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FragPipe-Analyst: A Tool for Statistical Analysis and Proteomic Data Visualization

Looking for a good web application for downstream analysis and visualization of FragPipe-processed proteomic data sets? Try this one!

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Knowledge-based Planning (KBP) Models Show Improvement in Cancer Radiation Therapy Treatment

An NCI-funded study shows that KBP models can automate radiation therapy, thereby producing high-quality plans to improve cancer treatment efficiency and reduce human workload.

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NCI-Funded Tool Helps to Advance Neoantigen Therapies

Whether you’re researching a neoantigen, or looking to identify new therapeutic candidates, there’s a new NCI-funded tool, called “pVACview,” that may be able to help.

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NCI-Funded Researchers Test Platform to Help Reveal Non-Coding Genes Involved in Cancer

NCI-funded researchers are testing a new platform that blends statistical and deep learning models, giving you a fuller picture of the variants driving cancer progression.

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New Insight on Cancer Development and Treatment Resistance from HTAN Publications

Read this recently released collection of 13 studies to learn more about NCI’s Human Tumor Atlas Network (HTAN). You’ll gain insights into tumor development, progression, and treatment responses through advanced research methodologies and 3D tumor atlases.

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DREAM Challenge Benchmarks Approaches for Deciphering Bulk Genetic Cancer Data

Deciphering bulk data is challenging. See how a recent DREAM challenge is helping researchers benchmark bioinformatics and data science approaches for unraveling bulk genetic cancer data.

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NCI-Funded Algorithm Helps Track Down Coding and Non-Coding Cancer-Causing Genes

Are you investigating structural variations underlying cancer-causing genes? NCI-funded researchers are testing a new algorithm that could help you track down both coding and non-coding cancer-causing genes.

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NCI Researchers Reflect on the Cancer Informatics Field

Want to learn more about bioinformatics? Tap into these two newly published articles to see what some prominent researchers are saying about the field and where it’s headed.

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ITCR Training Network Launches “Cracking the Cancer Code” Podcast

Tune in to hear how this small team of innovators is working to democratize data science education, break down barriers, and address health inequities in cancer.

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NCI-Funded Tool Helps Characterize Noncoding Elements that Impact Cancer Genes

Want to learn more about the noncoding regions of DNA that impact cancer and its resistance to treatment? A new NCI-funded computational tool called “MethNet” may help.

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