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2023 - Cancer Data Science Pulse Blog

  • Image of a small square that reads "AI" in white, with larger letters reading "AI" above it floating in the air. Blue bacground.
    Semantics Series—A Deep Dive Into Common Data Elements
    • By Denise Warzel, M.Sc., Gilberto Fragoso, Ph.D.

    Common Data Elements (CDEs) are a key component of NCI’s semantics infrastructure. CDEs allow us to assign meaning to data in a way that’s predictable, consistent, and persistent across time. CBIIT’s Ms. Denise Warzel and Dr. Gilberto Fragoso show how CDEs help researchers define, map, and use data more efficiently.

  • A Magnetic Resonance Image (MRI) on the left (A) shows a suspicious cancer lesion (dark mass marked by arrows). A deep learning-based AI algorithm helps further define this lesion as prostate cancer (B). The lesion in B is displayed as a large red mass, outlined in blue and green. The lesion in B is much larger than the one shown in A, indicating AI helped to better define the extent of the cancer than MRI alone.
    Theranostics and AI—The Next Advance in Cancer Precision Medicine
    • By Baris Turkbey, M.D.

    In this blog, Dr. Baris Turkbey, senior clinician in NCI’s Molecular Imaging Branch, Center for Cancer Research, explores the field of theranostics. He describes how artificial intelligence and data are helping researchers “see” cancer in a new way, resulting in a more precise way of targeting cancer treatment.

  • Photo of a DNA double helix overlaid with binary code (ones and zeros) and DNA sequence TCGA.
    Trusting the Data—A Look at Data Bias
    • By Vivian Ota Wang, Ph.D.

    Dr. Vivian Ota Wang shares her perspectives on data bias and outlines ideas for making data more equitable, fair, and useful to the greatest number of people, all of which would benefit cancer research.

  • A blue, round character with large, shiny black eyes and a smiling expression floats in front of a background. The background is a futuristic scene with vertical lines of light and glowing dots, giving a sense of a digital or high-tech environment.
    NCI Brings Cancer Data to Life
    • By Datum

    Did you ever wonder what goes into making data ready for analysis by researchers around the world? In this video blog, meet "Datum," a single speck of genomic data chronicling how NCI supports cancer research by bringing data to life.

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