Updates & Insights Blog
This blog features current topics in cancer genomics research and news and updates from CCG. Let's continue the conversation on our Personal Genomics Podcast.
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Recommended Reads in Cancer GenomicsCCG Director, Dr. Louis M. Staudt and The Cancer Genome Atlas Director, Dr. Jean Claude Zenklusen pick their favorite books and review articles related to cancer genomics.
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Planning a Genomic Characterization Study? Tips for Collecting and Processing BiospecimensThe Biospecimen Core Resource (BCR) collects patient samples and readies them for genomic characterization, analysis, and other downstream steps. The CCG, which has managed the BCR for over a decade for use by The Cancer Genome Atlas and other projects, offers tips for researchers who may be planning their own genomic characterization study.
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Hope for a Rare Disease Through TCGA: My Perspective as a Caregiver, Patient Advocate, and PhysicianThe founder of the Melanoma Research Foundation's Community United for Research and Education of Ocular Melanoma (CURE OM) initiative describes her journey from having a loved one diagnosed with a rare disease, to forming a patient advocacy group, to teaming up with The Cancer Genome Atlas in a collaborative research effort.
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Past Press Coverage on CCGSelected news and features spotlighting CCG research.
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CCG Welcomes a New Genomic Data Analysis NetworkCCG awards a new Genomic Data Analysis Network (GDAN), comprised of thirteen centers specializing in genomic data processing, specialized analysis, and visualization.
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Introducing the Genomics Data CommonsCCG recently launched the Genomics Data Commons (GDC), a unified data sharing platform which enables data sharing across the entire cancer research community, to ultimately support precision medicine in oncology.
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Human Cancer Models Initiative Will Create Next Generation Cancer Models That Have Genomic and Clinical DataThe NCI announces a new international collaboration called the Human Cancer Models Initiative (HCMI) that will generate models of human cancers that more accurately represent tumor biology and the diversity of cancer.
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The Genomic Data Commons Expands with New Data Sharing AgreementFoundation Medicine, Inc., a molecular profiling company, will contribute data from 18,000 patients in its FoundationOne database to the Genomic Data Commons (GDC).
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The Genomic Data Commons LaunchesCCG launches the NCI Genomic Data Commons, a next generation knowledge network that enables the access, analysis, and submission of cancer genomic data.