Joe Flores-Toro, Ph.D.
Health Scientist Administrator
- Center for Biomedical Informatics & Information Technology
- Office of Data Sharing
- Scientific Policy and Program Branch A
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Current Role
Current Role
As a health scientist administrator in NCI’s Office of Data Sharing, I support data access and sharing efforts, act as a member of the NCI data access committee, and provide program support to large projects such as the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative (CCDI).
Additionally, I sit on a number of working groups and committees, including: the NCI Equity Council Communications and Outreach for Equity Activities (COEA) working group, the Gabriella Miller Kids First working group, the NCCR Metadata working group, the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) data use subgroup, and various CCDI working groups.
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Projects
Projects
Develops means to collect and share childhood cancer data to learn from every child with cancer.
Enrolls children, teens, and young adults to test precision medicine for childhood cancers. -
Publications
Publications
Featured Publications
Modulation of the Chemokine/Chemokine Receptor Axis as a Novel Approach for Glioma Therapy. Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2020.
Adult Immuno-oncology: Using Past Failures to Inform the Future. Neuro-Oncology, 2020.
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In the News
In the News
NIH is soliciting comments on a new draft of the Public Access Policy which will remove the 12-month embargo period for NIH-funded manuscripts and data.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!If you’re attending the 2022 American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting (either in person or virtual), don’t miss these data science sessions, poster presentations, and the NCI exhibit booth, where you can hear more about our programs and activities! -
Background
Background
Education
- Ph.D., Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Florida
- B.S., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University
Previous Work
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science and Technology Policy Fellow, NCI
- High School Science Teacher, Chiefland High School (Chiefland, Florida)
Recent Awards
- 2021 CBIIT Special Act Award