How to Boost Your Bioinformatics with the Cancer Genomics Cloud
When: Jul. 21st, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Learning Level: Beginner
About this Class
The Cancer Genomics Cloud (CGC) is a cloud-based platform funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) that allows researchers to store, analyze, and share massive cancer datasets.
The platform provides several key capabilities and resources:
- Massive Data Access: Grants authorized users immediate access to over 3 petabytes of multi-dimensional, publicly available data from the NCI’s Cancer Research Data Commons (CRDC), including The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA).
- Pre-installed Workflows: Features over 900 curated bioinformatics tools and workflows that allow researchers to perform complex analyses without needing to write new code.
- Customization and Collaboration: Enables researchers to upload their own data and tools, execute fully reproducible analyses, and collaborate securely with teams globally.
- Supported Datasets: Hosts diverse datasets such as the Clinical Proteomic Tumor Analysis Consortium (CPTAC) and the International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC).
In this presentation, we will dive into the dynamic world of the Cancer Genomics Cloud (CGC)! The CGC is built for success, no matter what your cloud or coding experience. We'll walk through how to access data and run basic analyses securely and reproducibly in the NIH-compliant CGC, with a review of advancements and innovations from the past year. Then we'll finish with an exclusive sneak peek into the exciting features lined up for 2026 and beyond.
- Platform Overview - navigating your analysis in the cloud
- How to download data - including easy access to everything you're authorized to use through dbGaP
- Finding the right analysis tools no matter what your coding comfort
- A quick variant analysis run through