Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
Ontario's provincially funded cancer research institute, which coordinated the International Cancer Genome Consortium and runs pancreatic cancer genomics trials.
Founded in 2005 and funded by the Government of Ontario, the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research in Toronto's MaRS Discovery District is a translational institute that hosted the secretariat and data coordination centre of the International Cancer Genome Consortium, with Lincoln Stein co-leading the Pan-Cancer Analysis of Whole Genomes. Steven Gallinger's COMPASS study brought real-time whole-genome sequencing to advanced pancreatic cancer, and Faiyaz Notta's work revealed how pancreatic tumours evolve. OICR runs drug discovery programmes (including WDR5 and other epigenetic targets), imaging and computational biology platforms, the Ontario Health Study and, through the FACIT commercialisation arm, spins out companies. It works closely with Princess Margaret and other Ontario centres.
- Cancer genomics (ICGC, PCAWG)
- Pancreatic cancer (COMPASS)
- Drug discovery
- Commercialisation (FACIT)
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not linked directly; found by shared links- IdeaBank three spatially separate tumour blocks from every resection
Shares Tumour heterogeneity and clonal evolution, Whole-exome & whole-genome sequencing, Data silos, Comprehensive genomic profiling.
- IdeaPool every multi-sample tumour genome into one open evolution atlas
Shares Tumour heterogeneity and clonal evolution, Whole-exome & whole-genome sequencing, Data silos.
- IdeaA standard evolvability score for every tumour
Shares Tumour heterogeneity and clonal evolution, Whole-exome & whole-genome sequencing, Comprehensive genomic profiling.
- IdeaBroad research consent as a routine step of the cancer pathway
- CollectioncBioPortal for Cancer Genomics
Shares Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Tumour heterogeneity and clonal evolution, Whole-exome & whole-genome sequencing, Data silos.
- IdeaUniversal tumour and germline sequencing at diagnosis feeding a shared learning system
Shares Whole-exome & whole-genome sequencing, Data silos, Comprehensive genomic profiling.
- InstitutionGarvan Institute of Medical Research / Kinghorn Cancer Centre
Shares Whole-exome & whole-genome sequencing, Comprehensive genomic profiling, Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
- IdeaAutomatic germline testing for every cancer type where it changes care
Shares Ovarian cancer, Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, Colorectal cancer.