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GDC BAM Slicing

Date: Monday, June 26, 2023
Time: 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
Location: Web Conference (See WebEx information below)
Speakers:
Dr. Bill Wysocki, Director of User Services, University of Chicago (UChicago)

The GDC’s “BAM slicing” feature lets users download specific parts of a Binary Alignment Map (BAM) file instead of the entire file, which may be several GBs in size. Get an overview of how to use this convenient tool via the GDA Data Portal and Application Programming Interface (API).


Intended Audience

This 30-minute webinar is intended for researchers and developers who are interested in accessing subsets of BAM alignment files via the NCI Genomic Data Commons (GDC) BAM slicing feature.

Abstract

The GDC provides a “BAM slicing” feature that lets users download specific parts of a Binary Alignment Map (BAM) file instead of the whole file. Users specify the subset of a BAM file for downloading by providing genome coordinates, gene symbols, or requesting unmapped reads. BAM slicing is an efficient alternative to downloading entire alignment files, which are often several GBs in size. The GDC BAM slicing functionality can be accessed via the GDC Data Portal or the Application Programming Interface (API). This 30-minute webinar will provide an overview of the GDC BAM slicing feature.

For additional details, please see the GDC BAM Slicing Webinar Presentation.

Included Topics

The GDC provides a “BAM slicing” feature that lets users download specific parts of a Binary Alignment Map (BAM) file instead of the whole file. Users specify the subset of a BAM file for downloading by providing genome coordinates, gene symbols, or requesting unmapped reads. BAM slicing is an efficient alternative to downloading entire alignment files, which are often several GBs in size. The GDC BAM slicing functionality can be accessed via the GDC Data Portal or the Application Programming Interface (API). This 30-minute webinar will provide an overview of the GDC BAM slicing feature.

For additional details, please see the GDC BAM Slicing Webinar Presentation.

Webex Information

GDC BAM Slicing

  • Monday, June 26, 2023
  • 2:00 pm    |    Eastern Standard Time (New York, GMT-04:00)    |    30 min
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