About
The Single-cell Pediatric Cancer Atlas (ScPCA) is enabling broad access to single-cell data from pediatric cancer tumors and model systems will increase its impact on the lives of children with cancer. The Single-cell Pediatric Cancer Atlas (ScPCA) was created to generate an unprecedented resource for the pediatric cancer research community
Building the ScPCA Portal
ALSF funds cutting-edge pediatric cancer researchIn 2019, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) funded 10 grants for investigators working on single-cell profiling of patient samples to create a publicly available atlas of single-cell pediatric cancer data. .Learn more about the grants program
The Data Lab processes the generated dataIn 2019, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) funded 10 grants for investigators working on single-cell profiling of patient samples to create a publicly available atlas of single-cell pediatric cancer data.View the current number of tumor types represented and samples being processed here
The data was made widely availableThe ScPCA Portal launched in 2022. It was built by the Data Lab to make all uniformly processed data widely and readily available in one location.
Researchers save precious timeResearchers anywhere have access to a growing database of single-cell data, which they can immediately begin using for their own research.
Features and Enhancements
Open Source PipelineThe open-source pipeline pipeline used to process the data is fast, reusable, and cost-efficient. Others can utilize the pipeline for their own data, and the pipeline can be easily extended.
Community ContributionsMore researchers can share their single-cell data on the Portal! We now accept dataset contributions from pediatric cancer researchers outside of the initial ScPCA grant. Learn more about contributing data
More Choices for UsersResearchers can choose which file format to receive when downloading data. Downloads can be immediately used with two major software ecosystems for working with single-cell data. This means more users can avoid the time-consuming process of converting their ScPCA data to their preferred format and start working with it faster.
Support the Data Lab
The ScPCA has the potential to serve the pediatric cancer research community and change the lives of children fighting cancer in even more ways!
With your support, we will:
- Continue to expand features that will help researchers get further with their data
- Grow the Portal by making more data available through community contributions
- Launch a global, open science initiative to improve the utility of the ScPCA data
Donate
Innovative projects like the Single-cell Pediatric Cancer Atlas are made possible by generous donors. Support impactful research by donating to ALSF’s Childhood Cancer Data Lab today!
