Shannon Silkensen, Ph.D.
Health Science Administrator
- Center for Biomedical Informatics & Information Technology
- Informatics and Data Science Program
- Clinical & Translational Research Informatics Branch
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Current Role
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.
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Publications
Publications
Featured Publications
From Potential to Practice: How Accelerating Access to HPV Tests and Screen and Treat Programmes Can Help Eliminate Cervical Cancer. Family Medicine Community Health, 2019.
Is It Time to Move Beyond Visual Inspection With Acetic Acid for Cervical Cancer Screening? Global Health: Science Practice, 2018.
Global Health Pathology Research: Purpose and Funding. Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, 2018.
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In the News
In the News
Apply for a summer internship opportunity at NCI’s Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology! You’ll spend 10–16 weeks understanding and practicing data sharing, aggregation, and analysis.Staff from the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology (CBIIT) provide scientific and business-related reading recommendations they have found to be inspiring or useful throughout their careers. -
Background
Background
Education
- Ph.D., Molecular Cancer Biology, Duke University
- B.S., Chemistry and Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University
Previous Work
- Emerging Leader, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Recent Awards
- 2020 NCI Director’s Award, Inaugural Class of NCI IT Ambassadors