Genomic Data Commons 2.0: A Valuable Tool for Cancer Researchers

Imagine, for a moment, that you’re a scientist studying ways to combat a rare form of cancer that overwhelmingly manifests in a specific group of people. You suspect a series of genetic mutations. Testing for the presence of those alterations one at a time would involve a prohibitive amount of time and money. What you need is a database of thousands of cancer cases, characterized for genetic data, to which you could compare your cases. Enter NCI’s Genomic Data Commons.
Melissa Porter
07.22.2025
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Awards | NCI at Frederick Employees Recognized at the 2013 NCI Director’s Awards Ceremony

More than 60 NCI at Frederick government and contractor employees were recognized at the NCI Director’s Awards Ceremony on Nov. 14, held on the main NIH campus in Bethesda.
By Andrea Frydl, Contributing Writer, and Ashley DeVine, Staff Writer 02.12.2014
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Scientific Library | RAS Corner at the ATRF Library Keeps You Up-to-Date on the Research

The new RAS initiative recently undertaken at the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research has prompted the Scientific Library to provide support in a creative way to the laboratories at the Advanced Technology Research Facility, where the research is centered.
By Robin Meckley, Contributing Writer 02.12.2014
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January 2014 | Welcome to the Poster Website

The Poster newsletter staff is pleased to present you with the all-new Poster website. Now you can access all the latest information from the National Cancer Institute at Frederick from your smart phone, tablet, notebook, or any other device with an Internet connection.
By Melissa Porter, Executive Editor 01.14.2014
January 2014

Events | Despite the Shutdown, Rescheduled NIH Research Festival Brings Science to the Forefront

Although it was delayed by almost a month because of the federal shutdown, the NIH Research Festival still took place at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Md., and attendance was high.
By Andrea Frydl, Contributing Writer 01.13.2014
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Features | The Poster Visits Nottingham Castle in England

Last September, Nadya Tarasova, Ph.D., head, Synthetic Biologics and Drug Discovery Facility, Cancer and Inflammation Program, traveled to Nottingham, England, where she was an invited speaker and chaired a session on JAK/STAT signaling in cancer at the second special meeting of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies.
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