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Welcome to the repository for all things DNAnexus. Sort through Case Studies, Webinars, White Papers, and Videos by their associated DNAnexus product and key topics for a deeper dive into the power of our platform and expertise.

Featured Webinars


A City of Hope Case Study: How Data & Analytics Drove Comprehensive Patient Insights

On Demand
Speaker

Samir Courdy, Chief Informatics Officer, City of Hope

FEATURED WEBINAR

Pairing Genomic Data with Longitudinal Patient Records

FEATURED WEBINAR
In this fireside chat with experts from Optum Life Sciences and DNAnexus, learn how longitudinal, linked data sets enable life sciences companies to discover new druggable targets, identify potential treatment populations, understand the genetic testing landscape and barriers to access, and more.
On Demand
Speakers

John Ellithorpe, DNAnexus President
Matthew Andreatta, Director of Solution Science, DNAnexus

Ashley Brenton, VP of Genomics, Optum Life Sciences
Eze Abosi, VP of Partnerships, Optum Life Sciences

FEATURED WEBINAR

Applying Lab-Agnostic Genetic & Clinical

Data for Predictive Risk Testing

FEATURED WEBINAR
Learn how combining genetic and clinical data is changing the field of personalized predictive genetics.
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On Demand
Speakers

Erika Spaeth Tuff, PhD, Director of Clinical & Scientific Affairs, Genetic Technologies (GT)
Carl Stubbings, Chief Commercial Officer, GT
John Penn, Solution Science Director, DNAnexus
Sam Stein, SVP, Global Marketing, DNAnexus


Walkthrough of a Powerful Bioinformatics Platform for End-to-End RNA-Seq Analysis

On Demand
Speaker

Jean-Noël Billaud, Ph.D., Solution Science Director, DNAnexus

Matthew Andreatta, Ph.D., Solution Science Director, DNAnexus

FEATURED WEBINAR

How TwinStrand Biosciences Overcame Challenges to Rapidly Scale Genomics Pipelines

FEATURED WEBINAR

Learn how Seattle-based genomics company, TwinStrand Biosciences, is developing methods for detecting ultra-low frequency genetic variants that are not possible to detect by conventional methods with the help of DNAnexus.

On Demand
Speakers

Clint Valentine, Sr. Director Data Sciences, TwinStrand Biosciences
Darren Ames, Director of Solution Science, DNAnexus


Forrester Study:
The Total Economic Impact™ of the DNAnexus Platform

On Demand
Speakers

Sam Stein, SVP of Marketing, DNAnexus
Maria Kulikova, Principal Consultant, Forrester


POSEIDON – A Scalable and Compliant Cloud Platform to Serve Harmonized and De-Identified Real-World and Multi-Omics Data

On Demand
Speakers

Samir Courdy, Chief Informatics Officer, City of Hope
Kristy Cloyd-Warwick, Vice President, Customer Success, DNAnexus
Arvind Swaminathan, Technical Consultant, SciBite

FEATURED WEBINAR

Accelerating Precision Medicine by Pairing NGS Kits with Ready-to-Use Analysis Workflows 

FEATURED WEBINAR

In this webinar we will cover the challenges that this collaboration aims to solve and how the partnership is poised to enable significant scientific outcomes. We will also take your questions live about this exciting advancement.

On Demand
Speakers

Esteban Toro, Senior Director of R&D, Twist Bioscience
Dr. Ray Moran, PhD., Manager, Solutions Engineering, DNAnexus

FEATURED WEBINAR

Importing and Integrating Open Datasets on DNAnexus, PrecisionFDA, and the UKBRAP

FEATURED WEBINAR

Join scientists from the FDA, AWS and DNAnexus to learn about how to port open datasets to DNAnexus, PrecisionFDA, and the UK Biobank Research Analysis Platform in real time! 

On Demand
Speakers

Erin Chu, DVM, Ph.D., Life Sciences Lead, Open Data at Amazon Web Services

Omar Serang, Chief Cloud Officer at DNAnexus
Wenming Xiao, Ph.D.
, Lead Bioinformatics Scientist, Office of Oncologic Diseases, Office of New Drugs, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

 


Health data intelligence: Advancing patient research and care using genetic insights

On Demand
Speakers

Kevin R. Haas, Chief Technology Officer, Myriad Genetics
Dr. Thomas Slavin, Chief Medical Officer, Myriad Genetics
Dr. Dale Muzzey, Chief Scientific Officer, Myriad Genetics

Clinical & Customer Content Webinars

Discover more about how our customers are using solutions solve challenges and innovate.

Webinar

FASTQ to Final Report: An Ultra-Fast Workflow for Comprehensive Genomic Profiling

With a single CGP test, we can interrogate hundreds of genes, using less tissue and increasing the probability of detecting actionable findings.
Webinar

Leveraging the Immune Repertoire for Biomarker Discovery in COVID-19 & Other Inflammatory Diseases

Ankita Das, Head of Product at MIODx, discusses methods for analyzing and interpreting TCR data in the context of biomarker discovery for inflammatory diseases.
Webinar

Harnessing the Power of the Epigenome in Personalized Medicine

Ben Busby showcases best practices for integrating epigenetic data with phenotypic data at scale to conduct powerful research studies.
Webinar

Beyond 100,000 Exomes: Insights & Lessons from Regeneron’s Large Scale Sequencing in the Cloud

How Regeneron Genetics Center (RGC) collaborates with 30 institutions to build one of the world’s most comprehensive genetics databases, pairing sequenced exomes with de-identified records of more than 120,000 people to date
Webinar

Pediatric Cancer Genomics: Accessing Data, Tools and Visualizations in St. Jude Cloud

Overview of the growing St. Jude Cloud datasharing platform that includes more than 5,000 whole-genome, 5,000 whole-exome and 1,200 RNA-Seq datasets from more than 5,000 pediatric cancer patients and survivors.
Webinar

Building Reference Quality Genomes with the Vertebrate Genomes Project

The VGP aims to create reference quality genome assemblies of all vertebrate species on earth. Presented in this webinar is Phase I of the project.

Product Education & Training Webinars

Insightful content from our team to help you become more familiar with our solutions and use cases.

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Data Scientist Roundtable: Bioinformatics Workflow Description and Management Systems

Ever wonder which bioinformatics workflow description and management systems you should be using? We assembled a roundtable of experts from bioinformatics workflow frameworks including CWL, WDL, and Nextflow.
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Data Scientist Roundtable: Variant Annotation Platforms

Hear from experts from popular variant annotation platforms, OpenCRAVAT and BioProdict, and learn pros and cons of each software platform for certain projects.
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Machine Learning in Biomedical Research

Learn about leading technologies and real world examples of how machine learning is used in biomedical research including how to accelerate single cell genomic analysis using NVIDIA RAPIDS, and achieve 100x faster clustering and visualization.
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Tips & Tricks Webinar Part 2: Using WDL to Develop Locally and Scale to the Cloud

DNAnexus Principal Scientist John Didion walks through how to run WDL workflows both locally and on DNAnexus.
Webinar

Tips & Tricks Webinar Part 1: Using Docker

DNAnexus Principal Scientist John Didion walks through how to use public Docker containers as part of an application and highlights best platform practices.
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    Product Director
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    Research Scientist

UKB Biobank RAP Webinar Content

Thought provoking, on demand webinars focused on training and education are available 24/7 for viewing at your convenience.
Product

Webinar

Accelerating Time to Discovery with Whole Exome Sequencing on the Research Analysis Platform

Experts from Regeneron, NVIDIA, UK Biobank & DNAnexus review the exact analysis pipeline used to quickly generate the 450,000 reference data set.
Webinar

UK Biobank Data: About the Data & How to Apply for Access

Learn about the mission of the UK Biobank, the new 300k whole exome sequencing data release and how to become an approved researcher from experts at UK Biobank, Regeneron, and DNAnexus

Training

Webinar

Efficiently Analyzing Large-Scale WGS Data

Learn the tips and tricks to faster and more cost effective large-scale WGS analysis on the UK Biobank Research Analysis Platform (UKB-RAP). This webinar will cover how to set up reproducible analysis pipelines, what apps & tools you should incorporate and how to build your own custom workflows.
Webinar

Dementia & Multimorbidity in Late-Life Disease

Our panel of research experts review a broad range of multimodal data science approaches that researchers can use to explore the UK Biobank dataset for new discovery. They discuss linking different data types including proteomics, imaging, wearables & genetics and also describe tools powering their analysis and how to access the tools.
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Analyzing the UK Biobank Proteomics Data on the UK Biobank Research Analysis Platform

Learn how to analyze the new proteomics data on the UK Biobank Research Analysis Platform (UKB-RAP). Bioinformatics expert Alexandra Lee walks attendees through accessing the data and demonstrates a couple of use cases for working with the data.
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Oncology Researcher Roundtable: Working with Large-Scale Datasets to Enable Discovery

Learn how oncology research experts are incorporating large-scale datasets like UK Biobank into their research. They discuss their research experience, strategies for working with large-scale datasets, and the importance of cloud computing and global scientific collaboration networks.
Webinar

Integrative Analysis of UK Biobank Proteomics Data

Representatives from UK Biobank, Janssen, Biogen, Olink, Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar & DNAnexus walk ways to access and analyze the proteomics data on the UK Biobank Research Analysis Platform. They discuss the new dataset, the collection and sequencing process and helpful analysis tips to get you started.
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Flexible Variant Annotation on the UK Biobank Research Analysis Platform

Learn how to perform large-scale variant annotation with tools that are easy to run in Jupyter Notebooks. This session covers strategies for implementing these tools and sample code for you to get up and running on your projects.
Webinar

End to End Target Discovery with GWAS and PheWAS

Learn how to create and run your own target discovery pipeline with GWAS and PheWAS. This webinar shows an end-to-end target discovery pipeline run entirely on UKB RAP that you will be able to replicate for your own research projects on the platform.
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Multi-Modal Data Integration Roundtable

Learn how experts in the field are performing multi-modal data analysis on the UK Biobank dataset using the UK Biobank Research Analysis Platform. They discuss strategies for and examples of working with large-scale data & how to efficiently cross reference cohorts of different data types.
Webinar

Advanced Image Management and Analysis in the Cloud

Interested in analyzing the extensive imaging data available on the UK Biobank Research Analysis Platform (UKB RAP)? Do you have your own data to analyze and manage? Experts from DNAnexus (UKB RAP), the FSL group at Oxford and MathWorks (makers of MATLAB and Simulink) will walk you through how to access or transfer the data, as well as label and process bulk data.
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Analysis of Accelerometry and Metabolomic Data on the UK Biobank Research Analysis Platform

Learn how to analyze accelerometer and metabolomic data within the UK Biobank Dataset from expert speakers Rosemary Walmsley, Researcher in Reproducible Machine Learning at the University of Oxford, and Dr. Karsten Suhre, Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, Director Bioinformatics Core at Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar.
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Using Docker for Reproducible Research on the UK Biobank Research Analysis Platform

The Research Analysis Platform allows users to bring in their own application through executing Docker Images. Join DNAnexus experts as they detail how to package and run your own application with Docker. The session will cover how to use Docker on the command line interface (CLI), commands necessary for importing your registries, and how to run your package via the Platform GUI or CLI.
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Analyzing with RStudio Trial Version: Using R and RMarkdown

RStudio Workbench Trial Version is now available on the UK Biobank Research Analysis Platform, allowing users to use RStudio in their analysis. This session covers everything you’ll need to know to start working with the application and use...
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Cloud Computing for HPC Users

Coming from high performance computing? Learn equivalent cloud-based methods for running bioinformatics jobs quickly on the Research Analysis Platform.
Webinar

Cardiovascular Researcher Roundtable: Using Large-Scale Datasets for Predicting Disease Probability

Watch the panel of expert cardiovascular disease researchers as they discuss the latest advances in their field of study. They discuss their research experience, recent advances and potential roadblocks
Webinar

Analyzing the
UK Biobank Dataset
with RStudio Workbench

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Learn how to create notebooks, dashboards and incorporate Shiny apps all in the cloud on the Research Analysis Platform.
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Dementia Researcher Roundtable: Working with Large-Scale Datasets to Enable Discovery

A panel of research experts discuss the landscape of Dementia research, including the Demon Network hackathon, incorporating large-scale datasets, and the importance of cloud computing and global scientific collaboration networks.
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Image Analysis on the UK Biobank Research Analysis Platform

Learn about the data formats available to start running your image analysis on the Research Analysis Platform. Ondrej Klempir, Sr. Community Engagement Scientist at DNAnexus, walks you through how to access the data, reviews basic image...
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Starting Cloud Analysis in the UK Biobank

This introductory session covers basic Cloud Computing concepts that will set you up for success on the Research Analysis Platform. Topics discuss include basic cloud computing concepts, selecting instance types, and the basics of running apps on files in your...
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Visualizing and Annotating GWAS Results on the UK Biobank Research Analysis Platform

This session details visualizing GWAS results using the Research Analysis Platform. The webinar covers interactive exploration of GWAS results using the LocusZoom App and then dives deeper into variant annotation and visualization using both R and...
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Advanced WDL Concepts and Docker

DNAnexus Experts elaborate on the starter example from our introduction to WDL webinar and add more complexity to our WDL script. Then they introduce more syntax and discuss how to use WDL with the Docker environment.
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Introduction to WDL

DNAnexus experts take you through creating a starter WDL script and explain the basics of WDL syntax and how to use it on UKB RAP. They then compare it with native DNAnexus workflows and provide you tips on how to decide when to use WDL.
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How to Create an App/Workflow & Bring your Own Tools

DNAnexus experts give you an introduction to the applet and workflow development process by building a simple project that works on Bulk files on RAP.
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GWAS on the Research Analysis Platform Using Regenie

An introduction to running GWAS using Regenie on the Research Analysis Platform. DNAnexus experts demonstrate how to run the analysis using a diabetes phenotype on the 300k data.
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UK Biobank Research Analysis Platform Overview

An introduction to using the Research Analysis Platform to explore and analyze the uniquely rich UK Biobank dataset
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How to Run Tools Already

Learn how to run apps, applets, and workflows on the UK Biobank Research Analysis Platform.
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Exploring and Analyzing UK Biobank Data with Jupyter Notebooks

Go in-depth analyzing the uniquely rich UK Biobank dataset with Jupyter notebooks. Learn how to utilize Jupyter Notebooks and Apache Spark to explore and analyze UK Biobank’s trove of phenotypic and health record data, covering 500,000 volunteer...
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Introduction to Jupyter Notebooks on RAP

An introduction to using Jupyter Notebooks on the Research Analysis Platform, to explore and analyze the uniquely rich UK Biobank dataset.

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