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08 Jul 2025 – Research Update from the ARP Team (July 2025) |
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The African Rainfall Project (ARP) of the World Community Grid is running again! We are excited to share an update on our progress since Fall 2024. |
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21 May 2025 – Research Update from the MCM Team (May 2025) |
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Drawing upon our previous research updates, we are investigating the top-scoring genes with associations to various cancers as part of the Mapping Cancer Markers (MCM) project. This research update focuses on PDE8B (Phosphodiesterase 8B), a gene that is involved in hormone synthesis and has altered expression in diverse cancers. |
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18 Mar 2025 – Research Update from the MCM Team (March 2025) |
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As part of our ongoing research updates, we continue to explore the top-scoring genes linked to lung cancer identified by the Mapping Cancer Markers (MCM) project. Following our previous focus on GCM1, this update examines DYNLT1 (Dynein Light Chain Tctex-Type 1), a gene with pivotal roles in intracellular transport and cancer pathophysiology. |
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21 Jan 2025 – Research Update from the MCM Team (January 2025) |
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We continue to investigate molecular signatures linked to lung cancer, with a current focus on GCM1, a transcription factor involved in placental development and potentially significant in lung cancer biology. The GCM1 gene encodes a protein with a gcm-motif, playing a central role in DNA-binding and regulating placental-specific genes. While its primary function is in placental biology, emerging evidence suggests GCM1 mutations are implicated in various cancers, including lung adenocarcinoma (ADC). |
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05 Dec 2024 – WCG downtime in December |
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There will be an extended WCG downtime from December 7th, 2024 to January 3rd, 2025.
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Technical Issue
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26 Nov 2024 – Two projects come to an end |
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Smash Childhood Cancer and Help Stop TB concluded their phase with the WCG and are providing us with a final update. |
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16 Nov 2024 – The World Community Grid has turned 20! |
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This November, we celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the World Community Grid (WCG), an initiative that has harnessed the idle computing power of volunteers worldwide to advance critical scientific research. |
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08 Nov 2024 – Harnessing Technology for Good: How Sawyer and Brett Thompson are Redefining Cancer Research |
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When Brett Thompson was diagnosed with brain cancer, it was devastating news for his family. But out of this crisis emerged an extraordinary response from his then-12-year-old son, Sawyer Thompson, who used his love for technology to join the fight against cancer in an unexpected way. Today, their story is inspiring people worldwide to rethink how they, too, can contribute to scientific research, even without specialized knowledge or funds. |
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