved in carrying out an experiment.
View ResourceSingle-cell RNA-sequencing
Orchestrating Single-Cell Analysis with Bioconductor
The website for a book that teaches common workflows for the analysis of single-cell data.
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