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 Conversation Canada: Nearly 1 in 100 Canadians has inflammatory bowel disease. Too many believe it rules out having children 12 Aug, 2026 Hidden emissions in everyday inhalers 20 Jul, 2026 Read time: 4 min Due for change: how isolation, resilience, and shifting rules defined childbirth during the COVID-19 pandemic 22 Jun, 2026 Read time: 4 min Explore Our Stories Feature Stories Dean's Blog News & Announcements In the Media Research Medicine Nursing Rehabilitation Therapy Research Bioinformatics Surgery Palliative Medicine The Next 25 Military & Veteran Health Neuroscience Occupational Therapy Dermatology Education