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Keep up with the latest news from Cancer Research Data Commons (CRDC)
and the data science communities.
January 9, 2024

As the NCI Cancer Research Data Commons (CRDC) enters its 10th year, CRDC leaders will provide an overview of work accomplished so far, CRDC’s impact on open science, and a look ahead to initiatives that ensure its foundational role in the cancer data ecosystem.The session will kick off with the history of CRDC including a review of key datasets housed in the CRDC and the core standards and services that ensure data are FAIR – Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable.  Sev....

January 9, 2024

Across the cancer research community, we all recognize the complexities of working with data that are vast, diverse, and continuously evolving. Contemporary research requires data at massive scale along with consistency in quality and interoperability standards to support sophisticated inquiries that result in improved diagnostics, disease management, and treatment for patients and populations.Tanja Davidsen, Chief, Data Ecosystems Branch, NCI Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Te....

December 19, 2023

Discover new data collections available for you to use in your cancer research!

December 6, 2023

The Childhood Cancer Data Initiative (CCDI) awarded administrative supplements to eight NCI-Designated Cancer Centers, enabling research that leverages the CCDI Data Ecosystem to address scientific questions and create analytical tools for advancing childhood cancer research.

November 7, 2023

Having trouble reproducing results from machine learning (ML) computational pathology studies? See how NCI’s Imaging Data Commons may be able to help, as evidenced by a new study.