Data & Analytics

Analyze multi-modal single-cell data (CITE-seq, Multiome, spatial). Use when working with data that measures multiple modalities per cell like RNA + protein or RNA + ATAC. Use when analyzing CITE-seq, Multiome, or other multi-modal single-cell data.

MS-DIAL-based metabolomics preprocessing as alternative to XCMS. Covers peak detection, alignment, annotation, and export for downstream analysis. Use when processing MS-DIAL output files for R/Python analysis or when preferring GUI-based preprocessing.

Multi-Omics Factor Analysis (MOFA2) for unsupervised integration of multiple data modalities. Identifies shared and view-specific sources of variation. Use when integrating RNA-seq, proteomics, methylation, or other omics to discover latent factors driving biological variation across modalities.

Predict protein structures using modern ML models including AlphaFold3, ESMFold, Chai-1, and Boltz-1. Use when predicting structures for novel proteins, protein complexes, or when comparing predictions across multiple methods.

Supervised and unsupervised multi-omics integration with mixOmics. Includes sPLS for pairwise integration and DIABLO for multi-block discriminant analysis. Use when performing supervised multi-omics integration or identifying features that discriminate between groups.

Perform V(D)J alignment and clonotype assembly from TCR-seq or BCR-seq data using MiXCR. Use when processing raw immune repertoire sequencing data to identify clonotypes and their frequencies.

Analyzes cfDNA methylation patterns for cancer detection using cfMeDIP-seq or bisulfite sequencing with MethylDackel. Identifies cancer-specific methylation signatures and performs tissue-of-origin deconvolution. Use when using methylation biomarkers for early cancer detection or minimal residual disease.

Marker gene-based taxonomic profiling using MetaPhlAn 4. Provides accurate species-level relative abundances using clade-specific markers. Use when accurate taxonomic profiling is needed and computational resources are limited, or for comparison with HMP/other MetaPhlAn studies.

Visualize metagenomic profiles using R (phyloseq, microbiome) and Python (matplotlib, seaborn). Create stacked bar plots, heatmaps, PCA plots, and diversity analyses. Use when creating publication-quality figures from MetaPhlAn, Bracken, or other taxonomic profiling output.

Analyze metabolite-mediated cell-cell communication using MeboCost for metabolic signaling inference between cell types. Predict metabolite secretion and sensing patterns from scRNA-seq data. Use when studying metabolic crosstalk between cell populations or metabolite-receptor interactions.

Find marker genes and annotate cell types in single-cell RNA-seq using Seurat (R) and Scanpy (Python). Use for differential expression between clusters, identifying cluster-specific markers, scoring gene sets, and assigning cell type labels. Use when finding marker genes and annotating clusters.

Specialized lipidomics analysis for lipid identification, quantification, and pathway interpretation. Covers LC-MS lipidomics with LipidSearch, MS-DIAL, and LipidMaps annotation. Use when analyzing lipid classes, chain composition, or lipid-specific pathways.

Reconstruct cell lineage trees from CRISPR barcode tracing or mitochondrial mutations. Use when studying clonal dynamics, cell fate decisions, or developmental trajectories.

Taxonomic classification of metagenomic reads using Kraken2. Fast k-mer based classification against RefSeq database. Use when performing initial taxonomic classification of shotgun metagenomic reads before abundance estimation with Bracken.

Analyze BCR repertoires for somatic hypermutation, clonal lineages, and B cell phylogenetics using the Immcantation framework. Use when studying B cell affinity maturation, germinal center dynamics, or antibody evolution.

Process and analyze tissue images from spatial transcriptomics data using Squidpy. Extract image features, segment cells/nuclei, and compute morphological features from H&E or IF images. Use when processing tissue images for spatial transcriptomics.

Profile functional potential of metagenomes using HUMAnN3 and similar tools. Use when obtaining pathway abundances, gene family counts, or functional annotations from metagenomic data.

Predict metagenome functional content from 16S rRNA marker gene data using PICRUSt2. Infer KEGG, MetaCyc, and EC abundances from ASV tables. Use when functional profiling is needed from 16S data without shotgun metagenomics sequencing.

All-in-one read preprocessing with fastp including adapter trimming, quality filtering, deduplication, base correction, and HTML report generation. Use when preprocessing Illumina data and wanting a single fast tool instead of separate Cutadapt, Trimmomatic, and FastQC steps.

Alpha and beta diversity analysis for microbiome data. Calculate within-sample richness, evenness, and between-sample dissimilarity with phyloseq and vegan. Use when comparing community composition across samples or testing for group differences in microbiome structure.

Differential abundance testing for microbiome data using compositionally-aware methods like ALDEx2, ANCOM-BC2, and MaAsLin2. Use when identifying taxa that differ between experimental groups while accounting for the compositional nature of microbiome data.

Data-independent acquisition (DIA) proteomics analysis with DIA-NN and other tools. Use when analyzing DIA mass spectrometry data with library-free or library-based workflows for deep proteome profiling.

Read, write, and create single-cell data objects using Seurat (R) and Scanpy (Python). Use for loading 10X Genomics data, importing/exporting h5ad and RDS files, creating Seurat objects and AnnData objects, and converting between formats. Use when loading, saving, or converting single-cell data formats.

Load and parse mass spectrometry data formats including mzML, mzXML, and quantification tool outputs like MaxQuant proteinGroups.txt. Use when starting a proteomics analysis with raw or processed MS data. Handles contaminant filtering and missing value assessment.