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Overview of the GDC API

Date: Monday, March 27, 2023
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
Location: Web Conference (See WebEx information below)
Speakers:
Dr. Bill Wysocki, Director of User Services, University of Chicago (UChicago)

The GDC Application Programming Interface (API) drives GDC data access, analysis, and submission tools. This webinar teachers users how to use the GDC API and associated endpoints for searching, downloading, and analyzing data, including coding examples using Jupyter Notebooks.


Intended Audience

This webinar is intended for developers and bioinformaticians who are interested in learning more about the NCI Genomic Data Commons (GDC) application programming interface (API) to use within their applications to query, download, and analyze GDC data.

Abstract

The GDC Application Programming Interface (API) drives GDC data access, analysis, and submission tools and provides programmatic access to GDC functionality. This webinar will provide an overview of the GDC API and associated endpoints for searching, downloading, and analyzing data. An interactive demonstration of the GDC API using Jupyter Notebooks will provide template functions and code examples in the Python programming language for users to become familiar with the GDC API. 

Included Topics
  • Obtain an overview of the GDC API and associated endpoints
  • Review how to search, download, and analyze data using the GDC API
  • Provide an interactive demonstration of the GDC API using Jupyter Notebooks
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Overview of the GDC API

  • Monday, March 27, 2023
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