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	[https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/ '''''World Community Grid'''''] uses [[BOINC]] to accelerate science by creating a supercomputer empowered by a global community of volunteers.		[https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/ '''''World Community Grid'''''] uses [[BOINC]] to accelerate science by creating a supercomputer empowered by a global community of volunteers.

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	'''World Community Grid''' ('''WCG''') is a [[volunteer computing]] platform dedicated to humanitarian and biomedical scientific research. It harnesses the idle processing power of everyday devices — personal computers, laptops, Android smartphones, and Raspberry Pi systems — to perform large-scale scientific calculations that would otherwise require decades of supercomputing time. Since its founding in 2004, the project has expanded to cover diseases including HIV/AIDS, cancer, tuberculosis, dengue fever, Ebola, Zika virus, and COVID-19, as well as research into clean energy, water purification, food security, and climate science.<ref name="ibm-org">{{cite web \|url=https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/about/about.s \|title=About Us \|publisher=World Community Grid \|access-date=2026-05-25}}</ref>		'''World Community Grid''' ('''WCG''') is a [[volunteer computing]] platform dedicated to humanitarian and biomedical scientific research. It harnesses the idle processing power of everyday devices (personal computers, laptops, Android smartphones, and Raspberry Pi systems) to perform large-scale scientific calculations that would otherwise require decades of supercomputing time. Since its founding in 2004, the project has expanded to cover diseases including HIV/AIDS, cancer, tuberculosis, dengue fever, Ebola, Zika virus, and COVID-19, as well as research into clean energy, water purification, food security, and climate science.<ref name="ibm-org">{{cite web \|url=https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/about/about.s \|title=About Us \|publisher=World Community Grid \|access-date=2026-05-25}}</ref>

	== Why World Community Grid? ==		== Why World Community Grid? ==

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	[https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/ '''''World Community Grid'''''] uses BOINC to accelerate science by creating a supercomputer empowered by a global community of volunteers.		[https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/ '''''World Community Grid'''''] uses BOINC to accelerate science by creating a supercomputer empowered by a global community of volunteers.
	[[File:Pandemics.gif\|alt=Open Pandemics BOINC Screensaver\|thumb\|<small>Open Pandemics - COVID-19 BOINC Screensaver</small>]]		[[File:Pandemics.gif\|alt=Open Pandemics BOINC Screensaver\|thumb\|<small>Open Pandemics - COVID-19 BOINC Screensaver</small>\|299x299px]]

	== Why World Community Grid? ==		== Why World Community Grid? ==

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	== Research overview ==		== Research overview ==

	==== Active research (5) ====		==== Active research (2) ====

	# [https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/research/opn1/overview.s '''''OpenPandemics - COVID-19'''''] ~~Scientists aim~~ to ~~identify promising chemical compounds for further laboratory testing~~.		# [https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/research/opn1/overview.s '''''OpenPandemics - COVID-19'''''] Enabling the platform for fast response to global outbreaks by finding better drugs faster.
	# [https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/research/~~arp1~~/overview.s '''''~~Africa Rainfall Project~~'''''] ~~Help scientists to better understand localized rainstorms~~ and ~~improve forecasting models~~.		# [https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/research/mcm1/overview.s '''''Mapping Cancer Markers'''''] Decoding cancer by finding robust biomarkers and fathoming cancer-rewired networks.
	# [https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/research/~~scc1~~/overview.s '''''~~Smash Childhood Cancer~~'''''] ~~Identify the top drug molecules that are likely~~ to ~~control each of the target molecules found~~ in ~~cancer cells~~.		==== Intermittent research (3) ====
	# [https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/research/~~hst1~~/overview.s '''''~~Help Stop TB~~'''''] ~~Simulate~~ the ~~behavior of mycolic acid~~ molecules in ~~their many configurations to better understand how they offer protection to the TB bacteria~~.
	# [https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/research/~~mcm1~~/overview.s '''''~~Mapping Cancer Markers~~'''''] ~~Identify the markers associated with various types of cancer~~.		# [https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/research/arp1/overview.s '''''Africa Rainfall Project'''''] From improved weather modeling to better farming in sub-Saharan Africa.
			# [https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/research/scc1/overview.s '''''Smash Childhood Cancer'''''] Finding the best drugs for targeting key molecules in childhood cancers.
			# [https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/research/hst1/overview.s '''''Help Stop TB'''''] Empowering drug discovery for tuberculosis.

	==== [https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/research/projects.s?proj=comp Completed research (26)] ====		==== [https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/research/projects.s?proj=comp Completed research (26)] ====

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	# [https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/research/mcm1/overview.s '''''Mapping Cancer Markers'''''] Identify the markers associated with various types of cancer.		# [https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/research/mcm1/overview.s '''''Mapping Cancer Markers'''''] Identify the markers associated with various types of cancer.

	==== [https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/research/projects.s?proj=comp Completed ~~Research~~ (26)] ====		==== [https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/research/projects.s?proj=comp Completed research (26)] ====

	== Project team / Sponsors ==		== Project team / Sponsors ==

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	[https://www.cs.toronto.edu/~juris/ '''''Dr. Igor Jurisica’s research'''''] is connected to the Toronto Western Hospital and the hospital’s research arm, the Krembil Research Institute; a non-profit academic biomedical research institute. Research within Krembil is focused on the development of diagnostics, treatments and management strategies in the following three programmatic areas: [i] chronic neurological/neurosurgical disorders (e.g., Parkinson's disease, stroke, epilepsy, spinal cord injuries, dementia, concussion, pain and depression); [ii] ophthalmologic disorders (e.g., glaucoma, macular degeneration, retinopathy); and [iii] musculoskeletal system disorders (e.g., osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, ankylosing spondylitis).		[https://www.cs.toronto.edu/~juris/ '''''Dr. Igor Jurisica’s research'''''] is connected to the Toronto Western Hospital and the hospital’s research arm, the Krembil Research Institute; a non-profit academic biomedical research institute. Research within Krembil is focused on the development of diagnostics, treatments and management strategies in the following three programmatic areas: [i] chronic neurological/neurosurgical disorders (e.g., Parkinson's disease, stroke, epilepsy, spinal cord injuries, dementia, concussion, pain and depression); [ii] ophthalmologic disorders (e.g., glaucoma, macular degeneration, retinopathy); and [iii] musculoskeletal system disorders (e.g., osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, ankylosing spondylitis).

	== Research ~~Overview~~ ==		== Research overview ==

	==== Active research (5) ====		==== Active research (5) ====

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	[https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/ '''''World Community Grid'''''] uses BOINC to accelerate science by creating a supercomputer empowered by a global community of volunteers.		[https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/ '''''World Community Grid'''''] uses BOINC to accelerate science by creating a supercomputer empowered by a global community of volunteers.
			[[File:Pandemics.gif\|alt=Open Pandemics BOINC Screensaver\|thumb\|<small>Open Pandemics - COVID-19 BOINC Screensaver</small>]]

	== Why World Community Grid? ==		== Why World Community Grid? ==
	World Community Grid began in 2004 as a philanthropic initiative of IBM Corporate Social Responsibility, the corporate social responsibility and philanthropy division of IBM. Through Corporate Social Responsibility, IBM donates its technology and talent to address some of the world's most pressing social and environmental issues.		World Community Grid began in 2004 as a philanthropic initiative of IBM Corporate Social Responsibility, the corporate social responsibility and philanthropy division of IBM. Through Corporate Social Responsibility, IBM donates its technology and talent to address some of the world's most pressing social and environmental issues.

	In 2021, IBM transferred the World Community Grid assets to Krembil Research Institute, part of the '''''[https://www.uhn.ca/ University Health Network]''''' (UHN). While sharing the goals and principles of WCG, '''''[https://www.uhn.ca/Research/Research_Institutes/Krembil Krembil Research Institute]''''' aims to expand the mission of citizen science, youth outreach and integrative computational biology.[https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/about/about.s]		In 2021, IBM transferred the World Community Grid assets to Krembil Research Institute, part of the '''''[https://www.uhn.ca/ University Health Network]''''' (UHN).

			While sharing the goals and principles of WCG, '''''[https://www.uhn.ca/Research/Research_Institutes/Krembil Krembil Research Institute]''''' aims to expand the mission of citizen science, youth outreach and integrative computational biology.[https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/about/about.s]

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	[https://www.cs.toronto.edu/~juris/ Dr. Igor Jurisica’s research] is connected to the Toronto Western Hospital and the hospital’s research arm, the Krembil Research Institute; a non-profit academic biomedical research institute. Research within Krembil is focused on the development of diagnostics, treatments and management strategies in the following three programmatic areas: [i] chronic neurological/neurosurgical disorders (e.g., Parkinson's disease, stroke, epilepsy, spinal cord injuries, dementia, concussion, pain and depression); [ii] ophthalmologic disorders (e.g., glaucoma, macular degeneration, retinopathy); and [iii] musculoskeletal system disorders (e.g., osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, ankylosing spondylitis).		[https://www.cs.toronto.edu/~juris/ '''''Dr. Igor Jurisica’s research'''''] is connected to the Toronto Western Hospital and the hospital’s research arm, the Krembil Research Institute; a non-profit academic biomedical research institute. Research within Krembil is focused on the development of diagnostics, treatments and management strategies in the following three programmatic areas: [i] chronic neurological/neurosurgical disorders (e.g., Parkinson's disease, stroke, epilepsy, spinal cord injuries, dementia, concussion, pain and depression); [ii] ophthalmologic disorders (e.g., glaucoma, macular degeneration, retinopathy); and [iii] musculoskeletal system disorders (e.g., osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, ankylosing spondylitis).

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	==== Active research (5) ====		==== Active research (5) ====

	# [https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/research/opn1/overview.s OpenPandemics - COVID-19] Scientists aim to identify promising chemical compounds for further laboratory testing.		# [https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/research/opn1/overview.s '''''OpenPandemics - COVID-19'''''] Scientists aim to identify promising chemical compounds for further laboratory testing.
	# [https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/research/arp1/overview.s Africa Rainfall Project] Help scientists to better understand localized rainstorms and improve forecasting models.		# [https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/research/arp1/overview.s '''''Africa Rainfall Project'''''] Help scientists to better understand localized rainstorms and improve forecasting models.
	# [https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/research/scc1/overview.s Smash Childhood Cancer] Identify the top drug molecules that are likely to control each of the target molecules found in cancer cells.		# [https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/research/scc1/overview.s '''''Smash Childhood Cancer'''''] Identify the top drug molecules that are likely to control each of the target molecules found in cancer cells.
	# [https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/research/hst1/overview.s Help Stop TB] Simulate the behavior of mycolic acid molecules in their many configurations to better understand how they offer protection to the TB bacteria.		# [https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/research/hst1/overview.s '''''Help Stop TB'''''] Simulate the behavior of mycolic acid molecules in their many configurations to better understand how they offer protection to the TB bacteria.
	# [https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/research/mcm1/overview.s Mapping Cancer Markers] Identify the markers associated with various types of cancer.		# [https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/research/mcm1/overview.s '''''Mapping Cancer Markers'''''] Identify the markers associated with various types of cancer.

	==== [https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/research/projects.s?proj=comp Completed Research (26)] ====		==== [https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/research/projects.s?proj=comp Completed Research (26)] ====

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	# [https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/research/hst1/overview.s Help Stop TB] Simulate the behavior of mycolic acid molecules in their many configurations to better understand how they offer protection to the TB bacteria.		# [https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/research/hst1/overview.s Help Stop TB] Simulate the behavior of mycolic acid molecules in their many configurations to better understand how they offer protection to the TB bacteria.
	# [https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/research/mcm1/overview.s Mapping Cancer Markers] Identify the markers associated with various types of cancer.		# [https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/research/mcm1/overview.s Mapping Cancer Markers] Identify the markers associated with various types of cancer.

			==== [https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/research/projects.s?proj=comp Completed Research (26)] ====

	== Project team / Sponsors ==		== Project team / Sponsors ==