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
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
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.Are you researching genomic abnormalities? Bioinformatician Deena Bleich gives an overview of the online tool, “Mitelman Database of Chromosome Aberrations and Gene Fusions in Cancer,” and how it can help you analyze genomic data.In this blog, we’re spotlighting how researchers can leverage FireCloud, one of NCI’s Cloud Resources, for accessing data, running analysis, and collaborating with others in the cancer research community. -
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
- 2022 NCI Director’s Award
- 2018 NHGRI Genome Recognition of Employee Accomplishments and Talents (GREAT)
- 2013 American Society of Hematology Abstract Achievement Award Recipient
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My Team
My Team