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AACR Annual Meeting 2022: NCI Data Science Event Sessions and Posters

If you’re attending the 2022 American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting (either in person or virtual), don’t miss these data science sessions, poster presentations, and the NCI exhibit booth, where you can hear more about our programs and activities!

Image of datacommons.cancer.gov homepage on a computer with individual reviewing it. Reads "The NCI Cancer Research Data Commons (CRDC) is a cloud-based data science infrastructure that provides secure access to a large, comprehensive, and expanding collection of cancer research data. Users can explore and use analytical and visualization tools for data analysis in the cloud." Bottom reads "datacommons.cancer.gov"

The Evolution of NCI’s Data Commons

CBIIT Director, Dr. Tony Kerlavage, sat down recently for a podcast examining the evolution of NCI’s Data Commons. He tracked the development of the Cancer Research Data Commons, from its early pilots to today’s cloud-based infrastructure, with repositories of diverse data and more than 1,000 tools and resources.

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New Clinical Data Added to the NCI Cancer Research Data Commons

The NCI Cancer Research Data Commons has recently added 1,000 new clinical outcome data files for Clinical Proteomic Tumor Atlas Consortium (CPTAC) studies to NCI’s Genomic Data Commons and Proteomic Data Commons.

Image of Lung Cancer map developed by CPTAC. On right side contains illustration of lung entitled "Lung squamous cell carcinoma proteogenomic portrait". The illustration has a red tumor added to the primal bronchii with the text above it stating 108 tumors. Text next to the tumor states "99 normal adjacent tumors". Each bronchii branch includes an keyword from the research study: global, proteomics, ubiquityl, acetyl, phospho, genomics, methylation, WGS, WES, mRNA-seq, RNA-seq

New Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma Data in the NCI Proteomics Data Commons (PDC)

Supplementary proteomics data from the most comprehensive molecular map of lung squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) is available in the NCI Proteomics Data Commons (PDC).

NCI is Recruiting

NCI’s Office of Cancer Clinical Proteomics Research Seeks Health Science Administrators (Scientific Program Officers)

NCI’s Office of Cancer Clinical Proteomics Research is looking for two scientists to support the Clinical Proteomic Tumor Analysis Consortium either through proteomics data science/management (which will include coordinating with CBIIT) or biospecimen procurement/management. Applications for these vacancies may be submitted until Wednesday, May 26, 2021.

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AACR Annual Meeting 2021: Week 2 NCI Data Science Event Sessions

Attending the second week of the 2021 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting? Here are a few event 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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CPTAC Researchers Expand Use of MSFragger to Identify N- and O-linked Glycopeptides

Clinical Proteomic Tumor Analysis Consortium (CPTAC) researchers from the Nesvizhskii Lab at the University of Michigan have developed an extension of its MSFragger flagship software to identify N- and O-linked glycopeptides.

NCI is Recruiting

NCI’s Office of Cancer Clinical Proteomics Research Seeks Data Science Program Officer

NCI’s Office of Cancer Clinical Proteomics Research is recruiting a program officer to manage and oversee contracts that support proteomics data management activities. Responsibilities will also include overseeing both OCCPR’s Proteomics Data Coordinating Center and NCI’s Proteomic Data Commons—a repository of the Cancer Research Data Commons. Applications are due by Wednesday, January 27, 2021.

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New Data in PDC: Breast, Ovarian, and Pediatric Cancer Studies

NCI’s Proteomic Data Commons (PDC) has released new data from the Clinical Proteomic Tumor Analysis Consortium (CPTAC) and supplemental data from the Children’s Brain Tumor Network (CBTN). This release contains 350 gigabytes of open-access proteomic data, including breast, ovarian, and pediatric brain cancer studies.

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New Data in PDC: Lung and Uterine Cancer Cases

The NCI's Cancer Research Data Commons' Proteomic Data Commons (PDC) has new data from the Clinical Proteomic Tumor Analysis Consortium’s lung squamous cell carcinoma and uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma studies.

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