Li Ding, Washington University School of Medicine (IMAGE)

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Li Ding, Washington University School of Medicine

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Researchers nationwide have reached a major milestone in describing the genetic landscape of cancer. Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and other institutions have completed the genetic sequencing and analyses of more than 11,000 tumors from patients, spanning 33 types of cancer -- all part of The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) project, funded by the National Cancer Institute and National Human Genome Research Institute. Li Ding, PhD, led the research team from Washington University and The McDonnell Genome Institute.

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MATT MILLER

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