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IBM Awards Rice University Supercomputer for Biomedical Research

by Heather Mayer, DOTmed News Reporter | March 04, 2010

Both Khan and Sarkar believe the key to finding personalized treatments and cures for complex diseases lies in the collaboration between computer scientists and medical researchers.

"This is a very good opportunity to work with the biomedical area of research... and then be able to optimize further in terms of research itself, especially in the biomedical area," explains Khan.

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Sarkar agrees and also views BlueBioU as a stepping stone toward progressive disease research.

"There is a lot of potential with collaboration," Sarkar says. "It's clear you need face-to-face interaction for collaboration to work well. This system can be a catalyst for research, and that's really the ultimate goal - research that can lead to new cures."



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