World Community Grid
World Community Grid uses BOINC to accelerate science by creating a supercomputer empowered by a global community of volunteers.
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.
In 2021, IBM transferred the World Community Grid assets to Krembil Research Institute, part of the University Health Network (UHN).
While sharing the goals and principles of WCG, Krembil Research Institute aims to expand the mission of citizen science, youth outreach and integrative computational biology.[1]
Goal
Help scientists to identify the most important results to study in the lab, bringing them one step closer to discoveries that save lives and address global problems.
Methods
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
Active research (2)
- OpenPandemics - COVID-19 Enabling the platform for fast response to global outbreaks by finding better drugs faster.
- Mapping Cancer Markers Decoding cancer by finding robust biomarkers and fathoming cancer-rewired networks.
Intermittent research (3)
- Africa Rainfall Project From improved weather modeling to better farming in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Smash Childhood Cancer Finding the best drugs for targeting key molecules in childhood cancers.
- Help Stop TB Empowering drug discovery for tuberculosis.
Completed research (26)
Project team / Sponsors
Dr. Igor Jurisica. Krembil Research Institute, part of the University Health Network (UHN).