Cancer Data Science Pulse

NCI’s recently released National Cancer Plan details eight strategic goals. Our NCI CBIIT leadership team offers insight into the new Plan, with particular emphasis on how data science and related technologies will support this work and serve as a catalyst for future cancer research at NCI.

To celebrate the “International Day of Women and Girls in Science,” we asked CBIIT’s Associate Director for Informatics and Data Science, Dr. Jill Barnholtz-Sloan, to share her experience as a woman in data science. She tells about her journey to CBIIT and underscores the value of adding women’s perspectives to the data science field.

Allen Dearry, Ph.D., will retire from NCI’s CBIIT on December 31. Here Dr. Dearry reflects on his 31 years at NIH, including his role in helping to establish the Cancer Research Data Commons. He also offers advice for people just entering the field and describes what he’s planning to do next.

CBIIT Director Dr. Tony Kerlavage loves data. He also loves to solve puzzles. In this blog, Dr. Kerlavage describes how advances in data and technology are helping us find solutions to some of today’s most pressing cancer-related questions. According to Dr. Kerlavage, there’s no problem too hard to solve and no question that we shouldn’t bother asking.

In recognizing the Power of Data and celebrating NCI’s 50th anniversary, we asked Dr. Ned Sharpless what data means to him and the field of cancer research. Read about his past experiences and where he thinks data will take cancer research in the future!

On May 24, CBIIT welcomed Dr. Jill Barnholtz-Sloan as the new associate director for Informatics and Data Science. In this latest Q&A blog, Dr. Barnholtz-Sloan tells a little about herself, including what brought her to CBIIT, what keeps her centered, and what makes her most proud.

Dr. Tony Kerlavage, director of NCI’s Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology (CBIIT), sat down to discuss one key component of racial inequality, the issue of health disparities, as it relates to Big Data. As noted by Dr. Kerlavage, representing our diverse U.S. population in research and in the workforce are key, but we also need better data.

CBIIT Director, Tony Kerlavage, discusses his role, CBIIT’s responsibilities and opportunities within the realm of cancer research, and his vision for expanding informatics, IT, collaboration, and data sharing to find treatments, improve outcomes, and make the lives of cancer patients and their families better.

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.

Just as numerous role models can shape, foster, and guide a child into adulthood, so can the various stakeholders within the broader cancer research community play a pivotal role in the success of data sharing efforts. Your input is critical as NCI seeks to make the most of the federal investment to collect, analyze, and share data to address the burden of cancer in children, adolescents, and young adults.