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A recent Cancer Currents Blog features DCB-funded research: Scientists Find Genetic Changes Linked to Cancer in Children
A recent Cancer Currents Blog features DCB-funded research and a perspective by Lillian Kuo, a DCB program director: A “Living Medicine:” Engineered E. coli Shrink Tumors in Mice
A recent Cancer Currents Blog features Cancer Grand Challenges-funded research and a perspective by Ian Fingerman, a DCB branch chief: Treatment Strategy for ecDNA-Driven Tumors Shows Potential
A recent NCI Data Science News article features DCB-funded research: New Evaluation Tool Helps Researchers Discover Disease Genes and Predict Interactions
A recent NCI Data Science News article features DCB-funded research: Machine Learning Model "BATCHIE" Helps Discover Effective Drug Combinations
A recent NCI Data Science News article features Physical Sciences - Oncology Network (PS-ON)-funded research: NCI-Funded Researchers Use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Untangle Nuclear Wrinkles
A recent NCI Data Science News article features Cancer Systems Biology Consortium (CSBC)-funded research: Mathematical Model Predicts Breast Cancer Response to Chemotherapy Drugs
Upcoming Events
March 27, 2025 (1:00 - 2:15 pm ET)
Beyond Mammals: Exploring Cancer Models Webinar - The Worm, Caenorhabditis elegans
Drs. David Reiner (Texas A&M University), David Matus (UC Berkeley), and Swathi Arur (MD Anderson Cancer Center) will discuss worm models for cancer research.
March 31, 2025 (2:00 - 3:00 pm ET)
GDC WGS Variant Calling Workgroup Updates Webinar
Drs. Bill Wysocki (University of Chicago) and Zhenyu Zhang (University of Chicago), David Matus (UC Berkeley) will present the latest updates to the NCI Genomic Data Commons (GDC) whole genome sequencing workflows for variant calling.
April 2, 2025 (2:00 - 3:30 pm ET)
SITC-NCI Computational Immuno-oncology Webinar: Advanced Biomarker Development and Clinical Translation
Drs. Aparna Chhibber (Bristol Myers Squibb) and Sacha Gnjatic (Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai) will discuss advances in biomarker development and clinical translation for immunotherapy in a webinar moderated by Dr. Benjamin Vincent (University of North Carolina).
May 8, 2025 (2:15 - 3:45 pm ET)
SITC-NCI Computational Immuno-oncology Webinar: Guidelines and Best Practices on Designing Clinical Trials with Exploratory Surrogate Endpoints and CDx
Drs. Janice Mehnert (NYU Langone Health) and Rui Sammi Tang (Astellas Pharma US, Inc.) will discuss the incorporation of exploratory surrogate endpoints and companion diagnostics (CDX) into immuno-oncology clinical trial designs in a webinar moderated by Dr. Julie Rytlewski (Bristol Myers Squibb).
May 13, 2025 (12:00 - 4:30 pm ET)
Synthetic and Systems Approaches to Interrogate Spatiotemporal Processes in Cancer Virtual Workshop: Transformation and Cancer Initiation
This virtual mini-workshop will explore how synthetic and systems biology can advance our understanding of spatially defined processes in cancer, specifically focusing on malignant transformation and cancer initiation.
May 15, 2025 (12:00 - 4:30 pm ET)
Synthetic and Systems Approaches to Interrogate Spatiotemporal Processes in Cancer Virtual Workshop: Tumor-Immune Interactions
This virtual mini-workshop will explore how synthetic and systems biology can advance our understanding of spatially defined processes in cancer, specifically focusing on interactions between tumors and the immune system.
May 20, 2025 (12:00 - 4:30 pm ET)
Synthetic and Systems Approaches to Interrogate Spatiotemporal Processes in Cancer Virtual Workshop: Drug Response and Resistance
This virtual mini-workshop will explore how synthetic and systems biology can advance our understanding of spatially defined processes in cancer, specifically focusing on responses to treatment and the development of therapeutic resistance.
May 22, 2025 (1:00 - 2:15 pm ET)
Beyond Mammals: Exploring Cancer Models Webinar - The Fruit Fly, Drosophila melanogaster
Drs. David Bilder (UC Berkeley), Norbert Perrimon (Harvard Medical School), and Wu-Min Deng (Tulane University School of Medicine) will discuss fruit fly models for cancer research.
May 29, 2025 (12:00 - 1:00 pm ET)
SITC-NCI Computational Immuno-oncology Webinar: Lessons from the CIMAC-CIDC Network
Drs. Brian Capaldo (NCI) and Edgar Gonzalez-Kozlova (Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai) will discuss the CIMAC-CIDC Network and how machine learning-driven modeling of multimodal data can be used to advance immuno-oncology in a webinar moderated by Dr. Holden Maecker (Stanford University).
June 18, 2025 (11:30 - 12:30 pm ET)
SITC-NCI Computational Immuno-oncology Webinar: Medical Imaging - Non-Invasive Biomarkers for irAE and IMTX Response
Dr. Alexandra-Chloe Villani (Massachusetts General Hospital) will discuss medical imaging and non-invasive biomarkers of immune-related adverse events (irAEs) and responses to immunotherapy in a webinar moderated by Dr. Carsten Krieg (Medical University of South Carolina).
June 26, 2025 (1:00 - 2:15 pm ET)
Beyond Mammals: Exploring Cancer Models Webinar - The Zebrafish, Danio rerio
Drs. James Amatruda (Children's Hospital Los Angeles), David Langenau (Massachusetts General Hospital), and Kandice Tanner (NCI) will discuss zebrafish models for cancer research.