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==Chuang Lab Awarded U24 for Data Coordination Center for NCI PDXNet (October 2017)==
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===ChuangLab News on Linkedin===
Together with Seven Bridges Genomics, we have been awarded a National Cancer Institute grant to coordinate data sharing and analysis for the PDXNet. We are working with esteemed collaborators at institutes including MD Anderson, the Huntsman Institute at the University of Utah, Baylor College of Medicine, the Wistar Institute, and Washington University. For this project we will be analyzing hundreds of new and existing PDX samples toward the goal of developing a clinical trial based on patient-derived xenografts.
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For more recent posts about lab news, look us up on [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-chuang-93a5292/ linkedin].
[https://www.jax.org/news-and-insights/2017/october/jax-seven-bridges-cancer-data-platform]
 
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==Work on cancer evolution is published in Nature Genetics==
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===December 2023 Updates===
Our project led by Dr. Javad Noorbakhsh quantifying the ability of TCGA data to reveal evolutionary dynamics has been published.
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The lab has also received grants in 2023 from: <div>
https://www.nature.com/ng/journal/v49/n9/full/ng.3876.html
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-the Hevolution foundation to study how aging impacts spatial behaviors within epithelial tissues (with Olga Anczukow)<div>
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-an NCI/NIA grant to use spatial transcriptomics and long read sequencing to study aging pre-neoplastic tissues (with Olga Anczukow) <div>
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-an NCI supplement awarded to Jill Rubinstein to develop algorithms to classify pediatric sarcomas from image data <div>
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-a JAX Director's Innovation award to study spontaneous tumors in aged mice (with Ron Korstanje, Paul Robson, and Karolina Palucka) <div>
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-a DoD grant to study spatial architecture of cutaneous t-cell lymphoma (with Pei-Ling Chen from Moffitt Cancer Center), and renewal of our PDXNet U24 Coordination Center grant. <div>
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-a Renewal of PDXNet U24 Data Commons and Coordination Center (September 2023) <div>
  
==Postdoctoral / Research Scientist Opening in Cancer Computational Biology (June 2016)==
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-The lab has also neem a member of the NIH Cellular Senescence Network, for which Dr. Chuang co-leads the Data Core for the KAPP-Sen U54 performing combinational spatial proteomics, spatial transcriptomics, and H&E image-based interpretation of kidney, placenta, and pancreas tissues since 2021.
  
The Chuang Lab at JAX-GM is seeking scientists to join our projects in cancer genomics and evolution. We are a computational lab that works closely with multiple experimental colleagues to study tumor evolution and resistance to therapy. We commonly compare treated and untreated samples through analysis of sequencing data (exome, RNA-seq, single cell, targeted sequencing, etc.). Our projects take advantage of JAX’s strengths in patient-derived xenografts, a powerful model system in which human tumors are engrafted and studied in immunocompromised mice. JAX has developed >400 such tumors, which we are characterizing extensively via genomics and clinical perturbations at an institutional level. New team members will have unique opportunities to investigate mechanisms of cancer from these types of data, to design new studies, and to take advantage of cloud computing approaches for large scale data analysis. Particular areas of emphasis include gastric cancer, breast cancer, and immunotherapy. The ideal candidate will have prior expertise in cancer genomics, computational biology, or molecular evolution. Outstanding candidates transitioning from another quantitative discipline such as applied math, physics, or computer science will be considered, though they would be expected to be highly motivated and rapidly become expert in cancer genomics. Strong computing (programming, large scale data analysis, statistical inference, etc), publication, and communication skills are essential. Interested applicants should send a CV and a research statement to Jeffrey Chuang at jeff.chuang@jax.org. Reference letters will be requested subsequently. See also the general comments on openings below.
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===Digital Pathology Work Featured in Pathology News (Sept 2021)===
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Pathology News interview in which we discuss the intersections of digital pathology, cancer genetics, and multi-omic spatial profiling. <div>
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https://www.pathologynews.com/digital-pathology/conversation-with-professor-jeff-chuang-leading-expert-in-tumor-heterogeneity/
  
==Chuang Lab Profile (June 2016)==
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===PIVOT Consortium (Sept 2021)===
We have had the honor of being profiled for episode 1 of JAX's Supplemental Material, an informal podcast series explaining research at JAX.
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To address the need for increased preclinical testing and approval of pediatric cancer treatments, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is funding the Pediatric Preclinical In Vivo Testing Program (PIVOT), a new initiative which will be coordinated by The Jackson Laboratory. Our lab will be co-leading the PIVOT Coordination Center with JAX colleagues Carol Bult and Emily Jocoy, as well as Dennis Dean (Seven Bridges Genomics). <div>
https://soundcloud.com/jax-supplemental-material
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https://www.jax.org/news-and-insights/2021/september/kids-with-cancer-cant-wait <div>
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[https://fox40.com/news/local-news/professor-jeff-chuang-discusses-importance-of-finding-more-treatment-options-for-children-with-cancer/ Interview on Sacramento FOX40 TV Sept 17, 2021]
  
Also, the joint work of our lab with the Graveley lab at U. Conn has been featured in [https://www.jax.org/news-and-insights/2016/april/jax-uconn-health-teaming-up-to-improve-human-health?utm_source=LeadingTheSearch%20&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=LeadingTheSearch%204.21&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiT1Rrd016QTJNRGRoWXpNMyIsInQiOiI5OFZobFA5akZrRGY5OURVazBSdHVjdDFVMFlQdzg4TWpwUHhMaFVWeUJseEdQVlNUbVJRQVBpb3hhVEFCWk5QN0FRS0x2enltNUJkMVFnVzYycEJXQStQa25WWGphNldHNmgyM2k3WFwvZkk9In0%3D The Search].
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===PDXNet Worked Highlighted by the National Cancer Institute (March 2020)===
 
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Our team's work for the PDXNet Data Commons and Coordination Center -- especially led by Xingyi Woo, Anuj Srivastava, Mike Lloyd, and Steve Neuhauser, and in conjunction with Seven Bridges Genomics -- was highlighted by the National Cancer Institute. Great job, team!
Our work in Big Data Genomics has also been recently profiled [https://www.jax.org/news-and-insights/2016/may/jeff-chuang-is-on-the-front-lines-of-big-data here]
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https://www.cancer.gov/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2020/cancer-moonshot-nci-workshop-advances-collaboration
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==Chuang Lab Awarded NCI Supplement for Cloud Computing (February 2016)==
 
Our lab, in collaboration with Seven Bridges Genomics, has been awarded a National Cancer Institute supplementary grant to investigate tumor heterogeneity using TCGA data on the Amazon cloud. We presented this work in the NCI Cloud Pilots session at AACR in April 2016.
 
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==Big Genomic Data Skills Training for Professors (September 2015)==
 
Prof. Reinhard Laubenbacher (JAX/UCHC), Dr. Charlie Wray (JAX), and Prof. Chuang are leading a course in summer 2016 to provide training in big data genomics to professors from smaller colleges and regional universities. A description of the course is here. The next iteration will be given in Bar Harbor, ME in summer 2017.
 
https://www.jax.org/news-and-insights/2016/january/jax-offers-big-genomic-training-for-professors-course
 
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==Chuang Lab Awarded NIH R21 (July 1, 2015)==
 
Our lab, in collaboration with Profs. Kyuson Yun and Craig Nelson, has been awarded a new R21 grant from the Dissection of Tumor Evolution Using Patient-Derived Xenografts!
 
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==Work on cancer structural mutations is published in BMC Genomics==
 
Our project led by Dr. Krzysztof Grzeda, and in collaboration with the labs of Prof. Ed Liu and Prof. Axel Hillmer has been published.
 
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/15/1013/abstract
 
 
 
==Work on ribosomal stalling and neurodegeneration is published in Science (July 25, 2014)==
 
Our collaboration with Prof. Sue Ackerman, with the informatics work led by Ivan Dotu, has been published in Science.
 
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/345/6195/455.full
 
 
 
==Chuang Lab Awarded NIH R21 (January 27, 2014)==
 
Our lab, in collaboration with Prof. Brenton Graveley and Research Assistant Professor Dr. Ivan Dotu, has been awarded a new R21 grant from the NIH!
 
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http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-01/jl-jgm012714.php
 

Latest revision as of 14:26, 15 October 2024

ChuangLab News on Linkedin

For more recent posts about lab news, look us up on linkedin.

December 2023 Updates

The lab has also received grants in 2023 from:
-the Hevolution foundation to study how aging impacts spatial behaviors within epithelial tissues (with Olga Anczukow)
-an NCI/NIA grant to use spatial transcriptomics and long read sequencing to study aging pre-neoplastic tissues (with Olga Anczukow)
-an NCI supplement awarded to Jill Rubinstein to develop algorithms to classify pediatric sarcomas from image data
-a JAX Director's Innovation award to study spontaneous tumors in aged mice (with Ron Korstanje, Paul Robson, and Karolina Palucka)
-a DoD grant to study spatial architecture of cutaneous t-cell lymphoma (with Pei-Ling Chen from Moffitt Cancer Center), and renewal of our PDXNet U24 Coordination Center grant.
-a Renewal of PDXNet U24 Data Commons and Coordination Center (September 2023)

-The lab has also neem a member of the NIH Cellular Senescence Network, for which Dr. Chuang co-leads the Data Core for the KAPP-Sen U54 performing combinational spatial proteomics, spatial transcriptomics, and H&E image-based interpretation of kidney, placenta, and pancreas tissues since 2021.

Digital Pathology Work Featured in Pathology News (Sept 2021)

Pathology News interview in which we discuss the intersections of digital pathology, cancer genetics, and multi-omic spatial profiling.

https://www.pathologynews.com/digital-pathology/conversation-with-professor-jeff-chuang-leading-expert-in-tumor-heterogeneity/

PIVOT Consortium (Sept 2021)

To address the need for increased preclinical testing and approval of pediatric cancer treatments, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is funding the Pediatric Preclinical In Vivo Testing Program (PIVOT), a new initiative which will be coordinated by The Jackson Laboratory. Our lab will be co-leading the PIVOT Coordination Center with JAX colleagues Carol Bult and Emily Jocoy, as well as Dennis Dean (Seven Bridges Genomics).
https://www.jax.org/news-and-insights/2021/september/kids-with-cancer-cant-wait

Interview on Sacramento FOX40 TV Sept 17, 2021

PDXNet Worked Highlighted by the National Cancer Institute (March 2020)

Our team's work for the PDXNet Data Commons and Coordination Center -- especially led by Xingyi Woo, Anuj Srivastava, Mike Lloyd, and Steve Neuhauser, and in conjunction with Seven Bridges Genomics -- was highlighted by the National Cancer Institute. Great job, team!

https://www.cancer.gov/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2020/cancer-moonshot-nci-workshop-advances-collaboration