Harnessing the Power of Big Data in Fight Against Cancer
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Learn how the University of Chicago is using big data to study cancer treatments.
Earlier this year, the White House launched its Cancer Moonshot initiative. The program’s goal is to accelerate the pace of new discoveries and treatments in the fight against cancer. Robert Grossman, Director of the Center for Data Intensive Science at the University of Chicago, tells us about the Genomic Data Commons project at the university.
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Harnessing the Power of Big Data in Fight Against Cancer
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Earlier this year, the White House launched its Cancer Moonshot initiative. The program’s goal is to accelerate the pace of new discoveries and treatments in the fight against cancer. Robert Grossman, Director of the Center for Data Intensive Science at the University of Chicago, tells us about the Genomic Data Commons project at the university.
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