Apelon Powers Web Platform For NCI Researchers; Terminology, Integration Projects Give Researchers Improved Access To "Mouse Model" Cancer Information.Business/Technology Editors RIDGEFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 18, 2001 Apelon, the world's largest supplier of medical terminology Medical terminology is a vocabulary for accurately describing the human body and associated components, conditions, processes and procedures in a science-based manner. This systematic approach to word building and term comprehension is based on the concept of: (1) Word roots, (2) software and services, will demonstrate enhanced Web access to the National Cancer Institute's (NCI See Liberate. ) "mouse model resources" at a Jackson Laboratory The Jackson Laboratory was founded in Bar Harbor, Maine in 1929 by former University of Maine and University of Michigan president C. C. Little under the name Roscoe B. Jackson Memorial Laboratory. Conference, October 18-21. Through its sponsorship of the Mouse Models of Human Cancers Consortium (MMHCC), NCI has accumulated diverse Web-based resources of critical importance to cancer researchers, and it has retained Apelon to help develop a Web platform that enables researchers to find what they need. Cancer researchers will explore uses of these new applications at the "Modeling Human Prostate Cancer prostate cancer, cancer originating in the prostate gland. Prostate cancer is the leading malignancy in men in the United States and is second only to lung cancer as a cause of cancer death in men. in Mice" Conference at the Jackson site in Bar Harbor, Maine Bar Harbor, Maine, may refer to:
The NCI's MMHCC was established in 1999 to facilitate the development and validation of mouse models of human cancers and to accelerate their dissemination to the research community. Working with the NCI's Center for Bioinformatics, Apelon is enhancing web-based access to information for MMHCC researchers so they may more effectively utilize transgenic trans·ge·nic adj. 1. Of, relating to, or being an organism whose genome has been altered by the transfer of a gene or genes from another species or breed: transgenic mice. 2. mice in their study of human cancers. The NCI platform utilizes Apelon's terminology development and run-time systems (programming) run-time system - (RTS, run-time support, run-time) Library code and processes which support software written in a particular language running on a particular platform. that link special MMHCC displays and a variety of cancer resources. By "explaining mouse models to a computer," the NCI terminology initiative coordinates term use among scientists working in diverse locations. The Mouse Model terminology enables scientists to search mouse model resources using mouse pathologic diagnoses, anatomic terminology, images and protocols, and will ultimately link to genetic data, e.g. molecular signatures related to the models. "We are proud that Apelon's services and software have been selected for this important and exciting research project," said Apelon's President Stephen Coady. Researchers studying cancers and pharmaceutical therapies have long used mouse models for experimentation and analysis. Mouse models are often bred to develop specific cancers so that researchers can assess the efficacy of treatments. More than 95 cancer researchers are expected to attend the Bar Harbor Bar Harbor, town (1990 pop. 2,768), SE Maine, on Mount Desert Island and on Frenchman Bay; settled 1763, inc. 1796. It was a famed New England resort during the 19th cent. Bar Harbor is a port of entry, with ferry connections to Yarmouth, N.S., during the summer. meeting. About Apelon Apelon is the world's largest supplier of medical terminology tools and services. Leading healthcare organizations use Apelon software to improve the quality, comparability and accessibility of clinical information. Apelon offers terminology development software, run time vocabulary servers, concept-based indexing and retrieval products, and corresponding consultant services. Corporate Web site: www.Apelon.com |
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