Author ORCID Identifier

https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2034-8336

Date of Award

8-31-2026

Document Type

Open Access Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Biological Science (MBioSci)

Department

Biology

First Advisor

Shailja Pathania

Second Advisor

Augustin Luna

Third Advisor

Alexey Veraksa

Abstract

Cancer cell lines are essential resources for connecting genomic and molecular features with drug response and identifying biomarkers. Therefore, large-scale cancer cell line resources have been growing, but this introduces challenges such as data standardization, consistent annotation, matching identifiers, cross-database integration, and a reproducible computational framework. CellMiner Cross Database (CellMinerCDB) integrates pharmacogenomic datasets from multiple resources and provides a standardized analysis of cell lines across datasets. This thesis examines cancer cell line cross-databases and their importance in pharmacogenomics, with a particular focus on CellMinerCDB. As part of this work, I developed an R package for the gCSI (Genentech Cell Line Screening Initiative) dataset using the rcellminer reusable framework and integrated it into CellMinerCDB. This project standardized and organized gCSI mRNA expression and drug activity data in a structure compatible with CellMinerCDB. I also contributed to cross-referencing between CellMinerCDB and external resources to improve the tool's consistency. Together, this work contributed to CellMinerCDB with new dataset integration and data standardization, which aim to increase the accessibility of large-scale pharmacogenomic data for biomarker discovery, drug response analysis, and cancer research.

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