Tutorial #1: Single - cell genomic data analysis
March 28, 2019. 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Overview
The single-cell analyses will allow researchers to uncover new and potentially unexpected biological discoveries relative to traditional profiling methods that assess bulk populations. This tutorial is to provide an overview of the laboratory and computational method involved in generating and analyzing single cell data. Participants will be introduced to the workflow of single cell analysis, the principles of single cell platforms, including Fluidigm C1/ Biomark, 10xGenomics, BD Rhapsody, and iCell8, and will focus on different solutions of 10xGenomics. The tutorial will introduce the main computational algorithms and tools for single cell data analysis, including demultiplexing sequence alignment, quality control, identifying clusters of cells and performing analyses to assign cell identity and function. We will also give an introduction of single-cell RNA sequencing in immunology and use Loupe browser to show how to work with single cell V(D)J seq data. There will be a hands-on case study on single cell RNAseq data analysis. Analyses will be performed by using Seurat in R interfaces.
Principle Instructors
Min Gao, Ph.D., Informatics Institute, UAB, United States
Co-instructors
Jake Chen, Ph.D., Informatics Institute, UAB, United States
Christopher Fucile, MS, Informatics Institute, UAB, United States
Participant requirements
Participants are required to bring a laptop with R, Seurat installed. Installation instructions will be provided in the weeks preceding the tutorial.
Tentative Schedule
1:00 – 1:10 p.m. Introduction and Overview
Min Gao, Ph.D., Bioinformatics Scientist, Informatics Institute
1:10 – 1:40 p.m. Introduction of single-cell analysis
Shanrun Liu, Ph.D., CFCC single cell core manager,
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
1:40 – 2:25 p.m. Computational techniques for single-cell data analysis
Jake Chen, Ph.D., Associate Director, Informatics Institute
Professor of Genetics and Computer Science
2:25 – 2:45 p.m. Break
2:45 – 3:15 p.m. Single-cell RNA sequencing in immunology
Christopher Fucile, MS, Scientist, Informatics Institute
Datasets: PBMCs of healthy donor – 5’ gene expression & Ig enrichment from amplified cDNA
Software: Loupe Cell Browser©
Loupe V(D)J Browser©
3:15 – 4:00 p.m. Single-cell RNAseq data analysis – Case Study (hands-on)
Min Gao, Ph.D., Bioinformatics Scientist, Informatics Institute
Handout Materials
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Platform of Single Cell Analysis
Computational techniques for single-cell data analysis
Single-cell RNA sequencing in immunology
Single-cell RNAseq data analysis – Case Study (hands-on)