The TARGET datasets are huge. In Wilms Tumor alone, hundreds of tumors were sequenced in our effort to define the genetic landscape of this pediatric cancer. There is so much in that dataset that there are bound to be more discoveries in the future. Additional knowledge comes out as researchers go....
The new Cancer Data Service (CDS) portal is live. The CDS is a data commons within the Cancer Research Data Commons (CRDC) infrastructure that adds important capacity and flexibility to the NCI data ecosystem. CDS provides secure data storage and sharing capabilities for NCI-funded studi....
The Washington Post recently ran a story quoting Dr. Amy LeBlanc, DVM, director of NCI’s Comparative Oncology Program and a member of the Integrated Canine Data Commons (ICDC) Steering Committee. Additionally, Dr. LeBlanc is a member of the NCI Senior Advisory Committee that serves as the final po....
IDC recently announced a new partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) Open Data Sponsorship program. Through this partnership, IDC is making versioned IDC data available from AWS S3 buckets. Learn more on the AWS site about this sponsorship. Researchers can now choose to download IDC data fr....
Author: Rowan Beck, PhD, Community Engagement Manager, Seven Bridges Min Zhang, MD, PhD, a professor at Purdue University, is passionate about developing new statistical approaches for high-dimensional data involved in biological research. She often develops lesson plans and workshops for stud....