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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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New Approach Helps Address Lack of Diversity in GWAS Cancer Data

In a recent study, NCI’s Dr. Haoyu Zhang describes CT-SLEB—a powerful and computationally scalable method for generating more precise polygenic risk scores across a range of ancestral groups (including Latino, African American, East Asian, and South Asian).

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We’re Hiring—Apply Today to be a Biomedical Informatics Specialist at CBIIT

We’re seeking a qualified biomedical informatics specialist to join our CBIIT Team. Apply today for this unique opportunity to use data-driven approaches for advancing cancer research.

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Funding Opportunity for Using Data Science to Advance Genomics and Health Equity Research

If you’re using data science to do genomics research for preventing, detecting, and treating cancer across diverse populations, see if this NCI-supported funding opportunity is for you.

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Consider a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Bioinformatics and Comparative Genomics at NHGRI

NHGRI’s Dr. Andy Baxevanis is recruiting a postdoctoral fellow to develop and apply bioinformatic approaches to large-scale genomic data sets, focusing on the evolution of specific protein families and biological pathways that have putative roles in disease causation.

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Multiple Bioinformatics Scientist Positions Need to Be Filled at NCI!

The Integrative Tumor Epidemiology Branch of the NCI Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics wants to fill multiple doctoral bioinformatics scientist positions.

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Apply for Bioinformatics Analysis Research Position at NCI’s Center for Cancer Research

See if this job doing computational biology for cancer research is a good fit for you!

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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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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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DNA Fragmentome Data—A New Omics AI Technology for Detecting Cancer

NCI-funded researchers validated a genome-wide artificial intelligence technology that could help in early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma—the most common type of liver cancer.

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