Cenk Sahinalp, Simon Fraser University

Research

Cancer Splice Variants Transcriptomic Aberrations

Latest papers

SRRM4 Drives Neuroendocrine Transdifferentiation of Prostate Adenocarcinoma Under Androgen Receptor Pathway Inhibition.
European urology · 2017
Genomic hallmarks of localized, non-indolent prostate cancer
Nature · 2017
Enabling Privacy-Preserving GWASs in Heterogeneous Human Populations.
Cell systems · 2016

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Computational Infrastructure for Cloud Computing, Computational Biology, and Data Mining
NSERC · 2014 · Co-investigator
$110,711
The cancer genome collaboratory
CIHR · 2013 · Co-investigator
$24,991
The Cancer Genome Collaboratory
CIHR · 2013 · Co-investigator
$900,000

All 16 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

SRRM4 Drives Neuroendocrine Transdifferentiation of Prostate Adenocarcinoma Under Androgen Receptor Pathway Inhibition.

Li Y, Donmez N, Sahinalp C, Xie N, Wang Y, Xue H, Mo F, Beltran H, Gleave M, Wang Y, Collins C, Dong X

European urology2017

DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2016.04.028 PMID: 27180064

02

Genomic hallmarks of localized, non-indolent prostate cancer

Fraser M, Sabelnykova VY, Yamaguchi TN, Heisler LE, Livingstone J, Huang V, Shiah Y-J, Yousif F, Lin X, Masella AP

Nature2017595 citations

DOI: 10.1038/nature20788

03

Enabling Privacy-Preserving GWASs in Heterogeneous Human Populations.

Simmons S, Sahinalp C, Berger B

Cell systems2016

DOI: 10.1016/j.cels.2016.04.013 PMID: 27453444

04

Spatial genomic heterogeneity within localized, multifocal prostate cancer.

Boutros PC, Fraser M, Harding NJ, de Borja R, Trudel D, Lalonde E, Meng A, Hennings-Yeomans PH, McPherson A, Sabelnykova VY, Zia A, Fox NS, Livingstone J, Shiah YJ, Wang J, Beck TA, Have CL, Chong T, Sam M, Johns J, Timms L, Buchner N, Wong A, Watson JD, Simmons TT, P'ng C, Zafarana G, Nguyen F, Luo X, Chu KC, Prokopec SD, Sykes J, Dal Pra A, Berlin A, Brown A, Chan-Seng-Yue MA, Yousif F, Denroche RE, Chong LC, Chen GM, Jung E, Fung C, Starmans MH, Chen H, Govind SK, Hawley J, D'Costa A, Pintilie M, Waggott D, Hach F, Lambin P, Muthuswamy LB, Cooper C, Eeles R, Neal D, Tetu B, Sahinalp C, Stein LD, Fleshner N, Shah SP, Collins CC, Hudson TJ, McPherson JD, van der Kwast T, Bristow RG

Nature genetics2015

DOI: 10.1038/ng.3315 PMID: 26005866

Computational Infrastructure for Cloud Computing, Computational Biology, and Data Mining

Co-investigatorNSERC2014Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Ester, Martin

$110,711

The cancer genome collaboratory

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Operating Grant: Discovery Frontiers - LOI

Principal investigators: Stein, Lincoln

Keywords: Bioethics; Biostatistics; Cancer; Cloud Computing; Computational Biology; Computer Science; Genomics; Machine Learning

$24,991

The Cancer Genome Collaboratory

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Operating Grant: Discovery Frontiers

Principal investigators: Stein, Lincoln

Keywords: Bioinformatics; Cancer; Cloud Computing; Genomics; Protection Of Patient Privacy

$900,000

Create Program for Computational Methods for the Analysis of the Diversity and Dynamics of Genomes (Create - CMADDG Training Program)

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Sahinalp, Cenk

$750,000

The cancer genome collaboratory

Co-investigatorNSERC2013Discovery Frontiers - Advancing Big Data Science in Genomics Research

Principal investigators: Stein, Lincoln

$3,099,861

Computational Genomics

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Sahinalp, Cenk

Keywords: CRC

$483,333

Computational Genomics

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Sahinalp, Cenk

Keywords: CRC

$100,000

Algorithmic challenges in population scale genomics

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Sahinalp, Cenk

$120,000

Algorithmic challenges in population scale genomics

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Sahinalp, Cenk

$207,910

A compressed sensing framework for identifying differentially expressed isoforms and transcriptomic aberrations in cancer samples

Nominated PICIHR2012Operating Grant: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Principal investigators: Sahinalp, Cenk; Collins, Colin C

Keywords: Cancer; Splice Variants; Transcriptomic Aberrations

$186,938

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Urologic Sciences
Radiation Oncology/Medical Physics
Biostatistics Division
Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences
Medical Biophysics
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1 shared papers, latest 2017

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Cancer Dear Professor Sahinalp, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "SRRM4 Drives Neuroendocrine Transdifferentiation of Prostate Adenocarcinoma Under Androgen Receptor Pathway Inhibition." (2017), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]