Shannon Silkensen, Ph.D.

Current Role

As a health science administrator, I oversee several biomedical informatics projects. This includes NCI’s Real-World Data/Real-World Evidence (RWD/RWE) Program. The goals of the RWD/RWE Program are to (1) generate electronic health records (EHR), pathology, and other data extraction and transformation guidelines; (2) develop tools that automate the checking of conformance, distribution, and completeness of data extracted from the EHR, pathology reports, etc.; and (3) develop cancer diagnosis and treatments computable phenotype guidelines.

Additionally, I am passionate about training the next generation of researchers. To that end, I lead CBIIT’s Summer Intern Program. This program is geared toward energetic high school and college students pursuing careers in informatics, computer science, information technology, and business administration. CBIIT strives to offer these students a real-world experience with meaningful projects, mentoring, and career development sessions.