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NetApp and Stanford Genome Technology Center Building First Ever Gastric Cancer Registry

By Nathesh, TMCnet Contributor

NetApp, a provider of storage and data management solutions, has stated that their storage technology will power the country’s first ever comprehensive Gastric Cancer registry, which they are building along with Stanford Genome Technology Center, a federally funded, multidisciplinary effort that uses genomic-based approaches to attack fundamental problems in biology and medicine.

 

Stomach cancer also referred to as Gastric cancer is said to be one of the top cancer killers worldwide and in the US. But Gastric cancer research is also least federal funding of any type of cancer research. NetApp has stated that the new gastric cancer registry is being built with the objective to address the significant need for gastric cancer research. NetApp on its behalf donated more than $600,000 in hardware, software, and service to the Stanford center for gastric cancer research.

 

NetApp has claimed its storage solutions accelerate business breakthroughs and deliver outstanding cost efficiency. The new gastric cancer registry will amass all pertinent clinical and genetic data on gastric cancer patients and can act as a pool of resources for designing procedures and plans for this cancer’s detection, treatment and prevention.

 

The registry will make use of an advanced computing system which will be integrated into the state-of-the-art genomic DNA sequencing of gastric cancer tumors and patient DNA samples to better understand the genetic make-up of the gastric cancer cell. Genome sequencing of any kind consists of enormous amount of data and NetApp will supply the storage technology that can cater to the high-performance and easy-to-manage storage requirements for accelerating the research process.

 

Stanford Medical center has stated that the NetApp technology will help them to advance research in gastric cancer by allowing them to sequence gastric cancer genomes and manipulate the vast amounts of DNA sequence data generated at a level unachievable just a few years ago. The dramatic improvement in performance and management capabilities has allowed their scientists to optimize their research processes and will accelerate their quest to improve the detection, treatment, and prevention of gastric cancer.

 

Rob Salmon, executive vice president of Field Operations at NetApp has commented that they are pleased to support the Stanford Genome Technology Center and the Gastric Cancer Fund in this critical endeavor. At NetApp they are passionate about being a great place to work, and strive to make a positive impact on their communities and support causes that are important to their employees.

 

In related news, NetApp used Altus vSearch to conduct virtual sales training event and announced enhancements to product portfolio.

Nathesh is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Nathesh's articles, please visit his columnist page.

Edited by Erin Harrison