2024 - Cancer Data Science Pulse Blog

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Making a Bioinformatics Tool for the Cancer Research Community

By Daoud Meerzaman, Ph.D.
November 12, 2024

Discover how to make your bioinformatics tools more broadly usable with no-code solutions!

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Semantics Series—The Role of Common Data Elements and Artificial Intelligence

By Denise Warzel, M.Sc.
October 30, 2024

Common Data Elements (CDEs) enrich and standardize data through consistent and accurate metadata, helping to make data ready for use in training artificial intelligence (AI) models. In this blog, Ms. Denise Warzel discusses the role of CDEs and AI in CBIIT’s Semantic Infrastructure.

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Synthetic Data Helps Counter Lack of Diversity in Data

By Laritza Rodriguez, M.D., Ph.D.
October 10, 2024

In this blog, NCI’s Center for Cancer Health Equity, Dr. Laritza Rodriguez, looks at one technique to help counter a lack of diversity in your data set. See how Synthetic Minority Oversampling Techniques (SMOTE) can help bring your biomedical research data into better balance.

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A Quick Start Guide to Cancer Data Science for Clinical Oncology

By CBIIT Staff
September 4, 2024

Whether you are in the data science field, interested in developing computational solutions for clinical oncology, or a clinical researcher, we’ve curated a list of data sets, tools, and learning resources to showcase how these disciplines can and are working together to empower cancer research.

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The Good, the Bad, and the Unexplained: 5 Tips for Evaluating an AI Product

By Baris Turkbey, M.D., Stephanie A. Harmon, Ph.D.
June 17, 2024

Are you interested in using artificial intelligence (AI) in your research or clinical practice but feeling unsure about where to start? Researchers from NCI’s Center for Cancer Research, Drs. Baris Turkbey and Stephanie Harmon, offer five tips that can get you started.

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Hone Your Communication Skills: “Weird” Cancer and Data Science Terms

By CBIIT Staff
June 5, 2024

Explore some of the interesting terms used in cancer research and data science, and get tips on how you can make sure you’re communicating effectively!

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Living on the Edge—How Video Games Helped Shape the Future of Cancer Care

By Eric Stahlberg, Ph.D.
January 18, 2024

Did you know that the same technology that makes your video games more realistic is helping to power important advances in cancer research? This latest blog by Dr. Eric Stahlberg looks at edge computing and how it’s helping to transform cancer research and care.