Originally published at: https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/university-of-torontos-gpu-accelerated-cancer-research-wins-nvidia-foundation-award/
Cancer kills almost 600,000 people each year in the U.S. alone. Researchers from the University of Toronto are advancing computational cancer research by developing a “genetic interpretation engine” – a GPU-powered, deep learning method for identifying cancer-causing mutations. Under its Compute the Cure initiative, the NVIDIA Foundation awarded the team a $200,000 research grant to…