# How can I find single cell datasets to analyze in AnVIL?

**URL:** <https://help.anvilproject.org/t/how-can-i-find-single-cell-datasets-to-analyze-in-anvil/349>\
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**Created:** [September 17, 2025, 8:03pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/how-can-i-find-single-cell-datasets-to-analyze-in-anvil/349 "2025-09-17T20:03:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![SMO](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/help.anvilproject.org/smo/32/13_2.png) [@SMO](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/SMO)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2025, 8:03pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/how-can-i-find-single-cell-datasets-to-analyze-in-anvil/349/1 "2025-09-17T20:03:03Z")

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A user wrote in recently asking how to find single cell sequencing datasets to analyze in AnVIL. One thought might be to search for file extensions such as .h5, .h5ad or .mtx in [AnVIL’s Data Explorer](https://explore.anvilproject.org/datasets).

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**Author:** ![SMO](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/help.anvilproject.org/smo/32/13_2.png) [@SMO](https://help.anvilproject.org/u/SMO)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2025, 8:12pm UTC](https://help.anvilproject.org/t/how-can-i-find-single-cell-datasets-to-analyze-in-anvil/349/2 "2025-09-17T20:12:35Z")

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Another suggestion is to visit duos at [Broad Data Use Oversight System](https://duos.org/datalibrary) and select assay types such as scRNA-Seq to filter for datasets of interest..