Build a Single-Cell Sequence Quality and Cross-Batch Contamination Assessor
Analyze single-cell count matrices and sequence metrics to identify cross-batch barcode swapping and alien sequence contamination. Synthesize batch quality scores and flag aberrant cell droplets for biocuration.
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Analyze single-cell count matrices and sequence metrics to identify cross-batch barcode swapping and alien sequence contamination. Synthesize batch quality scores and flag aberrant cell droplets for biocuration.
Single-Cell Genomics Biocurator
Load single-cell count matrices and sample sequence metrics via Scanpy and AnnData structures.
Calculate mitochondrial read fractions, total unique molecular identifiers, and foreign gene counts.
Apply statistical outlier detection to uncover ambient contamination and barcode bleeding.
Export an AnnData quality report highlighting contaminated droplets for research filtering.
Quality control dashboard displaying violin distribution plots, UMI scatter charts, and droplet filtering gates.
Generate synthetic AnnData objects using Scanpy APIs containing simulated cell barcodes and count matrices. Starter examples below are synthetic. They are not downloaded records.
Scanpy single-cell analysis Employ Scanpy preprocessing functions (pp.calculate_qc_metrics) and AnnData structures to compute droplet quality.
ray-serve, scanpy, anndata, numpy. ray-serve scales distributed matrix preprocessing across multi-sample single-cell batches with fast HTTP endpoints. Local Python runtime with ray serving; optional small local LLM for narrative summary generation.
Submit runnable source, pinned dependencies, setup commands, a working interface, example outputs, and a recorded end-to-end demo. Include tests and an action log.
Loads AnnData formats and calculates QC metrics including mitochondrial percentages.
Detects aberrant droplets exceeding predefined contamination cutoffs.
Exposes a scalable Ray Serve endpoint returning structured droplet status summaries.
Enables interactive biocurator sign-off on filtered count matrices.
```json [ { "input": { "batch_id": "SC-BATCH-10", "cells": [ { "cell_barcode": "BC-01", "total_counts": 5000, "pct_mito": 3.2, "foreign_reads": 2 }, { "cell_barcode": "BC-02", "total_counts": 250, "pct_mito": 28.5, "foreign_reads": 45 } ], "max_mito_pct": 20, "min_counts": 500 }, "expected_output": { "batch_id": "SC-BATCH-10", "total_cells": 2, "filtered_cells": 1, "retained_barcodes": [ "BC-01" ], "flagged_barcodes": [ { "barcode": "BC-02", "reason": "high_mito_low_counts" } ] } }, { "input": { "batch_id": "SC-BATCH-11", "cells": [], "max_mito_pct": 20, "min_counts": 500 }, "expected_output": { "batch_id": "SC-BATCH-11", "total_cells": 0, "filtered_cells": 0, "retained_barcodes": [], "flagged_barcodes": [] } } ] ```
Research assay quality analysis tool; purely computational sequence QA; no diagnostic use or health recommendations. Use mock external writes. Require human review before any real deployment.
Participation guide
Research assay quality analysis tool; purely computational sequence QA; no diagnostic use or health recommendations. Use mock external writes and human review.
How work is evaluated
Loads AnnData formats and calculates QC metrics including mitochondrial percentages. Detects aberrant droplets exceeding predefined contamination cutoffs. Exposes a scalable Ray Serve endpoint returning structured droplet status summaries. Enables interactive biocurator sign-off on filtered count matrices.
Runnable source, pinned dependencies, setup commands, working interface, example outputs, recorded demo, tests, and action logs.
Challenge datasets
Public datasets, plus the private datasets you have access to.
How submissions are scored
These dimensions define what the evaluator checks and which criteria separate a passable run from a strong one.
Complete workflow
Load single-cell count matrices and sample sequence metrics via Scanpy and AnnData structures. Calculate mitochondrial read fractions, total unique molecular identifiers, and foreign gene counts. Apply statistical outlier detection to uncover ambient contamination and barcode bleeding. Export an AnnData quality report highlighting contaminated droplets for research filtering.
Missing or incorrect.
Partly complete, with documented gaps.
Complete, with reproducible evidence.
Correctness and evidence
Loads AnnData formats and calculates QC metrics including mitochondrial percentages. Detects aberrant droplets exceeding predefined contamination cutoffs. Exposes a scalable Ray Serve endpoint returning structured droplet status summaries. Enables interactive biocurator sign-off on filtered count matrices.
Missing or incorrect.
Partly complete, with documented gaps.
Complete, with reproducible evidence.
Review interface
Quality control dashboard displaying violin distribution plots, UMI scatter charts, and droplet filtering gates.
Missing or incorrect.
Partly complete, with documented gaps.
Complete, with reproducible evidence.
Safe execution
Research assay quality analysis tool; purely computational sequence QA; no diagnostic use or health recommendations.
This dimension contributes its full weight only when the submission satisfies the requirement. Partial credit is not awarded.
What you should walk away with
Load single-cell count matrices and sample sequence metrics via Scanpy and AnnData structures.
Calculate mitochondrial read fractions, total unique molecular identifiers, and foreign gene counts.
Apply statistical outlier detection to uncover ambient contamination and barcode bleeding.
Export an AnnData quality report highlighting contaminated droplets for research filtering.
Reference links and supporting material
Generate synthetic AnnData objects using Scanpy APIs containing simulated cell barcodes and count matrices. Supplied starter examples are synthetic, not source extracts.
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- Load single-cell count matrices and sample sequence metrics via Scanpy and AnnData structures. Calculate mi...
- Loads AnnData formats and calculates QC metrics including mitochondrial percentages. Detects aberrant dropl...
- Quality control dashboard displaying violin distribution plots, UMI scatter charts, and droplet filtering g...
- 2 public reference cases
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- Ray Serve · Optional
Evaluation contract
- Complete workflow · Weight 40
- Correctness and evidence · Weight 30
- Review interface · Weight 20
- Safe execution · Weight 10
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- 2 public reference cases
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