Esmeralda “Emi” Casas-Silva, Ph.D.
Health Science Administrator
- Center for Biomedical Informatics & Information Technology
- Informatics and Data Science Program
- Data Ecosystems Branch
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Current Role
Current Role
As a health science administrator and program director, I apply my biomedical sciences and policy background in support of the Cancer Research Data Commons (CRDC), including development oversight of NCI’s Clinical Trials Data Commons. I also co-lead NCI’s Ethical and Regulatory Issues in Cancer Research (ENRICH) forum, and I contribute to the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health’s (GA4GH’s) efforts to enable genomic data sharing for the benefit of human health.
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Projects
Projects
NCI Cancer Research Data Commons (CRDC)
Connects researchers with data sets and tools to analyze large- scale cancer research data in the cloud.
NCI Community Hub
A resource for NCI collaboration and sharing of data, tools, and standards.
NCTN/NCORP Data Archive
Stores and shares datasets generated from NCTN and NCORP clinical trials. -
Publications
Publications
Featured Publications
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health. Cell Genomics, 2023.
Through the Lens of Patient Partners: Challenges in Accrual of Older Adults to NCI Clinical Trials. Journal of the National Cancer Institute Monographs, 2022.
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In the News
In the News
Are you planning to attend this year’s American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting? Make sure to add these NCI-affiliated data science activities to your schedule!Celebrate the NCI team that recently received a 2022 FedHealthIT Innovation Award for their commitment to advancing cancer research through work proteomics efforts such as the Proteomic Data Commons. -
Background
Background
Education
- Post-Doctoral Fellow, The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, CA)
- Ph.D., Biomedical Sciences, University of California, San Diego
Previous Work
- Scientific Program Manager/Science Policy, Biorepositories and Biospecimen Branch, NCI’s Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science & Technology Policy Fellow, NCI
- Research Technician, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
- Program Manager, American Red Cross (San Diego, CA)