Explore the New Research Data Management Webpage

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Curious about what services the Library offers to help you find, manage, and share your research data? We now have a webpage dedicated to providing information about the Library’s Research Data Management services and resources. Learn about our Data Catalog, get help understanding publisher data sharing requirements, or schedule a consultation to discuss best practices. We’ll be updating this page regularly as we bring more services online. 

We’re here to help you throughout the life of your research from planning to publication, and beyond.

New Research on Atypical Teratoid Thabdoid Tumor

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September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. While cancer in children does not occur as often as in adults, research on childhood cancers is an integral part of the world’s biomedical community effort to study and fight cancer. Researchers across the globe work on understanding childhood cancers and developing new therapies.

New research has just been published on Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor (ATRT). ATRT is a very rare and difficult to treat form of brain cancer occurring most of the time in three-year-old children or younger.

The new study led by an international team of researchers focused on the inactivation of one single gene, called SMARCB1, and its interaction with the development of ATRT. Previous studies have shown the link between the inactivation of the gene SMARCB1 and ATRT, but this new study demonstrates how the loss of SMARCB1 might disrupt neural development and lead to tumor growth.

The study was published in the journal Genes & Development. The authors hope that this discovery will help with developing targeted therapies.

New eBook – Systems Immunology: An Introduction to Modeling Methods for Scientists

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The Library has recently added a new eBook entitled Systems Immunology: An Introduction to Modeling Methods for Scientists. This book “provides a complete overview of computational immunology, from basic concepts to mathematical modeling at the single molecule, cellular, organism, and population levels. It showcases modern mechanistic models and their use in making predictions, designing experiments, and elucidating underlying biochemical processes. “

Major topics of this text include data analysis, model building, models and methods for studying immune responses, and general discussion of the immune system.