Collaborative research in bioinformatics and systems biology is a key element of modern biology and health research. This book provides access to many of the methods, environments, results and resources involved. Over 350 web references are included.

This book describes a systems approaches to cancer research. Covering a full range of topics, including laboratory, clinical and medical approaches, it demonstrates how systems approaches build upon and greatly extend current research practices.

This teaching monograph on systems approaches to cancer research and clinical applications provides a unique synthesis, by world-class scientists and doctors, of laboratory, computational, and clinical methods, thereby establishing the foundations for major advances not possible with current methods. Specifically, the book: 1) Sets the stage by describing the basis of systems biology and bioinformatics approaches, and the clinical background of cancer in a systems context; 2) Summarizes the laboratory, clinical, data systems analysis and bioinformatics tools, along with infrastructure and...