Harvard Chan Bioinformatics Core
The Harvard Chan Bioinformatics Core in the Department of Biostatistics provides a single point of contact for Harvard researchers seeking bioinformatics analysis services, training and platform development. Specializing in applications of high-throughput sequencing analysis, core staff aid researchers with the management, integration, and contextual analysis of biological data, supporting the advancement of research and ultimately, aiming to improve human health.
401 Park Drive
Level 3 East
Boston, MA 02215
Platforms
Our Platform Efforts
At our Bioinformatics Core, we focus on building robust, scalable, and reproducible analysis platforms that support a wide range of research needs.
- Nextflow & nf-core pipelines: We adopt community-driven, best-practice pipelines developed by the nf-core community, running them through Nextflow for scalable and portable execution across local, HPC, and cloud environments. This ensures reproducibility, transparency, and efficiency in our analyses.
- Template analysis reports: Under the bcbio project on GitHub, we maintain and extend a collection of template reports that provide clear, standardized outputs across projects. These reports make results accessible and interpretable for both scientists and collaborators.
- Supported data types: We currently offer streamlined workflows and reporting for:
- RNA-seq (bulk transcriptomics)
- Single-cell RNA-seq
- Spatial transcriptomics
By combining community standards with our own reporting framework, we provide researchers with reliable, transparent, and reproducible data analysis that accelerates discovery.