Guide / Getting Started

Your First Study

Complete your first cancer research workflow using a built-in public dataset. Learn how to ask a research question, review the analytical steps, run your study, and explore the results.

ToolkitBrowse datasets and research tools.

Research CanvasSee the research steps and their execution status.

IO AgentSend research requests and review results.

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The full IO workspace: Toolkit on the left, Research Canvas in the centre, IO Agent on the right.

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1Select a built-in dataset

2Ask a research question

3Review the research plan

4Run your study

5Explore the results

6Make a change and re-run

Step 1. Select a built-in dataset

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Toolkit dataset list with a public dataset selected.

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In the Toolkit, open the dataset list and select a built-in public dataset such as TCGA-BRCA.

Step 2. Ask a research question

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The IO Agent input with a research request typed in.

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In the IO Agent panel on the right, describe what you want to study in natural language.

Step 3. Review the research plan

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Research Canvas showing the planned tasks and how they connect.

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IO turns your request into individual tasks. Open the Research Canvas to see the planned steps before anything runs.

Step 4. Run your study

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The Canvas during execution.

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Start the run and follow each task as it moves through its execution states.

Step 5. Explore the results

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A completed task's result opened from the Canvas.

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Select a completed task to open its tables and figures.

Step 6. Make a change and re-run

Before & after

The Canvas before and after the change, with the re-executed tasks highlighted.

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Change one step — for example an exclusion criterion — and re-run only the affected part of the workflow.

Expected result

You have run a complete research workflow — from research question to results — and seen how a single change propagates through the study.

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