Acsys Interactive To Develop Lung Genomics Research Consortium On-line Presence - The Forefront of Personalized Medicine
03.01.10
Acsys Interactive's design and strategic services will be key in the creation of a website which will be the central communication destination as part of a National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) award to create a molecular roadmap for chronic lung disease. The project website will be managed by the new Center for Cancer Computational Biology (CCCB) at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA. The NHLBI award was given to the Lung Genomics Research Consortium (LGRC), led by National Jewish Health and also includes Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston University, University of Colorado Denver, and University of Pittsburgh.
The multi-center LGRC will use advanced genetic and molecular tools to characterize and better understand chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pulmonary fibrosis, then share its discoveries with researchers around the world in a web-accessible data warehouse. Combining genetic, epigenetic, transcriptional, and phenotypic data will provide an unprecedented window into these diseases, improving diagnosis and future personalized treatments. Data will be generated from a biorepository of almost 1,300 well characterized tissue samples from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pulmonary fibrosis and other chronic lung diseases.
"The LGRC project aims to produce an invaluable resource to enable better characterization and treatment of these deadly and poorly served lung diseases. We created the Center for Cancer Computational Biology specifically to work on this type of research," said Professor John Quackenbush, Director of the Center for Cancer Computational Biology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
"We are extremely proud to be part of this ground breaking research project which is at the forefront of Personalized Medicine," said Stan Valencis, President of Acsys Interactive. "Our designs will help the LGRC principal investigator and research teams share project milestones, results, and insights to diverse audiences which include the government, healthcare professionals and the general public. We are delighted to be extending our relationship with Dana-Farber and the CCCB."
About Acsys Interactive
Acsys Interactive (acsysinteractive.com) is an award-winning, full-service interactive agency focused on delivering quantifiable results for clients. Services include strategy, branding, design, digital marketing, software development and hosting. Acsys delivers technology agnostic Web 2.0 solutions via rich media, social media, intranet, extranet, ecommerce, portal and mobile delivery. Its 15 years of experience spans across consumer, financial services, insurance, healthcare, manufacturing, education, and non-profit industries. Clients include ESPN, Amica, MassMutual, Timex, ING, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island, Sikorsky, New York University, Columbus Regional Hospital and Yale New Haven Hospital. Acsys Interactive is headquartered in Farmington, CT with an office in New York City.