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Bioinformatics Training and Education Program

AmpliconSuite: Enabling Analysis of Focal Amplificaitons in Cancer Genomes

AmpliconSuite: Enabling Analysis of Focal Amplificaitons in Cancer Genomes

 When: Apr. 27th, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Learning Level: Beginner

To Know

Where:
Online
Organizer:
CBIIT
Presented By:
Jens Luebeck PhD (UCSD)

About this Class

During this webinar, Dr. Jens Luebeck, a member of one of the winning 2022 Grand Cancer Challenges teams an Associate Project Scientist of computer science at UC San Diego, will show you how to:

  • detect and classify focal amplification mechanisms (including ecDNA and breakage-fusion-bridge cycles) directly from your WGS data.
  • distinguish structural subtypes of amplifications to better characterize tumor heterogeneity and potential resistance mechanisms in your samples.
  • access and explore pre-computed ecDNA predictions across NCI-funded cancer data sets including The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), Pan-Cancer Analysis of Whole Genomes (PCAWG), and the Cancer Cell Line Encyclopedia (CCLE).
  • apply findings from more than 6,000 analyzed samples to contextualize your own results and identify oncogene co-amplification patterns relevant to your cancer type of interest.