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Director’s Note

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This issue of caBIG™ Links focuses on a tool and a patient advocate within the Integrative Cancer Research (ICR) Workspace. Read More

 

 

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GenePattern: Integrated Genomics

Genomic data analysis is one of the most complex and vital tasks in today’s biomedical research. The challenge of solving the molecular mysteries of diseases like cancer is being assisted by powerful, but intuitive, software tools. GenePattern, produced by the Broad Institute and now integrated into caBIG™, is one such software platform.
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People Focused

The Voice of the Patient

Raleigh, NC, resident Patty Spears’ personal cancer journey started in 1999 after she discovered a lump in her breast. Eight years later, Spears’ status as a cancer survivor is the driving force behind her volunteer work as a caBIG™ Patient Advocate, a role within caBIG™ that gives cancer patients a voice throughout all caBIG™ activities, including the design and implementation of new tools. Spears and her fellow advocates ensure that the community’s ultimate goal—to reduce patient suffering and death due to cancer—is kept fresh in the minds of caBIG™ developers and adopters.
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