February 25, 2014
Faster Cancer Discoveries by Developing Speedier Tumor Analysis Software
Researchers at Mayo Clinic have created a new key to unlocking secrets of the human genome. The Binary Indexing Mapping Algorithm, version 3 (BIMA V3) is a freely available computer algorithm that identifies alterations in tumor genomes up to 20 times faster and with 25 percent greater accuracy than other popular genomic alignment programs. BIMA […]
Tags: BIMA, Binary Indexing Mapping Algorithm, Biomarker Discovery Program, Burrows-Wheeler Aligner, cancer, dna test, DNA Testing, gene sequencing, genome science, genomic medicine, genomics, individualized medicine
January 14, 2014
Pursuing Future Ventures in Biomarker Discovery
By Sam Smith
Five business students from around the state have immersed themselves in our Biomarker Discovery Program where they are conducting commercial assessments of Mayo Clinic discoveries in cancer diagnostics. These students, who work with the Center for Individualized Medicine and Mayo Clinic Ventures, conduct a semester-long evaluation of molecular discoveries that could help oncologists better diagnose […]
Tags: biomarker, Biomarker Discovery, biomarkers, cancer, Cancer Research, individualized medicine, lymphoma, mayo clinic, Mayo Clinic Ventures, oncology, personalized care, personalized medicine