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RCAC Bioinformatics Tutorials

Welcome to the RCAC Bioinformatics Tutorials site! Your starting point for running bioinformatics tools efficiently on Purdue’s high-performance computing clusters.

This documentation hub offers:

  • Step-by-step guides on using tools like Trinity, HiFiasm, BRAKER, and Juicer
  • Workflows for genomics and transcriptomics, tailored to RCAC’s systems (Negishi, Bell, Gilbreth, etc.)
  • Best practices for HPC job submission, resource optimization, and troubleshooting
  • Custom installation instructions for commonly used software and environments

Whether you’re a beginner exploring RNA-seq or an experienced researcher deploying large-scale genome assembly, this site is designed to help you get results faster and with fewer headaches.

New tutorials added!

Want to install R packages, transfer data with iRODS, or visualize MAGeCK-VISPR results? Check out our latest tutorials: