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The Terry Fox Foundation is responsible for supporting close to $20 million in discovery based research each year in Canada - all monies raised outside Canada must be distributed to (a) an institute approved by the Foundation and its advisors or (b) remitted to Canada. The Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) is a recipient of TFF funding for translational research. TFRI is an exciting new initiative whose goal is to translate rapidly today''s best science into better cancer treatment and diagnosis for all Canadians. The Institute will bring scientists and clinicians together across the country into a functionally integrated, geographically dispersed Institute with nodes in several provinces. Terry Fox was diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma (bone cancer) in his right leg in 1977 and had his leg amputated 15 cm (six inches) above the knee. While in hospital, Terry was so overcome by the suffering of other cancer patients that he decided to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research. He called his journey the Marathon of Hope. Terry''s Marathon of Hope took place in 1980 with the simple objective of informing Canadians of the importance of finding a cure for cancer. With fierce determination, he ran an average of 42 kilometres (26 miles) every day for 143 days. Terry was forced to end his run on September 1, 1980 when the cancer spread to his lungs. By February 1, 1981, Terry''s dream of raising $1 for every Canadian was realized - the Terry Fox Marathon of Hope fund totaled $24.17 million. Terry died in June 1981. On May 26, 1988, The Terry Fox Run became a Trust, independent from the Canadian Cancer Society, and received tax-exempt charitable registration as a public foundation. In addition to our signature and long-standing National Terry Fox Run Day in September of each year, The Terry Fox Foundation is proud to include in its events portfolio The National School Run Day. The Foundation recognizes the duality of its mandate. Not only does it raise money for research, but it also continues to share the story of Terry Fox. The Terry Fox Foundation strives to maintain the heroic effort and integrity that Terry embodied. It is a grassroots organization that does not allow the Terry Fox name or likeness to be commercialized or conjoined with other worthy causes. To date, over $600 million has been raised worldwide for cancer research in Terry''s name.

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• 15 years ago - by Anonymous

Group of anatomical experts tasked with enhancing structured vocabularies around nerve to organ connections. Responsible for integrity of anatomical knowledge in SPARC. Provides relevant guidance and expertise about defining and naming anatomical terms, maintaining ontologies and anatomical knowledge, compliling and curating computable knowledge about multiscale route pathways. Provides access to data generated by SAWG which includes links to documentation about vocabulary services, term request and connectivity. Page will be continuously updated.

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• 6 years ago - submitted by Anita Bandrowski

Core focuses on development of innovative biomedical technologies and devices for cancer research as well as biomedical applications using microfabrication and 3D printing.

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• 1 year ago - submitted by Edyta Vieth

An ontology to describe Dictyostelium where the structural makeup of Dictyostelium and its composing parts including the different cell types, throughout its life cycle is defined. There are two main goals for this new tool: (1) promote the consistent annotation of Dictyostelium-specific events, such as phenotypes (already in use), and in the future, of gene expression information; and (2) encourage researchers to use the same terms with the same intended meaning. To this end, all terms are defined. The complete ontology can be browsed using EBI''s ontology browser tool. (http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ontology-lookup/browse.do?ontName=DDANAT)

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• 16 years ago - by Anonymous

Microscopy service and shared instrumentation facility provides expertise and instrument access for electron and light microscopy imaging technologies as well as image analysis tools and services for basic scientists and clinical researchers. Provides access to electron and light microscopes; training in microscope use; full range of TEM and SEM sample preparatory services; and consultation regarding microscopy applications in biomedical investigations.

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• 6 years ago - submitted by Vicky Guo

Core provides expertise and instrumentation to study cell-cell interactions and to delineate intracellular pathways in targeted cell types. Provides training, instrumentation, and technical services for development, analysis, and storage of in vitro cell models (such as stably transfected cell lines using genetically encoded biosensors), sample preparation for downstream analyses such as mass spectrometry and RNA-seq.

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• 1 year ago - submitted by Edyta Vieth

R software package for the detection of gross chromosomal abnormalities from gene expression microarray data.

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• 13 years ago - by Anonymous

Shared use and training facility. Servies include Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy, DIC (Differential Interference Contrast Microscopy), FCS (Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy), FLIP (Fluorescence-Loss-In-Photobleaching), FRAP (Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching),FRET (Fluorescence/ Forster Resonance Energy Transfer),Live-cell Imaging,Phase Contrast Microscopy,Widefield Fluorescence Microscopy,Image Processing and Analysis. Services include poster printing, and specimen preparation. Provides training for most instruments. Instruments include Leica DM6B Fluorescent Microscope (Hogan 5-112), Leica TCS SP8 Confocal Microscope (Hogan 5-128),Leica SP5 II Confocal Microscope (Hogan 5-114),Leica Spinning Disk Confocal Microscope (Hogan 5-113),DeltaVision Deconvolution Microscope (Hogan 5-111),Olympus IX83 Inverted Fluorescent Microscope (Silverman Hall 1-567),Olympus IX53 Inverted Color Microscope (Silverman Hall 1-567), LionHeart Automated Microscope BioTeck (Hogan 5-110).

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• 7 years ago - submitted by Edyta Vieth

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on July 8th,2025. ogentech's Quantitative PCR (QPCR) Core Facility provides services including project design, assay selection and development, data analysis for quantitative analysis of any specific target sequence for gene expression, copy number variation or variant analysis, in low and high-throughput mode. Provides analysis using both Real Time PCR and digital PCR. Special protocols for small amounts of starting material have been implemented. The laboratory is ISO9001 certified.

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• 1 year ago - submitted by Edyta Vieth

Software package that contains functions to interact with tally data from Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) experiments that is stored in HDF5 files.

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• SciCrunch
• 13 years ago - by Anonymous

Software tool for creating solid 3D CAD objects. Used for creating 3D models focusing on CAD aspects of 3D modeling of machine parts. Reads in script file that describes object and renders 3D model from this script file.

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• 6 years ago - submitted by Gabrielle Pine

Software suite of algorithms used for arranging and visualizing graph structures. They provide variety of layout styles, such as hierarchical, organic, tree, circular, and orthogonal, each optimizing for different criteria and visualization needs.

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• 1 year ago - submitted by Dongjun Han

XSEDE is a single virtual system that scientists can use to interactively share computing resources, data and expertise. People around the world use these resources and services things like supercomputers, collections of data and new tools to improve our planet. XSEDE resources may be broadly categorized as follows: High Performance Computing, High Throughput Computing, Visualization, Storage, and Data Services. Many resources provide overlapping functionality across categories. Scientists, engineers, social scientists, and humanists around the world - many of them at colleges and universities - use advanced digital resources and services every day. Things like supercomputers, collections of data, and new tools are critical to the success of those researchers, who use them to make our lives healthier, safer, and better. XSEDE integrates these resources and services, makes them easier to use, and helps more people use them. XSEDE supports 16 supercomputers and high-end visualization and data analysis resources across the country. Digital services, meanwhile, provide users with seamless integration to NSF''s high-performance computing and data resources. XSEDE''s integrated, comprehensive suite of advanced digital services will federate with other high-end facilities and with campus-based resources, serving as the foundation for a national cyberinfrastructure ecosystem. Common authentication and trust mechanisms, global namespace and filesystems, remote job submission and monitoring, and file transfer services are examples of XSEDE''s advanced digital services. XSEDE''s standards-based architecture allows open development for future digital services and enhancements. XSEDE also provides the expertise to ensure that researchers can make the most of the supercomputers and tools.

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• 15 years ago - by Anonymous

Software R package to produce publication ready volcano plots with enhanced colouring and labeling. Used to visualise results of differential expression analyses.

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• 6 years ago - submitted by Christopher Haga

Supports researchers using Xenopus models. Researchers are encouraged to deposit Xenopus transgenic and mutant lines, Xenopus in situ hybridization probes, Xenopus specific antibodies and Xenopus expression clones with the Centre. EXRC staff perform quality assurance testing on these reagents and then make them available to researchers at cost. Supplies wild-type Xenopus, embryos, oocytes and Xenopus tropicalis fosmids.

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• SciCrunch
• 17 years ago - by Anonymous

With Trajectory Directed Ensemble Sampling (TraDES) create large ensembles of high-quality protein structures quickly, ranging from near-native to partially unfolded to intrinsically unfolded. TraDES is a system for directly controlling and sampling protein conformational space. TraDES has been previously used for measuring the vastness of protein conformational space and testing the hypothesis of a brute force solution to the protein folding problem. Over 10 Billion protein structures have been produced by TraDES software in previous distributed computing experiments. The package is comprised of binary executable programs and accessory programs and scripts as well as protein structure data files that map out protein conformational space in a probabilistic way. The main programs are: * trades - generates protein structures following the Trajectory Distribution (see below) * seq2trj - makes Trajectory Distributions from sequences for sampling * str2tr - makes Trajectory Distributions from 3D structures for sampling Trajectory Distributions - Controlling the Sampling of Conformational Space The concept of the trajectory distribution may be new to many protein scientists. A trajectory distribution is simply a map of available conformational space at an amino acid residue. NMR scientists are the primary users of the TraDES package.

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• SciCrunch
• 15 years ago - by Anonymous

Web based database of proteins, RNA, lipids and metabolites that are identified in extracellular vesicles. Compendium for extracellular vesicles with continuous community annotation and with manually curated data from published literature.

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• 6 years ago - by Anonymous

Core offers the ability to perform both targeted (including stable isotope tracing studies) and untargeted metabolomics and lipidomics experiments using liquid- and gas-chromatography mass spectrometry (LCMS/MS and GCMS) on a fee-for-service basis. Offers expertise to assist with every stage of the metabolomics/ lipidomics experimental pipeline, including experimental design, method development, data acquisition and processing, data analysis and interpretation. Offers training on data analysis software including both open-source and vendor proprietary analysis software. Offers access to specialized equipment required for metabolomics/ lipidomics sample extraction and preparation, including a Cryomill and Bead Beater for homogenization of tumors, tissue, stool and whole organisms, and a liquid-handling robot for large scale plasma extractions.

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• 1 year ago - submitted by Caroline Chidley

Guide by the Australian National Data Service (ANDS) regarding data citation for eResearch infrastructure support providers and researchers with the aim of enabling more researchers to re-use research data more often. It is not so much a guide to how to cite data, but a guide to the issues around it, and activities underway to change the culture around data citation in order to support improved data management and sharing. ANDS is engaged in activities that will make it easier to share data, to recognize the importance of making data available and to make data citation a standard procedure.

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• SciCrunch
• 17 years ago - by Anonymous

Software Python package part of nonnegative matrix factorization NMF. Features various classification, regression and clustering algorithms including support vector machines, random forests, gradient boosting, k-means and DBSCAN, and is designed to interoperate with Python numerical and scientific libraries NumPy and SciPy.

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• RRID-Legacy
• 6 years ago - submitted by Anita Bandrowski