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Meet MOPAW—A New Tool for Using Multi-omics Data in NCI’s Cancer Genomics Cloud

Want to use multi-omics data to examine different genetic pathways underlying cancer, but you lack the necessary coding experience? Meet MOPAW, a new point-and-click interface that can help you make the most of your genetic data.

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The Childhood Cancer Data Initiative (CCDI) Releases ‘Explore Dashboard’ to Make Data More Findable

Do you use CCDI-managed data? Check out the CCDI Hub Explore Dashboard, a tool that allows you to discover CCDI-managed data and connect with participants and available samples and files.

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NCI Partners with ARPA-H on Data Fabric to Maximize Use of Research Data

This joint NCI and ARPA-H Biomedical Data Fabric Toolbox effort will focus on developing solutions that take data science innovation in the biomedical research community to a new level. Researchers can use simple dashboards to explore data, conduct analyses, and share data across disciplines.

Small Business Funding Opportunity

Contract Solicitation to Develop Analytic Software for the NCI Cancer Research Data Commons

If you work for a small business, then this contract opportunity is for you! Support the development of commercial analytic tools for the cancer research community that integrate Cancer Research Data Commons multimodal data.

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Deep Learning Model Proves Useful in Head and Neck Cancer Care

Learn about this model that predicts survival and disease outcome in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

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Search Engine Tool Targets Peptide in Mass Spectrometry Proteomic Data Sets

PepQuery2 is a proteomics tool that enables rapid and targeted identification of both known and novel peptide sequences in proteomics data sets. The tool aims to provide valuable data sets for the broader research community by making public proteomics data more accessible and user-friendly.

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Personalized Calculator Predicts Oral Cancer Survival

Discover how SEER data and statistical models can help personalize oral cancer treatments.

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New Tool Visualizes Cancer Data Mutations in Three Dimensions

Have you ever wanted to see the mutations you’re studying in three dimensions (3D)? CBIIT has a new tool, called 3DVizSNP, to help automate this process.

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Get NCI Support to Develop Technologies and Informatics Tools for Cancer Metabolomics

Cancer researchers can help NCI enhance cancer metabolomics research by applying for funding to develop innovative technologies and informatics tools.

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SEER Marks 50th Anniversary and Leverages New Data Technologies

NCI’s Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program is marking 50 years of cancer surveillance research and launching three new initiatives that are likely to be of particular interest to the data science field. These efforts include a Virtual Tissue Repository, a Virtual Pooled Registry, and a partnership with the Department of Energy to develop application programming interfaces.

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