Sage was established based on three themes; biomedical research, integrative genomics platform building and training. These three tenets establish a foundation for a Commons that will ultimately enable the sharing of large comprehensive datasets and models among scientists, said Dr. Jonathan Derry, Sage ™s Research Director and the Center ™s administrative leader. This new NCI Center represents the first component of our training mission.

Interdisciplinary bridges are essential for the development and use of genomic technologies. For this reason we have chosen to train paired mathematicians/physicists and biologist/clinicians so that they can cross-fertilize each other ™s thinking. Dr. Friend added. Such interactions often form the spark of innovation.

Prof. Bert Vogelstein, Director of the Ludwig Center for Cancer Genetics & Therapeutics at Johns Hopkins University, commented, We are delighted to be a part of this novel collaborative center and to provide our comprehensive cancer analysis data as part of the foundation for the Commons platform. He added, High throughput integrative genomics will strengthen our understanding of cancer and our ability to predict clinical outcomes based on molecular data.

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