Easy Bioinformatics

The guide Easy Bioinformatics: Essential Online Tools for Cancer Researchers provides the reader with a practical approach to the generation of bioinformatic analyses with bioinformatic online platforms. It is aimed at researchers from diverse backgrounds and includes answers to the most common questions asked by cancer researchers when learning these tools.

Readers will learn how to use cBioPortal, WebGestalt, Kaplan-Meier Plotter, and other bioinformatic online platforms, to perform quick and easy analyses without code. It explains how to access and visualise data from various sources, such as The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), The Cancer Cell Line Encyclopedia (CCLE) and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO). Step by step, with explanatory screenshots, readers will learn how to generate bioweb graphs such as oncoprints, expression boxplots, survival curves, and network diagrams. A practical demonstration is included to showcase how the tools learnt can be implemented on a research project scenario.

Easy Bioinformatics: Essential Online Tools for Cancer Researchers provides a solid introduction to the basics of online bioinformatics tools and serves as a resource for students in cancer research projects, as well as professionals needing a brief accessible introduction to online bioinformatic platforms.