The Bioinformatics Shared Resource (BISR) collaborates with clinical, cancer control, and basic science investigators to use genomics and informatics approaches in cancer research.
We help researchers:
- Better understand the complex processes involved in the development and progression of various types of cancer, especially tobacco-related cancers
- Use this knowledge to predict cancer recurrence, metastasis and response to therapies
- Assign patients to specific targeted therapies, such as immunotherapies, to improve survival and quality-of-life
Our objectives for improving patient outcomes include:
- Identifying germline and somatic genetic and epigenetic alterations that are associated with the development and progression of cancer
- Identifying genetic and epigenetic events and mutation signatures in cancers caused by environmental factors, such as tobacco
- Identifying ethnicity-related genetic and epigenetic alterations that may be underlying factors in health disparities
- Utilizing genetic and epigenetic information for early detection of cancer (personalized risk prediction) and prediction of cancer recurrence and progression (personalized monitoring)
- Promoting precision medicine (personalized intervention)
- Understanding the functional mechanisms by which genetic and epigenetic findings have a direct effect on cancer
Areas of Focus and Goals
The primary goal of the BISR is to facilitate the peer-reviewed research and extramural grant application of Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center members. We collaborate with members from all scientific programs throughout all phases of cancer-related research projects.
Major responsibilities are assumed for methodological-, computational-, and bioinformatics-related issues, including study design (including sample size, platform and sequencing depth), sampling, interim reviews, and final analysis and result delivery.
We focus on:
- Bioinformatics-based design and data analysis in support of grant development and publications
- Informatics services to Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators from all programs, including genomics data processing, bioinformatics analyses, data annotation and visualization/sharing to support basic, translational and clinical cancer research by leveraging the institutionally maintained Translational Data Warehouse
- Leadership, education, and training, including participating in graduate-level courses and T32 training grants
- Mentoring teams for K awardees and other young investigators
- Facilitating membership and leadership on committees responsible for scientific and administrative decisions for the Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Providing short courses on statistical or bioinformatics methods for Comprehensive Cancer Center members
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Dotson, T., C. Bellinger, J. Su (BISR), K. Hansen, G. E. Parks, J. O. Cappellari, L. Craddock, H. Clark, C. Howard, W. J. Petty, B. Prakash, K. Watabe, M. Chan, J. Hovda, L. D. Miller and J. Ruiz (2019). "Feasibility of lung cancer RNA acquisition from a single transbronchial or transthoracic needle pass (FASTT trial)." Lung Cancer 127: 6-11.
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Kytola, V., U. Topaloglu, L. D. Miller, R. L. Bitting, M. M. Goodman, R. B. D Agostino, R. J. Desnoyers, C. Albright, G. Yacoub, S. A. Qasem, B. DeYoung, V. Thorsson, I. Shmulevich, M. Yang, A. Shcherban, M. Pagni, L. Liu, M. Nykter, K. Chen, G. A. Hawkins, S. C. Grant, W. J. Petty, A. T. Alistar, E. A. Levine, E. D. Staren, C. D. Langefeld, V. Miller, G. Singal, R. M. Petro, M. Robinson, W. Blackstock, B. L. Powell, L. I. Wagner, K. L. Foley, E. Abraham, B. Pasche and W. Zhang (2017). "Mutational Landscapes of Smoking-Related Cancers in Caucasians and African Americans: Precision Oncology Perspectives at Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center." Theranostics 7(11): 2914-2923.
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Salvador Moreno, N., J. Liu, K. M. Haas, L. L. Parker, C. Chakraborty, S. J. Kron, K. Hodges, L. D. Miller, C. Langefeld, P. J. Robinson, S. A. Lelievre and P. A. Vidi (2019). "The nuclear structural protein NuMA is a negative regulator of 53BP1 in DNA double-strand break repair." Nucleic Acids Res 47(6): 2703-2715.
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Dohm, A., J. Su, E. R. McTyre, J. M. Taylor, L. D. Miller, W. J. Petty, F. Xing, H. W. Lo, L. J. Metheny-Barlow, S. O'Neill, C. Bellinger, T. Dotson, B. Pasche, K. Watabe, M. D. Chan and J. Ruiz (2019). "Identification of CD37, cystatin A, and IL-23A gene expression in association with brain metastasis: analysis of a prospective trial." Int J Biol Markers 34(1): 90-97.
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Dotson, T., C. Bellinger, J. Su (BISR), K. Hansen, G. E. Parks, J. O. Cappellari, L. Craddock, H. Clark, C. Howard, W. J. Petty, B. Prakash, K. Watabe, M. Chan, J. Hovda, L. D. Miller and J. Ruiz (2019). "Feasibility of lung cancer RNA acquisition from a single transbronchial or transthoracic needle pass (FASTT trial)." Lung Cancer 127: 6-11.
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Hu, J. J., J. J. Urbanic, L. D. Case, C. Takita, J. L. Wright, D. R. Brown, C. D. Langefeld, M. O. Lively, S. E. Mitchell, A. Thakrar, D. Bryant, K. Baglan, J. Strasser, L. Baez-Diaz, G. J. Lesser and E. G. Shaw (2018). "Association Between Inflammatory Biomarker C-Reactive Protein and Radiotherapy-Induced Early Adverse Skin Reactions in a Multiracial/Ethnic Breast Cancer Population." J Clin Oncol 36(24): 2473-2482.
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Jimenez, H., M. Wang, J. W. Zimmerman, M. J. Pennison, S. Sharma, T. Surratt, Z. X. Xu, I. Brezovich, D. Absher, R. M. Myers, B. DeYoung, D. L. Caudell, D. Chen, H. W. Lo, H. K. Lin, D. W. Godwin, M. Olivier, A. Ghanekar, K. Chen, L. D. Miller, Y. Gong, M. Capstick, R. B. D'Agostino, Jr., R. Munden, P. Merle, A. Barbault, A. W. Blackstock, H. L. Bonkovsky, G. Y. Yang, G. Jin, L. Liu, W. Zhang, K. Watabe, C. F. Blackman and B. C. Pasche (2019). "Tumour-specific amplitude-modulated radiofrequency electromagnetic fields induce differentiation of hepatocellular carcinoma via targeting Cav3.2T-type voltage-gated calcium channels and Ca(2+) influx." EBioMedicine 44: 209-224.
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