--- a
+++ b/source/GenomicsAnalysisCode/run_crawlers.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+
+export AWS_DEFAULT_OUTPUT=text
+
+project_name=$1
+
+# start imaging crawlers
+imaging_crawlers=$(
+    aws cloudformation describe-stack-resources \
+        --stack-name "${project_name}-Imaging" \
+        --query 'StackResources[?ResourceType==`AWS::Glue::Crawler`].PhysicalResourceId')
+
+for img_crawler_name in ${imaging_crawlers}; do
+    aws glue start-crawler --name ${img_crawler_name}
+done
+printf "Crawlers started successfully\n"
+
+# start glue jobs (not needed)
+#workflow_name=$(aws cloudformation describe-stacks \
+#                    --stack-name "${project_name}-Imaging" \
+#                    --query 'Stacks[0].Outputs[?OutputKey==`TCGAWorkflow`].OutputValue')
+#
+#aws glue start-workflow-run --name ${workflow_name}