Buckeye Talks on Tap: Cancer Mutation Signatures at High Resolution

Date
February 10, 2026
Time
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Location
Bucci’s Italian Scratch Kitchen 320 W. Center St., Marion, OH

About this event

Doors open at 5 p.m.

Buckeye Talks on Tap features Ohio State faculty, students, and other community experts sharing the latest in research and scholarly endeavors on timely subjects from the environment, astronomy, agronomy, health and wellness, linguistics, crime, engineering, food safety, Ohio migration patterns and much more.  

Cancer Mutation Signatures at High Resolution

Although all cancers are characterized by an accumulation of mutations, not all mutations are equal. Some mutations known as "driver" are key to causing cancer while many accumulate in the background and are known as "passenger".  Using artificial intelligence algorithms, we can now identify which mutations are important for cancer and can generate specific signatures that distinguish one cancer from another.  This research has implications in diagnosis, prognostication, and therapy.  

Speakers

Dr. Ruben Petreaca
Associate Professor of Molecular Genetics and Member of the James Comprehensive Cancer Center at The Ohio State University

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