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Keep up with the latest news from Cancer Research Data Commons (CRDC)
and the data science communities.
May 20, 2024

NCI’s Imaging Data Commons has new data available, and, thanks to AI and cloud computing, it’s easier than ever before to work with this imaging data.

April 19, 2024

The CRDC team presented at the 2024 AACR Annual Meeting in an NCI-Sponsored Session highlighting the impact of the CRDC on the broad cancer research community. The presentations from the CBIIT Director and members of the Informatics and Data Science Program provided insightful overviews, inspiring success stories, valuable lessons learned, and future plans for the CRDC. Erika Kim, PhD, served as moderator, and dynamic discussions with attendees followed the presentations.Ina Felau, MS, started t....

April 15, 2024

In case you missed it: The CRDC team published a four-part series that was published online on March 15, 2024 in Cancer Research, one of the flagship journals of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). The series will be included in the May 2, 2024 hardcopy edition.  The lead authors and editors include Anthony (Tony) Kerlavage, Jill S. Barnholtz-Sloan, Tanja Davidsen, Erika Kim, David Pot, Arthur Brady, Erin Beck, Heather Creasy, Zhining Wang, along with dozens of colleagues o....

April 15, 2024

The Genomic Data Commons (GDC) is hosting a webinar to showcase its newly introduced genomic mutation analysis now featured on its updated platform, GDC 2.0. This enhanced platform empowers users to create customized case collections for performing gene- and variant-level data analysis within their web browsers.Included TopicsCreating custom cohorts with the GDC Cohort Builder for specific cancer disease typesEmploying the Mutation Frequency Tool to visualize the most frequently mutated genes wi....

April 15, 2024

New features recently added to the Integrated Canine Data Commons (ICDC) portal make it easier for users to find and analyze data. The ICDC was established to advance research on human cancers by enabling comparative analysis with canine cancers, given similarities in types of cancer and response to therapeutics between canines and humans. It now houses data from 12 scientific studies, with nearly 1,000 samples from more than 20 disease sites.The newly-added features make it easier for user....