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Topic Materials

Material Contributions v2 Pre-requisites Follow up trainings Data on Zenodo Notebook Server Compatibility
An introduction to scRNA-seq data analysis ✅ ✅ ✅
Understanding Barcodes ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Plates, Batches, and Barcodes ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Single-cell Formats and Resources ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Trajectory analysis ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Automated Cell Annotation ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Pre-processing of 10X Single-Cell RNA Datasets ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Clustering 3K PBMCs with Scanpy ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Clustering 3K PBMCs with Seurat ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Generating a single cell matrix using Alevin ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Combining single cell datasets after pre-processing ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Filter, plot and explore single-cell RNA-seq data with Scanpy ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Filter, plot, and explore single cell RNA-seq data with Seurat ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Inferring single cell trajectories with Scanpy ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Inferring single cell trajectories with Monocle3 ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Generating a single cell matrix using Alevin and combining datasets (bash + R) ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Filter, plot and explore single-cell RNA-seq data with Scanpy (Python) ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Filter, plot, and explore single cell RNA-seq data with Seurat (R) ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Inferring single cell trajectories with Scanpy (Python) ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Inferring single cell trajectories with Monocle3 (R) ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Pre-processing of Single-Cell RNA Data ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Downstream Single-cell RNA analysis with RaceID ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Analysis of plant scRNA-Seq Data with Scanpy ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Bulk RNA Deconvolution with MuSiC ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Comparing inferred cell compositions using MuSiC deconvolution ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Evaluating Reference Data for Bulk RNA Deconvolution ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Pre-processing of 10X Single-Cell ATAC-seq Datasets ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Single-cell ATAC-seq standard processing with SnapATAC2 ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Multi-sample batch correction with Harmony and SnapATAC2 ✅ ✅ ✅
Single-cell quality control with scater ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Removing the effects of the cell cycle ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Scanpy Parameter Iterator ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Converting between common single cell data formats ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Importing files from public atlases ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Converting NCBI Data to the AnnData Format ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Matrix Exchange Format to ESet | Creating a single-cell RNA-seq reference dataset for deconvolution ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Bulk matrix to ESet | Creating the bulk RNA-seq dataset for deconvolution ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
GO Enrichment Analysis on Single-Cell RNA-Seq Data ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Pseudobulk Analysis with Decoupler and EdgeR ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅

Topic Workflows

Material Workflow Updated Version Tests Reports Comments
Understanding Barcodes Understanding Barcodes Jan 7, 2026 1 ✅ ✅ ❌
Pre-processing of 10X Single-Cell RNA Datasets GTN - Preprocessing of 10X scRNA-seq data Jan 7, 2026 4 ✅ ✅ ❌
Clustering 3K PBMCs with Scanpy Clustering 3k PBMC with Scanpy Jan 7, 2026 2 ✅ ✅ ❌
Clustering 3K PBMCs with Seurat Clustering 3k PBMCs with Seurat - Workflow Jan 7, 2026 1 ✅ ✅ ✅
Clustering 3K PBMCs with Seurat Cluster 3k PBMCs with Seurat - Workflow - SCTransform Version Jan 7, 2026 1 ✅ ✅ ✅
Generating a single cell matrix using Alevin Generating a single cell matrix using Alevin Jan 7, 2026 1 ❌ ❌ ❌
Generating a single cell matrix using Alevin LOCKED | Generating a single cell matrix using Alevin Jan 7, 2026 1 ❌ ✅ ✅
Combining single cell datasets after pre-processing Combining datasets after pre-processing Jan 7, 2026 1 ❌ ❌ ❌
Combining single cell datasets after pre-processing LOCKED | Combining single cell datasets after pre-processing Jan 7, 2026 1 ❌ ✅ ✅
Filter, plot and explore single-cell RNA-seq data with Scanpy CS3_Filter, Plot and Explore Single-cell RNA-seq Data Jan 7, 2026 1 ✅ ✅ ❌
Filter, plot and explore single-cell RNA-seq data with Scanpy Filter, Plot and Explore Single-cell RNA-seq Data updated Jan 7, 2026 1 ✅ ❌ ❌
Filter, plot and explore single-cell RNA-seq data with Scanpy Filter plot and explore single-cell RNA-seq data with Scanpy (imported from uploaded file) Jan 7, 2026 1 ✅ ✅ ✅
Filter, plot, and explore single cell RNA-seq data with Seurat Seurat Filter, Plot and Exlore tutorial Jan 7, 2026 1 ✅ ❌ ❌
Inferring single cell trajectories with Scanpy Inferring Trajectories with Scanpy Tutorial Workflow Jan 7, 2026 1 ✅ ❌ ❌
Inferring single cell trajectories with Monocle3 AnnData object to Monocle input files Jan 7, 2026 1 ❌ ❌ ❌
Inferring single cell trajectories with Monocle3 Monocle3 workflow Jan 7, 2026 1 ❌ ❌ ❌
Inferring single cell trajectories with Monocle3 Trajectory analysis using Monocle3 - full tutorial workflow Jan 7, 2026 1 ✅ ❌ ❌
Pre-processing of Single-Cell RNA Data CelSeq2: Multi Batch (mm10) Jan 7, 2026 1 ❌ ❌ ❌
Pre-processing of Single-Cell RNA Data CelSeq2: Single Batch (mm10) Jan 7, 2026 1 ❌ ❌ ❌
Downstream Single-cell RNA analysis with RaceID RaceID Workflow Jan 7, 2026 1 ✅ ✅ ❌
Analysis of plant scRNA-Seq Data with Scanpy scRNA Plant Analysis Jan 7, 2026 1 ❌ ❌ ❌
Analysis of plant scRNA-Seq Data with Scanpy scRNA Plant Analysis Jan 7, 2026 1 ✅ ✅ ❌
Bulk RNA Deconvolution with MuSiC MuSiC: Deconvolution Jan 7, 2026 3 ✅ ✅ ✅
Bulk RNA Deconvolution with MuSiC Music: Pre-grouping cell types Jan 7, 2026 1 ✅ ✅ ✅
Comparing inferred cell compositions using MuSiC deconvolution MuSiC-Deconvolution: Compare Jan 7, 2026 1 ❌ ❌ ❌
Evaluating Reference Data for Bulk RNA Deconvolution Music Stage 1 - Create pseudobulk and actual proportions Jan 7, 2026 1 ✅ ✅ ✅
Evaluating Reference Data for Bulk RNA Deconvolution Music Stage 2 - Inferring cellular proportions Jan 7, 2026 1 ✅ ✅ ✅
Evaluating Reference Data for Bulk RNA Deconvolution Music Stage 3 - Preprocess Visualisations Jan 7, 2026 1 ✅ ✅ ✅
Evaluating Reference Data for Bulk RNA Deconvolution Music Stage 4 - Compute metrics Jan 7, 2026 1 ✅ ✅ ✅
Pre-processing of 10X Single-Cell ATAC-seq Datasets scATAC-seq Count Matrix Filtering Jan 7, 2026 2 ✅ ✅ ❌
Pre-processing of 10X Single-Cell ATAC-seq Datasets scATAC-seq FASTQ to Count Matrix Jan 7, 2026 2 ✅ ✅ ❌
Single-cell ATAC-seq standard processing with SnapATAC2 Workflow - Standard processing of 10X single cell ATAC-seq data with SnapATAC2 Jan 7, 2026 2 ✅ ✅ ✅
Multi-sample batch correction with Harmony and SnapATAC2 Multisample Batch Correction with SnapATAC2 and Harmony Jan 7, 2026 1 ❌ ✅ ✅
Single-cell quality control with scater Single-cell QC with scater Jan 7, 2026 2 ✅ ✅ ❌
Removing the effects of the cell cycle Cell Cycle Regression Workflow Jan 7, 2026 2 ✅ ✅ ❌
Scanpy Parameter Iterator Scanpy Parameter Iterator workflow full (imported from URL) Jan 7, 2026 1 ✅ ❌ ❌
Converting between common single cell data formats AnnData to Cell Data Set (CDS) conversion Jan 7, 2026 1 ✅ ❌ ❌
Converting between common single cell data formats AnnData to Seurat conversion Jan 7, 2026 1 ✅ ❌ ❌
Converting between common single cell data formats AnnData to SingleCellExperiment (SCE) conversion Jan 7, 2026 1 ✅ ❌ ❌
Importing files from public atlases EBI SCXA to AnnData (Scanpy) or Seurat Object Jan 7, 2026 2 ✅ ✅ ❌
Converting NCBI Data to the AnnData Format NCBI to Anndata Jan 7, 2026 2 ✅ ✅ ✅
Matrix Exchange Format to ESet | Creating a single-cell RNA-seq reference dataset for deconvolution MuSiC-Deconvolution: Data generation | sc | matrix + ESet Jan 7, 2026 1 ❌ ❌ ❌
Matrix Exchange Format to ESet | Creating a single-cell RNA-seq reference dataset for deconvolution MuSiC-Deconvolution: Data generation | sc | metadata Jan 7, 2026 1 ❌ ❌ ❌
Bulk matrix to ESet | Creating the bulk RNA-seq dataset for deconvolution MuSiC-Deconvolution: Data generation | bulk | ESet Jan 7, 2026 1 ❌ ❌ ❌
GO Enrichment Analysis on Single-Cell RNA-Seq Data GO Enrichment Workflow Jan 7, 2026 1 ✅ ✅ ❌
Pseudobulk Analysis with Decoupler and EdgeR Pseudobulk with decoupler and edgeR tutorial workflow Jan 7, 2026 2 ✅ ✅ ❌

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Applying single-cell RNA-seq analysis

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Applying single-cell RNA-seq analysis in Coding Environments

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