Erika M. Kim (Kwon), Ph.D.
Supervisory 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 the Senior Biomedical Informatics Program Officer of the NCI Data Ecosystems Branch, I lead a team of research professionals and support staff within the Cancer Research Data Commons (CRDC). We collaborate in developing and implementing strategies focused on the creation and ongoing support of large-scale data sharing, management, and analysis tools to accelerate NCI-funded scientific research. My current research interests include the development of interoperable, multi-modal biological databases and accessible cloud applications to facilitate collaboration among researchers at all stages of their careers to perform large-scale, multi-modal analysis.
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Projects
Projects
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health Biomedical Data Fabric Toolbox
Helps you access and make better use of biomedical data from thousands of disparate sources.
NCI Cancer Research Data Commons (CRDC)
Connects researchers with data sets and tools to analyze large- scale cancer research data in the cloud. -
Publications
Publications
Featured Publications
Redundant Mechanisms Driven Independently by RUNX1 and GATA2 for Hematopoietic Development. Blood Advances, 2021.
Provider Engagement in Radiation Oncology Data Science: Workshop Report. JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics, 2020.
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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!Participate in the upcoming challenge to assess NCI Cancer Research Data Commons' compatibility with AI/ML technologies.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. -
Background
Background
Education
- Ph.D., Human Genetics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
- M.S., Bioinformatics, Johns Hopkins University
Previous Work
- Research Scientist and Bioinformatician, National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Recent Awards
- 2023 NCI CBIIT Director’s Award
- 2022 NCI Director’s Award
- 2018 NHGRI Genome Recognition of Employee Accomplishments and Talents (GREAT)
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My Team
My Team