Bioinformatics
Department of Biostatistics & Data Science at KU Medical Center
Welcome to the KU Medical Center Department of Biostatistics & Data Science bioinformatics resource hub.
This site provides documentation and guides for bioinformatics workflows, HPC usage, and shared computational resources available to members of the biostat partition.
biostat partition of the KUHPC
Please note that this documentation is only relevant to those within the biostat partition. If you are looking for more information about the KUHPC as a whole, users are encouraged to visit the KUHPC documentation or email crchelp@ku.edu
Resources
Quick Start (HPC documentation)
Quick start guide for using the KUHPC on the KUHPC docs.
R on HPC
Configure R library paths and use shared packages on the KUHPC biostat partition.
Using Conda
Set the $CONDA shorthand variable to quickly activate shared conda environments on the biostat partition.
Best Practices & Common Pitfalls
Guidance on writing efficient, reproducible HPC jobs and avoiding common mistakes.
Questions or Requests?
Submit an issue on GitHub to request new resources or report problems.
The biostat HPC resource is funded by the K-INBRE Data Science Core that is supported in part by the National Institute of General Medical Science award (P20 GM103418), the Biostatistics and Informatics Shared Resource, supported by the National Cancer Institute Cancer Center Support Grant (P30 CA168524), and the Kansas Institute for Precision Medicine COBRE, supported by the National Institute of General Medical Science award P20 GM130423.