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National Library of Medicine Seeks Input on the Use of Common Data Elements in NIH-funded Research

NIH’s National Library of Medicine recently released a Request for Information (RFI) on the use of Common Data Elements (CDEs) in the context of research on COVID-19. These comments will be used to inform NIH’s continuing development of guidance on CDE use for COVID-related research. RFI responses are due by May 10, 2021.

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New Funding Opportunity for Childhood Cancer Data Initiative: Clinical Sequencing Related to CCDI Molecular Characterization Protocol

The Childhood Cancer Data Initiative invites researchers capable of performing molecular characterizations (e.g., whole exome sequencing, RNA sequencing) to submit a proposal to develop a childhood cancer molecular characterization protocol by April 12, 2021.

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Pediatric Genomic Data Available on datascience.cancer.gov

The Pediatric Genomic Data Inventory (PGDI) is now available on datascience.cancer.gov for data scientists and cancer researchers. This resource lists known ongoing and completed sequencing projects of pediatric cancer cohorts from the United States and other countries, along with some basic details and reference metadata.

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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.

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Updated Human Cancer Models Initiative Catalog Highlights GDC Data

The Human Cancer Models Initiative’s (HCMI’s) Searchable Catalog now has new features that allow users to easily locate models and their case-associated data in the Genomic Data Commons.

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Updated CTD² Dashboard Offers Links to External Data Resources and Web Applications

NCI’s Office of Cancer Genomics’ data analysis and experimental observations tool—CTD² Dashboard—aims to make cancer-relevant results from the CTD² Network easier to use. Learn more about recent improvements to the Dashboard.

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New Journal Articles Highlight Growth of Genomic Data Commons as an Interactive Data System

In a recent blog post, Center for Cancer Genomics Director, Dr. Louis Staudt, shares highlights from two journal articles describing NCI’s Genomic Data Commons (GDC). In seven years, the GDC has grown from a vision to a massive, interactive data system with genomic data processing pipelines for all types of researchers to use.

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NCI Offers Administrative Supplements to Adapt/Repackage Visualization Methods for Enhancing Cancer Moonshot Data

NCI is offering administrative supplements for the adaptation and repackaging of existing broad-based visualization methods that have the potential to make Cancer Moonshot-aligned data more explorable and interpretable by the broader cancer research community.

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ITCR Granted Exception to URL and Hyperlink Restrictions in Funding Applications

NCI is pleased to announce that, moving forward, ITCR funding opportunities will allow the use of URLs and hyperlinks in applications.

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NCI Celebrates 50th Anniversary of the National Cancer Act

In 1971, the National Cancer Act was signed into law, creating NCI. Now, 50 years later, NCI celebrates the progress that has been made and the promise of what’s to come.

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