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Hello, I'm Stan Burt, director of the ABCC and on behalf of the entire staff, I'd like to welcome you to the National Cancer Institute's Advanced Biomedical Computing Center. The National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute have identified high performance computing as an important area for biological research. Thus, the ABCC was established in 1986 by the National Cancer Institute to provide a high performance computing and user-friendly environment for biomedical research. Unlike some other high performance centers, ABCC only supports research directed toward biological problems, thus making it somewhat unique. |
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We are proud to be supporting research in such grand challenge areas such as deciphering the human genome, understanding structure-function relations of biological molecules, and development of therapeutics for numerous diseases, especially AIDS and cancer. We provide a heterogeneous computer environment in order to let researchers match their specific problem needs to the appropriate platform. We also maintain a current suite of programs ranging from bioinformatics, to molecular dynamics, to quantum chemistry. Our staff consists of experts in computers, networking, bioinformatics and computational chemistry. Such an integrated staff is here to help you with getting your computational problem up and running and for any technical assistance you may need. Our mission is to be a national resource for computational problems for both intramural and extramural users. Time on our computers is awarded by a Time Allocation Committee, headed by Dr. Paul Nisson, Ph. D., Assistant Project Officer, NCI-Frederick Office of Scientific Operations. We have included on our web site some of the projects and achievements that have been carried out at the ABCC. We know that you will enjoy reading about some of these research projects. You will certainly get a better idea of our center and how scientists are using high performance computers to better understand the basic biological and disease-related phenomena. I hope what you see on this site will encourage you to visit us or apply for use of our resources. Please feel free to contact us if you have questions or need assistance. |
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