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Tool Unlocks Data’s Potential to Learn More About Cell Neighborhoods

See how a new NCI-funded tool is helping scientists learn more about spatial gene expression, enabling them to use these data to better understand how cells relate—with their neighbors and within the tumor environment.

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Evaluating Diversity in an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Model for Breast Cancer

Can you develop an algorithm that applies to every patient, in every situation? A recent study shows the importance of adding diversity to your data when developing AI models.

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Apply for Project Funding to Enhance NIH Common Fund Data Sets

The NIH Common Fund wants to enhance the value and use of its programs’ data sets. One of these programs—the Gabriella Miller Kids First Program—is designed to make discoveries in childhood cancers and birth defects. If you have a project that needs funding and could help enhance such data sets, apply by June 27, 2024.

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The Cancer Imaging Archive Updates Data Set Collections

Explore updated data on brain, breast, and prostate cancers.

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Childhood Cancer Data Initiative—Recent Activities and Next Steps

Learn about the latest programs in NCI’s Childhood Cancer Data Initiative. A newly published summary offers an update on what’s underway and a forecast for future research.

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NCI Data Science at the 2024 AACR Annual Meeting

Are you planning to attend this year’s American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting? Make sure to add these NCI-affiliated data science activities to your schedule!

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New Platform for Prioritizing Genetic Variants Underlying Cancer Risk

Are you having trouble prioritizing which genetic variants to study in your cancer research? There’s a new platform, called FORGEdb, that can help you pinpoint promising variants and target genes.

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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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Create Educational Courses and Encourage the Use of Common Fund Data Sets

This Notice of Funding Opportunity will allow you to create and run a short course to educate early career researchers on using data sets available in NIH’s Common Fund.

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The Cancer Imaging Archive Adds New Data

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

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