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cBioPortal Updates Offer Joint Analysis of Genetic and Clinical Data

Interested in blending clinical and genetic data? Upgrades in cBioPortal can help you work with these very different data types to better understand cancer and how it progresses over time.

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Give Your Input on the Updated NIH Strategic Plan for Data Science

What do you think of the updated Strategic Plan for Data Science from NIH? Respond to this Request for Information by March 15!

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Up to $50k in Prizes for AI-Readiness Challenge on NCI Data

Participate in the upcoming challenge to assess NCI Cancer Research Data Commons' compatibility with AI/ML technologies.

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Get Your Data Science Research Funded Through NCI DCCPS

Do you conduct research on statistical and analytical methods, cancer survivorship, digital health, and/or data science tools and methods? Apply for an R01 grant from NCI’s Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences by June 5 or October 5, 2024.

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Machine Learning Models Help Predict Medication Responses

What if you could predict how a chemotherapy drug would work—in terms of sensitivity and side-effects—before you ever use it? NCI-funded researchers are using machine learning models to better understand a key mechanism underlying cancer, giving us new ways to predict responses to common chemotherapy drugs.

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Automated AI Model Aids in Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer

Do you specialize in pancreatic cancer? See how researchers are using artificial intelligence to find undetectable cancers on scans of seemingly normal pancreases, long before clinical symptoms are visible.

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Funding Available to Support Development of Digital Twins in Radiation Oncology

Do you work with digital twin data models? If so, consider applying by March 21, 2024, for research funding!

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Model Uses Blood Proteins to Predict Lung Cancer Risk

A new algorithm is showing promising results in predicting lung cancer. See how proteins in your blood may someday help determine your risk for lung cancer.

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Provide Feedback on NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan Pilot Templates

Do you conduct NIH-funded research? Try out these data management and sharing (DMS) plan pilot templates, give your input, and help shape the future of NIH DMS Plan design!

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New Regulations Aim to Make AI Models More Useful, Less Biased

Are you working on artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for cancer care? Check out these guidelines from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information, which should help make AI in clinical care more transparent.

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