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Create your first Project and Experiment
Learn the EpistaBase hierarchy by creating the smallest useful work container.
A Project groups related scientific work. An Experiment is the reproducibility boundary: the question, protocol snapshot, runs, samples, data, analyses, and figures belong there.
Create a Project
- Open Projects.
- Create a project with a name that describes the biological goal, not the file type.
- Add a short description if the project will be shared.
Good names:
| Good | Why |
|---|---|
| Trametinib multimodal response | Names the biological question. |
| Promoter library screen Q2 | Names the assay campaign. |
| CAR-T activation panel | Names the research context. |
Avoid names like FCS files, May uploads, or analysis final. Those become hard to trust later.
Create an Experiment
- Open the Project.
- Create an Experiment.
- Give it a focused question or assay name.
- Add a status and, when available, link a protocol.
An Experiment can then hold:
| Object | What it records |
|---|---|
| Run | One execution, such as a flow acquisition run or qPCR plate. |
| Sample | Biological material from a run. |
| Data entry | An analyzable file or parsed dataset in the experiment. |
| Notes | Versioned notebook-style observations. |
| Analysis | A notebook or compute session attached to the work. |
| Figure | A result that can be traced back to its source data. |
Why this matters
When a reviewer asks where a number came from, the answer should not live in a folder name or someone else's memory. It should be visible from the Experiment: protocol, run, samples, files, analysis, figure.