What is TCGA?

“Bioinformatics is still in its early stages, but its potential is enormous. It will play a key role in developing new drugs, diagnosing diseases and understanding the very nature of life.” - Mark Zuckerberg Introduction TCGA, a groundbreaking collaborative effort initiated by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) in

BIOINFORMATICS FOR ONCOLOGY

But biology and computer science- life and computation- are related. I am confident that at their interface great discoveries await those who seek them – Leonard Adleman WHAT IS BIOINFORMATICS? It is an interdisciplinary research area that deals with the computational management and analysis of biological information: genes, genomics, proteins, cells, ecological systems, medical information,