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Get Rewarded by Sending Your “Recipe” for Data Sharing or Reuse in Biomedical Research

The DataWorks! Prize recognizes and rewards exceptional researchers for their work in biological and biomedical data practices. Submit your data sharing/reuse best practice “recipes” by July 24, 2024!

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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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Childhood Cancer Data Initiative Seeks Information From Labs to Support Molecular Characterization

NCI’s Childhood Cancer Data Initiative (CCDI) requests information from labs capable of conducting molecular profiling using specimens from pediatric and young adult patients. If you’re interested, review the Request for Information and submit your feedback by July 7, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. ET.

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New Contract Opportunity to Support NCI’s Proteomic Data Commons

Are you and your colleagues interested in helping maintain and grow the Proteomic Data Commons (PDC)? NCI has a new contract opportunity to support PDC’s current operations as well as build in new enhancements. Proposals are due Friday, September 29, 2023.

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Get Additional Funding to Enhance Data Science Capacity in Underserved Schools and Communities

Looking to enhance your institution’s capacity for data science tools and methodologies? Do you currently hold an NIH grant? Apply for an administrative supplement and get additional funding for that grant!

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Deep Learning Tool Predicts Risk for Pancreatic Cancer

NCI-funded researchers collaborated with scientists from Denmark to develop a deep learning tool for predicting risk for pancreatic cancer, an aggressive cancer that’s difficult to diagnose in the early stages of disease.

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Submit Your Data Research Proposals to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity

Are you using cancer data or other emerging technologies to address health disparities? Maybe you’re a researcher from a minority or underrepresented group working in cancer data science? If so, NIH has new funding opportunities to help you in your work and make a difference in addressing inequities in public health and biomedical research.

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CCDI Central Hub Links Researchers to Childhood Cancer Data Resources

NCI’s Childhood Cancer Data Initiative has a new online Hub. If you’re a researcher, doctor, or citizen scientist, you now have quick-and-easy access to a rapidly growing inventory of data, tools, and resources on childhood cancer data.

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Give Your Feedback on a New Rule Related to Electronic Health Record Data

Do you work in the health technology field? The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology wants your input on a new rule related to electronic health data.

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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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