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A recent Cancer Currents Blog features Metastasis Research Network (MetNet)-funded research and a perspective by Brunilde Gril, a DCB program director: Breast Cancer May Spread by Recruiting Nearby Sensory Nerves
A recent Cancer Currents Blog by the NCI Director and DCB Director features the DCB R15 Investigator Workshop and the NCI R15 Program: Growing the Cancer Research Pipeline by Expanding Opportunities
A recent NCI Data Science News article features Cancer Systems Biology Consortium (CSBC)-funded research: DREAM Challenge Benchmarks Approaches for Deciphering Bulk Genetic Cancer Data
A recent NCI Data Science News article features DCB-funded research: NCI-Funded Algorithm Helps Track Down Coding and Non-Coding Cancer-Causing Genes
A recent NCI Data Science News article features Cellular Cancer Biology Imaging Research (CCBIR) Program-funded research: Computational Modeling Identifies Key Processes in Growth of Pancreatic Cancer Precursor Lesions
A recent NCI Data Science News article features DCB-funded research: NCI-Funded Tool Helps Characterize Noncoding Elements that Impact Cancer Genes
A recent NCI Data Science News article features DCB-funded research: Analysis Tool Aids in Identifying Genes that Hijack Enhancers
Upcoming Events
November 19 & 22, 2024 (7:00 - 7:30 pm ET)
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month Twitter/X Chat (#PCAMChat24)
The DCB Twitter/X account (@NCICancerBio) will be hosting a 2 x 30 min. social media event to discuss recent advances and opportunities in pancreatic cancer research. Investigators studying pancreatic cancer biology will help lead the Twitter/X conversation.
November 26, 2024 (11:00 - 12:00 pm ET)
Cancer AI Conversation: Evaluating AI Models - Benchmarking and Fairness
Drs. Jayashree Kalpathy-Cramer (University of Colorado), Peter Mattson (ML Commons), and Lanjing Zhang (Rutgers University) will have a conversation about evaluating AI models for cancer research.
December 2, 2024
Application Deadline: 2025 Systems Approaches to Cancer Biology (SACB) Scholars Program
Early career trainees in cancer systems biology can apply for the 2025 SACB Scholar Program, which will support fellowships covering all travel, lodging, food, and conference costs to attend the 2025 SACB Meeting (that is partially supported by our division).
December 9 - 10, 2024
Studying the Context and Complexity of Oncogenes and Oncogene Addiction Paradigms in MalignanciEs (SCOPE) Think Tank
This think tank will bring together thought leaders in the field of oncogene biology for stimulating discussions on key questions and challenges in this research area.
December 17, 2024 (12:00 - 1:00 pm ET)
AI in IO: SITC-NCI Computational Immuno-Oncology Webinar - Increasing Awareness and Addressing Disparities with Fairness AI
Dr. Hugo Aerts (Harvard-Mass General Brigham) will discuss advances in fairness AI development towards reducing disparities in immunotherapy treatment during a webinar moderated by Dr. Sandhya Prabhakaran (Moffitt Cancer Center).
January 9 - 10, 2025
DCB New Grantee Workshop
This annual workshop has been helping new and early-stage investigators transition to established investigators since 2001.
January 14, 2025 (11:00 - 12:00 pm ET)
Nature Webinar - The Human Tumor Atlas Network (HTAN): Exploring Tumor Evolution in Time and Space
Drs. Li Ding (WUSTL), Ken Lau (Vanderbilt University), and Shannon Hughes (DCB Deputy Director) will discuss HTAN progress and resources in a webinar chaired by Dr. Alexia-Ileana Zaromytidou (Chief Editor of Nature Cancer).
January 30, 2025 (1:00 - 2:15 pm ET)
Beyond Mammals: Exploring Cancer Models Webinar - The Fruit Fly, Drosophila melanogaster
Drs. Wu-Min Deng, Norbert Perrimon, and David Bilder will discuss fruit fly models for cancer research.