Pan Cancer

ISB's Computational Teams Play Central Role in Completion of TCGA’s PanCancer Atlas Initiative

ISB’s computational and bioinformatics teams played a central role in the completion of the PanCancer Atlas Initiative, the final phase of TCGA. The culmination of this work is being published in 27 papers this week across the Cell Press research journals, including “The Immune Landscape of Cancer” in Immunity.

ISB's Computational Teams Play Central Role in Completion of TCGA’s PanCancer Atlas Initiative
ISB's Computational Teams Play Central Role in Completion of TCGA’s PanCancer Atlas Initiative
CRI iAtlas

Cancer Research Institute, ISB, Sage Bionetworks Unveil Comprehensive Immunotherapy Tool

Three organizations on the forefront of cancer immunotherapy, systems biology and bioinformatics announced the release of the Cancer Research Institute iAtlas, a comprehensive web-based tool that allows oncologists and researchers to study and analyze interactions between tumors and the immune microenvironment.

Cancer Research Institute, ISB, Sage Bionetworks Unveil Comprehensive Immunotherapy Tool
Cancer Research Institute, ISB, Sage Bionetworks Unveil Comprehensive Immunotherapy Tool
Jim Heath

Jumping In Head First: Dr. Jim Heath Takes Helm of ISB, Looks Toward the Future

Jim Heath took over as president of Institute for Systems Biology on January 1, 2018. To fully appreciate Heath’s relationship with ISB, you have to go back to its early days – shortly after the research organization was founded in 2000.

Jumping In Head First: Dr. Jim Heath Takes Helm of ISB, Looks Toward the Future
Jumping In Head First: Dr. Jim Heath Takes Helm of ISB, Looks Toward the Future
blood diagnostics

Key Strategies for Implementing Proteomics-Based Tests Across Disease States Highlighted in Current Opinion in Biotechnology

ISB, Integrated Diagnostics and Sera Prognostics just announced a paper entitled, “The building blocks of successful translation of proteomics to the clinic,” by Leroy Hood and colleagues published online in Current Opinion in Biotechnology.

Key Strategies for Implementing Proteomics-Based Tests Across Disease States Highlighted in Current Opinion in Biotechnology
Key Strategies for Implementing Proteomics-Based Tests Across Disease States Highlighted in Current Opinion in Biotechnology
two people holding hands

Clinical Trial Explores the Effects of Health Coaching on Cognitive Function in Patients with Early-Stage Alzheimer’s

Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) is among several organizations conducting a clinical trial testing how health coaching affects the cognitive function of patients with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease and analyzing longitudinal, multi-omic data to explore transitions in cognitive function over time.

Clinical Trial Explores the Effects of Health Coaching on Cognitive Function in Patients with Early-Stage Alzheimer’s
Clinical Trial Explores the Effects of Health Coaching on Cognitive Function in Patients with Early-Stage Alzheimer’s
Harshu Lausted

High School Scientist Targets Sepsis, Earns $25,000 Scholarship Along the Way

Sriharshita Musunuri, 17, is looking to find and stop what causes sepsis, the top killer in American hospitals. She is collaborating with several ISB staff members, including mentor Chris Lausted, and just earned a $25,000 scholarship for her work.

High School Scientist Targets Sepsis, Earns $25,000 Scholarship Along the Way
High School Scientist Targets Sepsis, Earns $25,000 Scholarship Along the Way
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