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Submit Input to NIH and FDA About Next Generation Sequencing and Radiomics Resource Requirements

Cancer researchers and data scientists have the opportunity to provide NIH and the FDA input on the requirements for accelerating clinical applications of next generation sequencing and radiomics (including those using artificial intelligence and machine learning). Responses to these Requests for Information are due Monday, November 1, 2021.

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National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Virtual Boot Camp: AI in Health

NINR is promoting and improving the health of individuals, their families, and communities. Watch the videocast for any one of the three webinars to learn how AI can positively impact patient well-being and how clinicians can use this technology in their practice.

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NIH Issues RFI for Advancing AI/ML Technologies to Redress Health Disparities: Responses Due July 9

This RFI will inform the development of an NIH initiative on the use of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning to address health disparities and inequities and enhance diversity within the AI/ML workforce.

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Read NCI's Four Priority Areas for Artificial Intelligence

NCI Director Dr. Ned Sharpless and CBIIT Director Dr. Tony Kerlavage recently published an article, “The Potential of AI in Cancer Care and Research,” which takes stock of current advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning and outlines some of the areas NCI hopes to explore in greater depth in the future.

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NIH Common Fund’s New Bridge to Artificial Intelligence (Bridge2AI) Program: Research Opportunity Announcement and Team Building Activities

Beginning with an “analysis-first” approach, the Bridge2AI program values the machine-understandability of data and incorporates ethical principles surrounding data collection and use. See the list of upcoming June events and funding opportunities affiliated with the program.

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NIH Offers Administrative Supplements to Support Software Enhancement, Collaborations for Improving AI/ML-Readiness, and Data Alignment to FAIR Principles

The NIH Office of Data Science Strategy recently announced four Notices of Special Interest for administrative supplemental funding. Supplement applications are due May 2021.

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NCI Partners with the American College of Radiology Data Science Institute to Speed AI Development

This innovative team approach connects use cases with data sets to provide artificial intelligence (AI) developers with another set of resources for building AI tools to benefit radiology.

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AACR Annual Meeting 2021: Week 1 NCI Data Science Event Sessions and Posters

Attending the 2021 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting? Here are a few event and poster sessions you won’t want to miss to learn more about the latest NCI data science, data commons, and cancer research activities.

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Apply Now for the "Accelerating Precision Radiation Oncology Through Advanced Computing and Artificial Intelligence" Workshop Series

Applications are now being accepted for the NCI-DOE Collaboration Workshop Series on radiation oncology. Join multidisciplinary experts from basic science, clinical practice, and computational science to explore emerging and futuristic opportunities to advance radiation therapy.

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Call for Abstracts at CAFCW20

NCI Director, Dr. Ned Sharpless, will serve as keynote speaker at the Sixth Computational Approaches for Cancer Workshop (CAFCW20), which will be held virtually on November 13, 2020. The CAFCW20 workshop will bring together clinicians, cancer biologists, mathematicians, data scientists, computational scientists, engineers, developers, and thought leaders interested in advancing computational approaches to better understand cancer. Abstracts may be submitted for this workshop, but they must be submitted no later than Tuesday, September 8.

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