University of Calgary
UCalgary, Cornell Get $2.4M DoD Grant for Trial of Syantra Breast Cancer Test
The liquid biopsy test was developed in the lab of University of Calgary researcher Kristina Rinker, who cofounded a company to commercialize it.
Research Team Wins C$6.5M From Genome Canada to Join Earth BioGenome Project
The Earth BioGenome Project, launched in 2017, is an international effort that aims to sequence all of the planet's eukaryotic species.
IBM to Provide Computing Infrastructure for University of Calgary Childhood Disease Research
IBM will install a POWER8-based computing and storage infrastructure, along with advanced analytics and cognitive computing software, at the university.
Teams Scour Parasitic Worm Genome, Transcriptomes for Signs of Vulnerability
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – A pair of genome sequencing studies appearing online yesterday in Genome Biology is stirring enthusiasm about the prospect of getting at the genetic roots of drug resistance in Haemonchus contortus — commonly known as the barber pole worm — and coming
Canada Launches Multi-partner Glioblastoma Study
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – A group of Canadian research institutes, universities, and funding partners have launched a C$8.2 million (US$8 million) effort to conduct molecular and genomic studies of glioblastoma tumors and develop targeted, personalized treatments for the deadly brain cancer, th