The Carter Lab Website

Official website for the Carter Lab at UC San Diego - Computational Cancer Genomics

About

This website showcases the research, people, software, and publications from the Carter Lab in the School of Medicine at UC San Diego.

📂 Project Structure

cartercompbio.github.io/
├── index.html              # Main homepage
├── styles.css              # Global styles
├── navigation.js           # Smooth scroll navigation
├── news.js                 # News section loader
├── people.js               # People section loader
├── assets/
│   └── images/
│       ├── homepage.webp           # Header image
│       ├── research_*.png          # Research area images
│       ├── people/                 # Member photos
│       │   ├── *.jpg/png          # Photos
│       │   └── radar/             # Skill radar charts
│       └── software/              # Software logos
├── latest_news/
│   ├── news_data.json     # All news items
│   ├── archive.html       # News archive page
│   └── detail/
│       └── index.html     # Dynamic news detail template
├── publications/
│   └── publications.json  # All publications with citations
├── people/
│   ├── index.json         # List of current/alumni IDs
│   ├── profiles/
│   │   ├── _TEMPLATE.json # Template for new members
│   │   └── *.json         # Individual profile files
│   └── detail/
│       └── index.html     # Dynamic people detail template
├── HOW_TO_ADD_NEWS.md          # Adding news guide
└── HOW_TO_ADD_PEOPLE.md        # Managing profiles guide

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✏️ Common Tasks

Adding a News Item

See HOW_TO_ADD_NEWS.md for complete instructions.

Quick: Add entry to latest_news/news_data.json

Adding a Lab Member

See HOW_TO_ADD_PEOPLE.md for complete instructions.

Quick: Create people/profiles/name.json, add photo, update people/index.json

Adding a Publication

See HOW_TO_ADD_PUBLICATIONS.md for complete instructions.

Quick: Add entry to publications/publications.json with citation text

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🎯 Sections

1. Home - Welcome message and lab overview
2. News - Latest 6 news items + archive link
3. Research - Four main research areas with images
4. People - PI, current members, and alumni with detail pages
5. Software - Lab software tools with links
6. Publications - Selected publications by year
7. Contact - Location and contact information

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📚 Documentation

• HOW_TO_ADD_NEWS.md - Adding news items
• HOW_TO_ADD_PEOPLE.md - Managing lab member profiles
• HOW_TO_ADD_PUBLICATIONS.md - Adding publications

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🎨 Customization

Colors

The site uses a teal color scheme. To change:

• Main color: #1e748a (search and replace in styles.css)
• Hover color: #26a3ba

Layout

• Edit index.html for structure
• Edit styles.css for styling
• All sections use semantic HTML

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📝 Notes

• All images in assets/images/ subdirectories
• People: Individual profiles in people/profiles/, index in people/index.json
• News: All items in latest_news/news_data.json
• Publications: All citations in publications/publications.json
• .nojekyll ensures GitHub Pages doesn't use Jekyll processing

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