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Link: http://raffysaldana.blogspot.com/2009/03/worlwide-grid-helps-in-fight-against.html
Worldwide Grid Helps in the Fight Against Heart Disease
MEDIA RELEASE
Catania, Italy, Tuesday, 3 March 2009
The latest work on the genetic causes of one of the world's biggest killers, coronary artery disease, will be published in the March 2009 issue of Nature Genetics. The research done by teams from the Cardiogenics consortium used the Enabling Grids for E-sciencE (EGEE) infrastructure. EGEE manages the world's largest multi-disciplinary computing grid and enabled the researchers to do two years' work in fewer than 45 days. This allowed them to identify possible genetic candidates for the causes of a disease which kills over two million people a year in Europe alone.
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common form of heart disease and is a leading cause of death worldwide. It is one of the root causes of angina, heart failure and arrhythmias. This work could allow researchers to better understand why the disease develops and may offer new approaches for pharmacological prevention and treatment.
"Until recently, we looked at one variation at a time when trying to find new genes associated with disease", said David Tregouet, Pierre & Marie Curie University (UPMC), France. "In this work we are using an original approach which lets us look at several variations at once. So, instead of investigating the effect on CAD risk of the 378,000 individual genetic markers available in this project, more than 8.1 million combinations were tested. We could do this large number of calculations thanks to EGEE".
The work was done in three stages to successfully narrow down the genetic sequences within a person's chromosomes that could make them susceptible to CAD. In the first stage, almost 8.1 million configurations of genetic markers were examined and 29 specific combinations were identified as possibly associated with susceptibility to CAD. Focussing on these 29 combinations, the second stage was able to bring this number down to just one combination of four genetic markers confirmed to be strongly associated with the risk of CAD. When these four genetic markers were investigated in additional studies, covering a total of almost 12,000 individuals, there was a strong correlation between their presence and the risk of having CAD.
One of the possible explanations behind why these four genetic markers seem to indicate that a person may be at an increased risk of CAD, is that they overlap with genes that regulate an enzyme called lipoprotein (a). A raised level of lipoprotein (a) is used by doctors around the world to diagnose CAD. When the Cardiogenics consortium compared the levels of the enzyme in one of the studies, they found that there was a strong correlation between high lipoprotein levels and the presence of the identified gene sequences.
Cardiogenics, an EU-project coordinated in Lübeck, Germany, aims to discover genetic variations leading to coronary artery disease, to uncover the underlying disease mechanisms and help to develop new treatments.
The Enabling Grids for E-sciencE (EGEE) project is co-funded by the European Commission. The project aims to provide researchers, in both academia and industry, with access to major computing resources, independent of their geographic locations.
EGEE's main aims are:1. To build a secure, reliable and robust grid infrastructure2. To supply a computing service for many scientific disciplines3. To attract, engage and support a wide range of users from science and industry, and provide them with extensive technical and training support.
For more information about Biomedical Applications of Grid Computing, contact:
Dr. Rafael P. Saldaña
Project Leader for ADMU
EUAsiaGrid Project
Website: http://www.euasiagrid.org/
E-mail: raffysaldana@gmail.com
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008
ACM ICPC Philippines 2008: Media Release
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MEDIA RELEASE
24 November 2008
Manila, Philippines
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UP Diliman wins ACM national programming contest
Thirty nine teams from 24 schools (from places as far as Tugegarao in the North and Zamboanga City in the South) competed for the top spot in the Association for Computing Machinery - 2nd Philippine National Inter-Collegiate Programming Competition (ACM ICPC Philippines 2008) held last November 22 at the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R), Basak Campus, Cebu City.
Organized by the Computing Society of the Philippines, in cooperation with ACM, and hosted by USJ-R, the event aims to provide college students the chance to sharpen and demonstrate their problem solving, programming and teamwork skills. The contest provides a platform for ACM, industry and academe to encourage and focus public attention on the youth as they pursue excellence in computing.
Each competing team consisted of three students. During the contest, each team tried to outsmart each other by using a computer to solve six problems in three hours. The team with the most number of problems solved at the fastest time won the competition. The problems ranged from easy to complex, and included computer science topics such as data structures, combinatorics, graph algorithms and computational methods.
WINNERS
Below is a list of the top ten teams:
RANK, TEAM, SCHOOL # PROBLEMS SOLVED, TIME
1. UPD Team 1, University of the Philippines – Diliman, 6, 460
2. UPD Team 2, University of the Philippines – Diliman, 6, 569
3. UPD Team 3, University of the Philippines – Diliman, 5, 428
4. UPD Team 6, University of the Philippines – Diliman, 5, 433
5. ADMU Team 3, Ateneo de Manila University, 5, 459
6. ADMU Team 2, Ateneo de Manila University, 5, 662
7. DLSU Team 3, De La Salle University-Manila, 4, 219
8. DLSU Team 1, De La Salle University-Manila, 4, 280
9. DLSU Team 2, De La Salle University-Manila, 4, 363
10. UPD Team 4, University of the Philippines – Diliman, 4, 479
TOP THREE TEAMS
1. First Place (Champion): University of the Philippines-Diliman (UPD Team 1). Members: Marte Raphael Soliza, Ralph Rainiel Pineda, and Kevinsky Ro Dy. Coach: Mr. Eric Tambasacan.
2. Second Place: University of the Philippines-Diliman (UPD Team 2). Members: Kevin Charles Atienza, Rafael Lino Mantaring, and Jose Plutarco Bawagan. Coach: Mr. Eric Tambasacan.
3. Third Place: University of the Philippines-Diliman (UPD Team 3). Members: Jennylyn Sze, Danielle Canlas, and Neil Bande. Coach: Mr. Eric Tambasacan.
SPECIAL AWARDS:
1. Best Coach: Mr. Eric Tambasacan, Computer Science Department, University of the Philippines-Diliman.
2. Best Team from the National Capital Region (NCR): University of the Philippines-Diliman (UPD Team 1). Members: Marte Raphael Soliza, Ralph Raniel Pineda, and Kevinsky Ro Dy. Coach: Mr. Eric Tambasacan.
3. Best Team from Luzon (excluding NCR): Ateneo de Naga University (ADNU Team Xavier) . Members: Salvador Tapel, Fermin Agomaa III, and Jelly Pantoja. Coach: Mr. Joshua Martinez.
4. Best Team from the Visayas: Cebu Institute of Technology. Members: Lawrence Ranario, Eugene, Busico, and Jufni Rizada. Coach: Ms. Larmie Feliscuzo.
5. Best Team from Mindanao: Ateneo de Davao University (Team 'Hazel Eyes'). Hyangelo Hao, Mar Vince Reyes, Tracy Lynne Sadicon. Coach: Ms. Sheila Dawn Nisperos.
TOP TEN SCHOOLS:
1. University of the Philippines-Diliman
2. Ateneo de Manila University
3. De La Salle University-Manila
4. Ateneo de Naga University
5. Ateneo de Davao University
6. Cebu Institute of Technology
7. University of Cebu-Main Campus
8. FEU-East Asia College
9. De La Salle Canlubang
10. University of San Jose-Recoletos
Dr. Rafael Saldaña from Ateneo de Manila University was the contest director and chair of the board of judges. Other judges were Dr. Eliezer Albacea of the University of the Philippines - Los Baños; Dr. Jaime Caro (represented by Mr. Phillip Zuniga) and Dr. Prospero Naval, Jr. from University of the Philippines-Diliman; Dr. Caslon Chua and Dr. Nelson Marcos from De La Salle Univerity-Manila; Dr. Kardi Teknomo from Ateneo de Manila University; and Dr. Gregg Victor Gabison from University of San Jose-Recoletos.
For more information, e-mail ACM-ICPC Philippines 2008 at computingsoc@gmail.com. Visit the contest website http://www.icpc.usjr.edu.ph/ or Dr. Saldaña's blog http://raffysaldana.blogspot.com/
Related Link:
http://raffysaldana.blogspot.com/2008/11/acm-icpc-philippines-2008-media-release.html
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MEDIA RELEASE
24 November 2008
Manila, Philippines
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UP Diliman wins ACM national programming contest
Thirty nine teams from 24 schools (from places as far as Tugegarao in the North and Zamboanga City in the South) competed for the top spot in the Association for Computing Machinery - 2nd Philippine National Inter-Collegiate Programming Competition (ACM ICPC Philippines 2008) held last November 22 at the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R), Basak Campus, Cebu City.
Organized by the Computing Society of the Philippines, in cooperation with ACM, and hosted by USJ-R, the event aims to provide college students the chance to sharpen and demonstrate their problem solving, programming and teamwork skills. The contest provides a platform for ACM, industry and academe to encourage and focus public attention on the youth as they pursue excellence in computing.
Each competing team consisted of three students. During the contest, each team tried to outsmart each other by using a computer to solve six problems in three hours. The team with the most number of problems solved at the fastest time won the competition. The problems ranged from easy to complex, and included computer science topics such as data structures, combinatorics, graph algorithms and computational methods.
WINNERS
Below is a list of the top ten teams:
RANK, TEAM, SCHOOL # PROBLEMS SOLVED, TIME
1. UPD Team 1, University of the Philippines – Diliman, 6, 460
2. UPD Team 2, University of the Philippines – Diliman, 6, 569
3. UPD Team 3, University of the Philippines – Diliman, 5, 428
4. UPD Team 6, University of the Philippines – Diliman, 5, 433
5. ADMU Team 3, Ateneo de Manila University, 5, 459
6. ADMU Team 2, Ateneo de Manila University, 5, 662
7. DLSU Team 3, De La Salle University-Manila, 4, 219
8. DLSU Team 1, De La Salle University-Manila, 4, 280
9. DLSU Team 2, De La Salle University-Manila, 4, 363
10. UPD Team 4, University of the Philippines – Diliman, 4, 479
TOP THREE TEAMS
1. First Place (Champion): University of the Philippines-Diliman (UPD Team 1). Members: Marte Raphael Soliza, Ralph Rainiel Pineda, and Kevinsky Ro Dy. Coach: Mr. Eric Tambasacan.
2. Second Place: University of the Philippines-Diliman (UPD Team 2). Members: Kevin Charles Atienza, Rafael Lino Mantaring, and Jose Plutarco Bawagan. Coach: Mr. Eric Tambasacan.
3. Third Place: University of the Philippines-Diliman (UPD Team 3). Members: Jennylyn Sze, Danielle Canlas, and Neil Bande. Coach: Mr. Eric Tambasacan.
SPECIAL AWARDS:
1. Best Coach: Mr. Eric Tambasacan, Computer Science Department, University of the Philippines-Diliman.
2. Best Team from the National Capital Region (NCR): University of the Philippines-Diliman (UPD Team 1). Members: Marte Raphael Soliza, Ralph Raniel Pineda, and Kevinsky Ro Dy. Coach: Mr. Eric Tambasacan.
3. Best Team from Luzon (excluding NCR): Ateneo de Naga University (ADNU Team Xavier) . Members: Salvador Tapel, Fermin Agomaa III, and Jelly Pantoja. Coach: Mr. Joshua Martinez.
4. Best Team from the Visayas: Cebu Institute of Technology. Members: Lawrence Ranario, Eugene, Busico, and Jufni Rizada. Coach: Ms. Larmie Feliscuzo.
5. Best Team from Mindanao: Ateneo de Davao University (Team 'Hazel Eyes'). Hyangelo Hao, Mar Vince Reyes, Tracy Lynne Sadicon. Coach: Ms. Sheila Dawn Nisperos.
TOP TEN SCHOOLS:
1. University of the Philippines-Diliman
2. Ateneo de Manila University
3. De La Salle University-Manila
4. Ateneo de Naga University
5. Ateneo de Davao University
6. Cebu Institute of Technology
7. University of Cebu-Main Campus
8. FEU-East Asia College
9. De La Salle Canlubang
10. University of San Jose-Recoletos
Dr. Rafael Saldaña from Ateneo de Manila University was the contest director and chair of the board of judges. Other judges were Dr. Eliezer Albacea of the University of the Philippines - Los Baños; Dr. Jaime Caro (represented by Mr. Phillip Zuniga) and Dr. Prospero Naval, Jr. from University of the Philippines-Diliman; Dr. Caslon Chua and Dr. Nelson Marcos from De La Salle Univerity-Manila; Dr. Kardi Teknomo from Ateneo de Manila University; and Dr. Gregg Victor Gabison from University of San Jose-Recoletos.
For more information, e-mail ACM-ICPC Philippines 2008 at computingsoc@gmail.com. Visit the contest website http://www.icpc.usjr.edu.ph/ or Dr. Saldaña's blog http://raffysaldana.blogspot.com/
Related Link:
http://raffysaldana.blogspot.com/2008/11/acm-icpc-philippines-2008-media-release.html
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