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Autocoding Cancer
10 months ago

Autocoding Cancer

By  •  10 months ago  •  Featured, Science

An algorithm developed by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in partnership with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) is speeding up classification, or coding, of …
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Pioneering Frontier: Stepping Up CANDLE
2 years ago

Pioneering Frontier: Stepping Up CANDLE

By  •  2 years ago  •  Featured, People, Science

The “Pioneering Frontier” series features stories profiling the many talented ORNL employees behind the construction and operation of the OLCF’s incoming exascale supercomputer, Frontier. The HPE Cray system was delivered …
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Scientists Tap the Power of High-Performance Computing in a Bet to Understand Cancer Growth
3 years ago

Scientists Tap the Power of High-Performance Computing in a Bet to Understand Cancer Growth

By  •  3 years ago  •  Featured, Science

A multi-institutional team of scientists is using Summit, America’s fastest supercomputer for open science, to get a better understanding of how certain proteins signal body cells to reproduce uncontrollably, triggering …
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In the Fight Against Cancer, ORNL and Stony Brook Cancer Center Enlist an Advanced Neural Network
4 years ago

In the Fight Against Cancer, ORNL and Stony Brook Cancer Center Enlist an Advanced Neural Network

By  •  4 years ago  •  Science

When Joel Saltz—chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics and associate director of the Stony Brook Cancer Center at Stony Brook University in New York—visited the US Department of Energy’s …
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Zeroing in on Text Understanding for Automated Cancer Report Classification
6 years ago

Zeroing in on Text Understanding for Automated Cancer Report Classification

By  •  6 years ago  •  Science

In 2012 approximately 14 million new cases of cancer were reported worldwide, and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) predicts that number will rise to 22 million by 2032. With each …
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Titan Helps Researchers Suck Mystery Out of Cell’s ‘Vacuum Cleaners’
6 years ago

Titan Helps Researchers Suck Mystery Out of Cell’s ‘Vacuum Cleaners’

By  •  6 years ago  •  Science

In the fight against cancer, cancer cells often find ways to fight back. One means is by stocking the cell membrane with proteins that pump foreign substances—including anticancer drugs—out of …
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Accelerating Cancer Research with Deep Learning
7 years ago

Accelerating Cancer Research with Deep Learning

By  •  7 years ago  •  Science

Using the Titan supercomputer, a team at Oak Ridge National Laboratory is developing automated data tools for cancer research by employing deep learning techniques.
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