NEW
YORK, June 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The
Informatics Technology for Cancer Research (ITCR) program of the
NIH National Cancer Institute has awarded the CUNY Graduate School
of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) a competitive renewal
of $5.2 million in total costs to
continue its development of open-source software and databases for
cancer genomics. The five-year U24 grant, titled "Cancer Genomics:
Integrative and Scalable Solutions in R/Bioconductor," will support
years 11-15 of this project.
Led by CUNY SPH faculty Levi
Waldron and Sehyun Oh, the
project aims to enhance and expand the Bioconductor ecosystem, a
cornerstone resource for statistical analysis and data management
in cancer genomics research. The grant, totaling $5.2 million, will fund collaborative efforts
with the Channing Division of Network Medicine at Mass General
Brigham in Boston, the
University of Colorado, and the
University of Padova in Italy.
"This renewal represents a significant vote of confidence in our
past 10 years of work and our ideas for the next five years," said
Dr. Waldron. "It will allow us to address the evolving challenges
in cancer genomics, particularly in the realm of single-cell and
spatial molecular profiling technologies."
The project focuses on four main objectives: expanding
infrastructure for multimodal experiments and spatial
transcriptomics; transitioning to a federated, language-agnostic
data-sharing system; creating curated and integrated data
repositories; and developing comprehensive user training programs,
including a cloud-based learning platform.
The authors aim to empower researchers with advanced tools and
resources for cancer genomics research, potentially accelerating
discoveries that could lead to improved cancer diagnostics and
treatments.
Media contact:
Ariana
Costakes
ariana.costakes@sph.cuny.edu
About CUNY SPH
The CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy
(CUNY SPH) is committed to promoting and sustaining healthier
populations in New York City and
around the world through excellence in education, research, and
service in public health and by advocating for sound policy and
practice to advance social justice and improve health outcomes for
all.
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