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July 29, 2019 - July 31, 2019

NCI Childhood Cancer Data Initiative (CCDI) Symposium

The Childhood Cancer Data Initiative (CCDI) focuses on the critical need to collect, analyze, and share data to address the burden of childhood cancer. This symposium is intended as a scientific planning session for the CCDI. NCI will convene approximately 250 scientific stakeholders and leaders from academia, government, industry, and advocacy in Washington, DC to gain a common understanding of the current issues and opportunities in childhood cancer research that can be addressed through enhanced data collection and maximum utilization.

July 24, 2019 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. ET

Erika Kim, Ph.D., National Cancer Institute

The State of Data Science in Radiation Oncology workshop will highlight major domains of data science knowledge and research within the field of radiation oncology. Dr. Kim will present on the NCI Cancer Research Data Commons in the Data Infrastructure session.

July 22, 2019 - July 25, 2019

Juli Klemm, Ph.D., Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology (CBIIT), National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Dr. Juli Klemm will present on informatics funding opportunities with the Informatics Technology for Cancer Research Program at the ISMB/ECCB Annual Meeting.

Learn about tools and funding opportunities with the Informatics Technology for Cancer Research (ITCR) Program at the National Cancer Institute Exhibit Booth #8.

July 18, 2019 1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. ET

Tony Kerlavage, Ph.D. and Jaime M. Guidry Auvil, Ph.D., National Cancer Institute

This preview webinar will highlight goals for the upcoming Childhood Cancer Data Initiative (CCDI) Scientific Planning Symposium and opportunities for advocates, scientists, caregivers, and cancer researchers to share ideas.

July 18, 2019 - July 19, 2019

Patricia Flatley Brennan, R.N., Ph.D.; Donald Rucker, M.D.

The symposium proposes to advance the development of a multi-stakeholder Computable Biomedical Knowledge (CBK) community and hold discussions towards establishing necessary CBK standards, policies, and governance.

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July 11, 2019 8:30 p.m. - 11:59 p.m. ET

Jeff Shilling, National Cancer Institute (NCI) Chief Information Officer (CIO)

This 30-minute program will bring together thought leaders from the public and private sectors to talk Health IT culture, best practices, and challenges.

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July 09, 2019 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET

Predrag Klasnja, Ph.D., University of Michigan Assistant Professor and Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute Scientific Investigator

In this presentation, Dr. Klasnja will describe how micro-randomized trials can be used to make data-driven decisions about how exactly individual components of mHealth interventions should work to optimize their effectiveness.

June 18, 2019 - June 19, 2019

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the Friends of the National Library of Medicine (FNLM) are pleased to announce their 2019 conference that will address the transformative potential of using electronic health records in biomedical and health sciences research.

June 12, 2019 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET

Noémie Elhadad, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Co-Interim Chair, Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University

NLM Informatics and Data Science Lecture Series

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June 05, 2019 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET

Peter James, Sc.D., Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute

The Data Science Seminar Series presents bi-weekly talks from innovators in the data science and cancer research communities both within and outside of NCI.