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Pathway and Network Visualization for Personal Genomes
Generating solutions
Status
Competition
Genome Centre(s)
GE3LS
Project Leader(s)
- Lincoln Stein,
- Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
Fiscal Year Project Launched
Project Description
Cancer is a disease caused by the accumulation of multiple genetic mutations. Highly specific drugs that target mutated proteins in cancer cells are currently being used to treat the disease. However, since cancer patients have different mutation profiles, a drug that is effective in one may not have the same result in another. Personalized medicine based on genomic data would allow doctors to determine the best targeted therapy for each patient.
Dr. Lincoln Stein aims to develop software that will improve the treatment of cancer patients by enabling physicians to study and visualize the genomic aberrations of individual patients. It will help identify the best targeted therapy for each patient.