# I am new here, please help

**URL:** <https://forum.depmap.org/t/i-am-new-here-please-help/1421>\
**Category:** Q&A\
**Created:** [May 24, 2022, 12:14pm UTC](https://forum.depmap.org/t/i-am-new-here-please-help/1421 "2022-05-24T12:14:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![translator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f04885/32.png) [@translator](https://forum.depmap.org/u/translator)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 12:14pm UTC](https://forum.depmap.org/t/i-am-new-here-please-help/1421/1 "2022-05-24T12:14:18Z")

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I want to ask you some questions about the dependency map platform. This is my first time using this database. I would appreciate it if you kindly guide me.  
I should find a new target in a certain pathway for a malignancy but I do not know what should I do

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**Author:** ![jkmak](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.depmap.org/jkmak/32/147_2.png) [@jkmak](https://forum.depmap.org/u/jkmak)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.depmap.org/t/i-am-new-here-please-help/1421/2 "2022-05-24T18:55:42Z")

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Welcome to the DepMap portal and thank you for your question! While we are unable to help users with more specific, in-depth questions related to their personal research, we have some resources available on the portal that might help you get started:

[DepMap Portal Resources Page](https://depmap.org/portal/documentation/)

[DepMap YouTube Channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdz1FkwFbgAw25tA1sRuNHA/videos)

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**Author:** ![translator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f04885/32.png) [@translator](https://forum.depmap.org/u/translator)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.depmap.org/t/i-am-new-here-please-help/1421/3 "2022-05-27T18:19:53Z")

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Thanks alot for your useful links 🌷