What is Cancer Genomics?

Cancer genomics uses technological advances to sequence, or read, people’s genes. By comparing the genes from patients’ cancer cells to the genes from normal tissue, scientists identify genetic differences that may cause cancer.

Learn about gene expression profiling

Genomics and Genetics

Genomics is the study of the entire genome of a person whereas genetics is the study of a particular gene.

Genomics 101

Genomics and Genetics

The Genomics 101 playlist (4 videos, 10 minutes total) is a great overview of genes, genomes, inheritance, and proteins.

Cancer Hallmarks

Genomics and Genetics

Cancer Hallmarks

We will study the genomes of cancer patients and investigate how genetic changes lead to cancer.

Explore Cancer Genomics Resources

We are using data from The Cancer Genome Atlas, but there are many publicly available resources to learn about.

Guest Presentation by Prof Andrew Gentles, Stanford U

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Hands-On work

RStudio

Module 2: Breast Cancer Patient Data

R Markdown File

Module 2

Get the published activity here.

R Markdown File

Module 3

Get the published activity here.

3D Virtual Reality Lab

Labster

For "hands-on" data generation.