Jul 27, 2023

The Next Generation: Tom Ouellette

Jun 29, 2023

New framework aims to drive innovation by making health data management ‘FAIR’

Jun 20, 2023

New funding partnership with U of T Data Sciences Institute aims to drive new breakthroughs

May 17, 2023

The Next Generation: Alister D’Costa

Apr 24, 2023

The Next Generation: Xindi Zhang

Apr 28, 2022

Predicting cancer evolution with deep learning algorithms

Dec 01, 2021

New funding from the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research supports projects developing methods for cancer detection and tools to facilitate better treatment decisions for high-risk cancer patients

Nov 23, 2021

International Cancer Genome Consortium empowers cancer researchers everywhere with new cloud computing platform

Aug 17, 2021

Researchers uncover evolutionary forces at play in the aging of the blood system and identify people at increased risk of blood cancer

Jan 08, 2021

Q&A with new OICR Investigator Dr. Shraddha Pai on uncovering the hidden differences between cancers

Sep 03, 2020

Analyzing SARS-CoV-2: A cancer researcher trainee’s perspective

Aug 28, 2020

Understanding how cancer differs between sexes: A deeper dive

Feb 18, 2020

Tackling brain cancer from all angles

Feb 05, 2020

New clues to cancer in the genome’s other 99 per cent

Feb 05, 2020

AI algorithm classifies cancer types better than experts

Feb 05, 2020

Dr. Lincoln Stein talks about the Pan-Cancer Project

Feb 05, 2020

Finding the roots of cancer, ‘It’s a needle in a haystack’

Feb 05, 2020

TrackSig: Unlocking the history of cancer

Jan 10, 2020

New open-source software judges accuracy of algorithms that predict tumour evolution

Nov 21, 2019

Researchers teach hand-held DNA sequencing devices to read a new language

Nov 11, 2019

Solving Big Data problems

Oct 09, 2019

Researchers discover a new cancer-driving mutation in the “dark matter” of the cancer genome

Oct 07, 2019

Inherited DNA provides blueprint for new advancements in prostate cancer

Sep 18, 2019

When the tools you need don’t exist, create them

Jul 23, 2019

Blood samples, biostatistics and a fresh perspective: The makings of a cancer prediction machine

Apr 18, 2019

OICR welcomes new Principal Investigator, Dr. Sagi Abelson

Feb 26, 2019

Meet the researchers - Rosita Bajari

Feb 21, 2019

New step-by-step protocol for common omics analyses fills 10-year gap in training resources

Jan 22, 2019

OICR’s Dr. Ann Meyer receives Community Engagement Fellowship from AAAS to advance Canada’s bioinformatics community

Jan 14, 2019

Researchers discover common markers of tumour hypoxia across 19 cancer types

Nov 08, 2018

Meet the researchers: Lawrence Heisler

Oct 02, 2018

Understanding how cancer differs between sexes

Sep 11, 2018

Portal to access world’s largest database of pediatric genomic data goes live

Sep 06, 2018

Q&A with Dr. Christina Yung, OICR’s new Director of Genome Informatics

Sep 04, 2018

Meet our students - 2018

Aug 21, 2018

Leader in data access and CEO of DNAstack, Dr. Marc Fiume, joins OICR as its newest Associate

Aug 07, 2018

Data integration for the future of precision oncology

Aug 03, 2018

Open source in open science: Accelerating cancer research (Part 2)

Aug 01, 2018

Open source in open science: Accelerating cancer research (Part 1)

Jul 10, 2018

Targeting epigenetic proteins could help prevent breast cancer

Jul 10, 2018

Researchers find early indicators of leukemia in genomes up to 10 years before symptoms surfaced

Jun 27, 2018

Healthcare Software Start-Up Ziliomics Financed by FACIT

Jun 19, 2018

More than 300,000 Canadians enrol in multi-decade research initiative to monitor disease trends

Jun 13, 2018

Viral protein identified as one of the main drivers of virus-induced stomach cancers

May 23, 2018

OICR’s Cancer Genome Collaboratory wins 2018 OpenStack Superuser award for contributions to the cancer research community

May 23, 2018

Bioinformatics.ca launches 2018 pan-Canadian annual workshop series to train big data talent

May 17, 2018

OICR scientist recognized by AACR for early career contributions to prostate cancer research

May 10, 2018

Symposium offers preview of findings from the Pan-Cancer Analysis of Whole Genomes project

Apr 19, 2018

Landmark study links tumour evolution to prostate cancer severity

Mar 29, 2018

Q and A with Dr. Philip Awadalla, Scientific Director of the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project

Mar 29, 2018

Canada’s largest health research platform teams up with University of Toronto to accelerate cancer and chronic disease research

Mar 06, 2018

Study shows that environmental exposures such as air pollution are more determinant of respiratory health than inherited genetics

Jan 29, 2018

Breakthrough leads to sequencing of a human genome using a pocket-sized device  

Jan 25, 2018

The Canadian Data Integration Centre receives new funding to help cancer researchers translate findings to patients

Dec 07, 2017

Finding new ways to prevent virus-induced stomach cancers

Oct 18, 2017

GA4GH Strikes Formal Collaborations with 15 International Genomic Data Initiatives

Oct 17, 2017

Global Alliance for Genomics and Health charts path to the future of genomic data sharing

Oct 04, 2017

New software uses machine learning to identify mutations in tumours without reference tissue samples 

Sep 25, 2017

New study uncovers the role of mitochondrial DNA in prostate cancer

Sep 06, 2017

Innovative study brings next-generation genomic sequencing to more Ontario cancer patients

Aug 15, 2017

New data resource centre will help better understand links between birth defects and childhood cancer

Aug 09, 2017

Importance of large database of genetic variants reinforced in a new study

Jun 07, 2017

EAGLE will help cancer research soar

May 08, 2017

Interview: Mr. Peter Goodhand, President of OICR

May 03, 2017

Study bringing more precision medicine to Ontario’s cancer patients

Apr 04, 2017

OICR provides students a window into possible careers over March Break

Mar 29, 2017

New approach improves sensitivity of DNA sequencing, producing more reliable results

Mar 16, 2017

Researchers discover new test that could change the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer

Mar 09, 2017

Innovative technique greatly increases sensitivity of DNA sequencing

Feb 23, 2017

New Gene Sequencing Software Could Aid in Early Detection, Treatment of Cancer

Feb 13, 2017

International collaboration cooks up powerful new software: MISO

Feb 10, 2017

OICR researchers to be part of Cancer Research UK’s Grand Challenge helping to answer cancer’s biggest questions

Feb 09, 2017

ICGCmed will provide wealth of vital new information to scientists

Jan 18, 2017

Interested in bioinformatics? Come to TorBUG on January 25

Jan 13, 2017

Decoding the beaver genome

Jan 10, 2017

Partnership to expand genomic data sharing in Europe

Jan 10, 2017

New prognostic test for prostate cancer now closer to clinical use

Jan 09, 2017

Pan-Canadian research team uncovers ‘signature’ to reduce overtreatment of prostate cancer

Jan 09, 2017

Scientists identify DNA signature linked to prostate cancer severity

Dec 01, 2016

Expanding the DNA alphabet to understand cancer

Nov 25, 2016

TorBUG welcomes Arfon Smith from GitHub on Wednesday, November 30

Nov 18, 2016

OICR participates in the fastest, long-distance academic big data transfer in Canada

Oct 26, 2016

TorBUG continues tonight with speaker Dr. Laura Hug from the University of Waterloo

Oct 25, 2016

From our Annual Report: Constructing the cloud

Oct 19, 2016

From our Annual Report: Personalizing prostate cancer treatment

Oct 18, 2016

Reactome releases 10,000th annotated human protein, a major milestone that will benefit research community

Oct 12, 2016

OICR’s Natalie Fox awarded Philip Feldberg Studentship by Prostate Cancer Canada

Sep 27, 2016

TorBUG continues to strengthen Toronto’s bioinformatics community with 2016-2017 season

Sep 27, 2016

Software Engineering Club - Simple is good

Sep 19, 2016

Open resource: How we’re making our research resources more accessible to the community

Sep 15, 2016

Dr. Paul Boutros talks genomics and prostate cancer research

Sep 15, 2016

Canadian government makes big investment in big data research

Aug 23, 2016

OICR Software Engineering Club August session now online

Aug 09, 2016

OICR’s Software Engineering Club goes global

Jul 20, 2016

A challenge to the community to improve RNA sequencing data

Jul 14, 2016

OICR informatics researchers play key role in newly launched Genomic Data Commons

Jul 08, 2016

Bioinformatics.ca is keeping Canadian bioinformaticians at the top of their game

Jun 28, 2016

OICR’s Dr. Clare Jeon discusses how the discovery of protein signatures could lead to cheaper, easier diagnostic tests for prostate cancer

Jun 16, 2016

OICR-developed software helping track Zika in Brazil

Jun 14, 2016

Extreme Streams: The What, How and Why of Observables

May 05, 2016

The launch of ICGCmed

May 03, 2016

Tracking Ebola with portable sequencers

May 02, 2016

OICR joins the Collaborative Cancer Cloud

May 01, 2016

Congratulations! Dr. Lincoln Stein appointed Fellow of ISCB for leadership role in consortia projects

Mar 02, 2016

New ICGC-TCGA DREAM Challenge crowd-sourced competition to help better understand how cancers evolve

Feb 19, 2016

ICGC and Amazon Web Services are bringing more genomic health data to researchers in the cloud

Feb 03, 2016

Real time outbreak surveillance using genomics now possible in resource-limited conditions

Dec 15, 2015

Researchers sequence and assemble first full genome of a living organism using technology the size of smartphone

Dec 08, 2015

For Dr. Jüri Reimand, data tells a story

Dec 03, 2015

The call for a cloud commons in genomics

Dec 01, 2015

OICR Investigator profile: Dr. Philip Awadalla

Nov 16, 2015

International Team Announces Crowdsourcing Competition, Running on Google Cloud Platform, To Understand How Cancers Originate And Evolve

Jul 09, 2015

World-leading Big Data researchers call for support for more accessible and more effective storage of data in the cloud to facilitate genomics research

Jun 15, 2015

Researchers sequence and assemble first full genome of a living organism using technology the size of smartphone

May 18, 2015

Research community comes together to provide new “gold standard” for genomic data analysis

Feb 04, 2015

ICGC launches six new projects from Australia, France, Germany, Japan and Singapore