The Virtual Child.
Richard J GilbertsonSam BehjatiAnna-Lisa BöttcherMarianne E BronnerMatthew BurridgeHenrick ClausingHarry CliffordTracey DanaherLaura K DonovanJarno DrostAlexander M M EggermontChris EmersonMona G FloresPetra HamerlikNada JabadoAndrew JonesHenrick KaessmannClaudia L KleinmanMarcel KoolLena M KutscherGavin LindbergEmily LinnaneJohn C MarioniJohn M MarisMichelle MonjeAlexandra MacaskillSteven A NiedererPaul A NorthcottElizabeth PeetersWillemijn Plieger-van SolkemaLiane PreußnerAnne C RiosKarsten RippePeter SandfordNikolaos G SgourakisAdam ShlienPete SmithKarin StraathofPatrick J SullivanMario L SuvàMichael D TaylorEmma ThompsonRoser Vento-TormoBrandon J WainwrightRobert J Wechsler-ReyaFrank WestermannShannon WinsladeBissan Al-LazikaniStefan M PfisterPublished in: Cancer discovery (2024)
We are building the world's first Virtual Child-a computer model of normal and cancerous human development at the level of each individual cell. The Virtual Child will "develop cancer" that we will subject to unlimited virtual clinical trials that pinpoint, predict, and prioritize potential new treatments, bringing forward the day when no child dies of cancer, giving each one the opportunity to lead a full and healthy life.