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Input on New Sample Informed Consent Language for Digital Health Needed

Contribute to this NCI-supported Request for Information by commenting on the usefulness and usability of informed consent language involving digital health technologies.

iCURE Enhancing Diversity in the NCI Intramural Research Community

Gain Data Science Research Experience through NCI’s iCURE Mentorship Program

Learn more about this mentorship program for students and scientists from diverse backgrounds. Past awardees have gained research experience in cancer data science!

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We’re Hiring—Apply Today to be a Biomedical Informatics Specialist at CBIIT

We’re seeking a qualified biomedical informatics specialist to join our CBIIT Team. Apply today for this unique opportunity to use data-driven approaches for advancing cancer research.

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Fall 2023 Updates to Semantic Products of NCI Enterprise Vocabulary Services

Get the latest updates to NCI’s Enterprise Vocabulary Services, including childhood cancer staging terminology and Genomic Data Commons property and value terminology.

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Funding Opportunity for Using Data Science to Advance Genomics and Health Equity Research

If you’re using data science to do genomics research for preventing, detecting, and treating cancer across diverse populations, see if this NCI-supported funding opportunity is for you.

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Identify Opportunities to Generate Molecular Characterization Research Data for NCI’s Childhood Cancer Data Initiative

Do you have knowledge, interest, and experience conducting childhood cancer research? NCI’s Childhood Cancer Data Initiative seeks your input to identify opportunities to generate additional research molecular characterization data to accelerate scientific discovery and improve patient care through enhanced data sharing.

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Rhabdomyosarcoma Images Now Available Through NCI’s Imaging Data Commons

You can now access images from patients who participated in Children’s Oncology Group trials and get metadata and accompanying clinical data. The gene panel sequencing data is available through the database of Genotypes and Phenotypes.

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NCI Partners with ARPA-H on Data Fabric to Maximize Use of Research Data

This joint NCI and ARPA-H Biomedical Data Fabric Toolbox effort will focus on developing solutions that take data science innovation in the biomedical research community to a new level. Researchers can use simple dashboards to explore data, conduct analyses, and share data across disciplines.

Small Business Funding Opportunity

Contract Solicitation to Develop Analytic Software for the NCI Cancer Research Data Commons

If you work for a small business, then this contract opportunity is for you! Support the development of commercial analytic tools for the cancer research community that integrate Cancer Research Data Commons multimodal data.

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NCI Funding Opportunity for Researchers Leveraging Social Network Data to Promote Cancer Prevention and Healthy Lifestyles

Are you using data collection technologies that would work in social networks? NCI has a notice of funding aimed at leveraging these data to develop interventions for promoting better health across the lifespan.

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