Can algorithms help determine what causes cancer? | Researchers on Campus Getting Coffee Feature Stories | 19 Nov 2020 | Read time: | Written by: How can algorithms help scientists determine what types of things cause cancer? Anna Panchenko’s (Professor, Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences) computational biophysics lab is doing just that. Learn more about Dr. Anna Panchenko: https://dbms.queensu.ca/faculty/anna-panchenko https://panchenko-lab.org https://oicr.on.ca/investigators/anna-panchenko/ Related topics Medicine Research Biomedical & Molecular Sciences Oncology Researchers on Campus Getting Coffee Recent Feature Stories Kingston-led study finds exercise after colon cancer treatment improves survival and lowers health care costs 05 Jun, 2026 Read time: 5 min Turning STEM degrees into pharma careers 19 May, 2026 Read time: 5 min Using time travel to fight loneliness 13 May, 2026 Read time: 5 min Explore Our Stories Feature Stories Dean's Blog News & Announcements In the Media Research Medicine Nursing Rehabilitation Therapy Aging & Health Emergency Medicine Psychiatry Obstetrics & Gynaecology Research Mental Health Partnerships Surgery Bioinformatics EDI initiatives progress reports