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Publications Highlight the Power of Deep Learning for Cancer Drug Response Prediction

Explore these two articles, both published by members of the NCI and Department of Energy Collaboration!

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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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New Tool Facilitates Data Sharing from the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) Screening Study

The PLCO Atlas allows investigators to browse and access germline genetic association data from the PLCO Screening Study via the Genome-Wide Association Study Explorer.

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NCI Data Science at the 2023 AACR Annual Meeting

Planning your itinerary for this year’s American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting? Want to make sure you catch the NCI-affiliated data science activities? We’ve put together a helpful reference page for you!

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Give Input on the Plan to Enhance Access to Data and Other Results of NIH-Supported Research

NIH wants to hear from you about the NIH Public Access Plan, which shows how to accelerate access to federally supported scientific data and research.

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New Deep Learning System Proves Accurate in Predicting Suspected Breast Cancer

A new, NCI-funded, deep learning technology performed on par with radiologists in interpreting breast cancer images. This tool could help refine diagnosis to reduce the number of unnecessary biopsies.

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Childhood Cancer Data Initiative’s Molecular Targets Platform Gets Upgrade

Researchers seeking potential targets for treating childhood cancers now have an even better tool for the job. Check out the latest enhancements to the NCI Childhood Cancer Data Initiative’s (CCDI’s) Molecular Targets Platform.

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Apply for Supplemental Funds to Support Data Sharing Ecosystem

Funding can be used to support data preparation for inclusion in the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Data Ecosystem.

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Childhood Cancer Data Initiative (CCDI) Adds New Pediatric Malignancy Data

CCDI additions include molecular characterization data from childhood cancer patients of racial and ethnic diversity.

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Give Data-Related Input and More to NCI on Multidimensional Tumor Atlases

NCI is soliciting feedback on the utility and future promise of multidimensional tumor atlases for the Human Tumor Atlas Network, including high-priority data types and challenges/opportunities for computational modeling. Your responses are due January 7, 2023.

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