Training and Workshops

The Brain Image library regularly offers virtual training workshops on how to use the resources available. Please reach out to bil-support@psc.edu for questions regarding training or workshops.

Upcoming Training


Spatial Transcriptomics Workshop

May 12-16th, 2025

Online

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General Information

The Brain Image Library (BIL), Human BioMolecular Atlas Program (HuBMAP), Giotto, SPArrOW and Harpy teams will be holding a Spatial Transcriptomics workshop on May 12-16th, 2025. This virtual hands-on workshop will introduce participants to spatial omics technologies and introduce participants to the Giotto, Sparrow and Harpy tools. Participants will use Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center’s High Performance Computing System to explore real-world spatial expression data generated by the BRAIN Initiative and HuBMAP projects, complete hands-on exercises, and discuss problems of interest. Participants are also welcome to bring their own spatial data to explore.

Registration Link

Registration Deadline: May 1

Who: This workshop is aimed at researchers of all levels interested in spatial transcriptomics tools. You don't need to have any previous knowledge of the tools that will be presented at the workshop

Where: This workshop will take place online.

When: May 12-16th, 2025, Time TDB

Requirements: All participants must have access to a computer with a Mac, Linux, or Windows operating system. The workshops will utilize HPC resources that all participants will gain access to provided by the Brain Image Library and HuBMAP Projects.

Funding and Sponsors

This workshop is sponsored by the Common Fund Data Ecosystem (CFDE) under award number OT2OD030545. The Brain Image Library is supported by the National Institutes of Health under award number R24MH114793. The Human BioMolecular Atlas Program is supported by the National Institutes of Health under award number OT2OD033759. Giotto is supported by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s (CZI) Essential Open Source Software for Science (EOSS) Program (2022-252544), the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) for Childhood Cancer, and by the National Institutes of Health under award numbers RF1MH133703 and RF1MH128970. SPArrOW is supported by The Research Foundation - Flanders under award number 11J7324N. Harpy is supported by the Flanders AI Research Program.

Schedule

Day 1

May 12th, 2025
Introduction to Spatial Transcriptomics technologies, accessing Spatial Transcriptomics data and computation platforms at the Brain Image Library and HuBMAP.

Day 2

May 13th, 2025
Introduction to Giotto and using MERFISH data.

Day 3

May 14th, 2025
Giotto with spatial multi-modal data and downstream spatial analysis.

Day 4

May 15th, 2025
Introduction to SPArrOW and working with MERFISH data.

Day 5

May 16th, 2025
Introduction to Harpy and working with multi-modal/spatial proteomics data.

Past Workshops and Training Events


Workshop Title Date Description Recording
Interoperable Workflows Using Workflow Management Systems and Singularity Containers September 6, 2023 Sponsored by the National Institute of Health’s Common Fund Data Ecosystem, and in partnership with the HuBMAP Consortium and the Brain Image Library, PSC is proud to present a workshop on using Common Workflow Language (CWL) to create interoperable workflows.
Data Submission Virtual Workshop June 27, 2023 This virtual workshop presents a hands-on walk through of the data submission process and how to use the BIL Analysis Ecosystem for pre-submission exploration, sharing, and processing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBv13X4yFtU
Data Submission Virtual Workshop April 3, 2023 This virtual workshop presents a hands-on walk through of the data submission process and how to use the BIL Analysis Ecosystem for pre-submission exploration, sharing, and processing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6g1g5pdfx6YDay
Data Exploration Virtual Workshop April 4, 2023 This virtual workshop presents a hands-on introduction to the data in BIL and the BIL Analysis Ecosystem. The target audience are individuals interested in accessing or using the microscopy data contributed to BIL. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Z-rkQEmrkY
Data Exploration Virtual Workshop July 28, 2022 This virtual workshop presents a hands-on introduction to the data in BIL and the BIL Analysis Ecosystem. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3Ek8F-3xPk
Data Submission Virtual Workshop July 27, 2022 This virtual workshop presents a hands-on walk through of the data submission process and how to use the BIL Analysis Ecosystem for pre-submission exploration, sharing, and processing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU9VleZ-GSM