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Chair, NCRI Informatics Management Board
Announcement from Professor
Alex Markham,
Chair, NCRI Informatics Management Board
I am very pleased to announce that Professor Sir Michael Brady FRS FREng has accepted the invitation from the Informatics Management Board of the National Cancer Research Institute to Chair the recently approved Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel. The role of the Panel is to advise and be responsible to the Informatics Management Board on scientific and technical matters relating to the NCRI Informatics Initiative, and in doing so, to contribute to the strategic direction of the initiative. Professor Sir Michael is an expert in the field of Medical Image Analysis and has had a long-term involvement with the NCRI Informatics Initiative, including membership of the NCRI Informatics Task Force. He will bring a unique wealth of experience and expertise to his role as Chair of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel.
More information on Professor Brady can be found here
(Oct 2007)
Removed from Matrix
The PRESAGE database has been removed from the matrix as it is no longer operational.
BioGopher has been removed from the matrix as it is no longer an actively supported tool.
UKCRC/CfH Simulation News Update
The UK Clinical Research Collaboration now has a series of simulation
projects underway to help identify the technical, operational and
governance issues that would need to be addressed to enable the
Care Records Service to facilitate high quality research. Click
here to find out more information.
(Dec 2006)
NCRI Informatics Parallel Session
The UK Clinical Research Collaboration now has a series of simulation
projects underway to help identify the technical, operational and
governance issues that would need to be addressed to enable the
Care Records Service to facilitate high quality research. Click
here to find out more information.
(Dec 2006)
NCRI Informatics to host Parallel Session at NCRI Conference
The NCRI Informatics Initiative will host a parallel session at the NCRI Conference in October 2006. The session will be held on the 9th October 2006 and will feature a line-up of exciting speakers including Ken Buetow (NCICB), James Brenton (Cambridge), Monica Jones (HSCIC), Paul Lewis (Swansea - proferred paper) and Robin Clark (NCRI Informatics). To find out more about the conference see http://www.ncri.org.uk/ncriconference/.
(July 2006)
Issue 2 of Informatics Newsletter now available
The NCRI Informatics Initiative has recently launched a newsletter containing information about the work of the Initiative and exciting developments in the cancer informatics community. Issue 2 of the newsletter is now available and contains reports on recent NCRI Informatics workshops in "Data Sharing and Clinical Trials" and "Human Genetic Variation", and the annual caBIG™ meeting in the USA. Click here to access the newsletter.
(April 2006)
NCRI Informatics Hosts Human Genetic Variation Workshop
The NCRI Informatics Unit recently hosted a workshop entitled "Human Genetic Variation" at the Royal Society in London. The one day workshop was attended by a wide cross section of the community and proved to be an invaluable forum for discussion. Click here to access the presentations and report from the workshop.
(Feb 2006)
NCRI Informatics Hosts Data Sharing in Clinical Trials Workshop
The NCRI Informatics Unit recently hosted a workshop entitled "Data Sharing and Clinical Trials" at the Royal Society of Medicine in London. The two day workshop was attended by clinical trialists, data managers, statisticians, computer scientists, software engineers and clinicians. The presentations from the workshop are now available, click here to access the presentations.
(Jan 2006)
NCRI Informatics wins Project of the Year at inaugral Times Higher Awards 2005
THE National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Informatics Initiative has triumphed as the Times Higher Research Project of the Year 2005. The distinguished panel of judges were unanimous in their support of the project that they felt “embodied the future of science.” The Initiative was nominated by Professor Anthony Finkelstein, a member of the NCRI Implementation Task Force. Further details about the awards, and a full list of winners can be found here. To read the official press release click here. (November 2005)
NCRI Informatics Workshop
The NCRI Informatics Initiative hosted a workshop on Cancer Informatics at the inaugral NCRI Conference in Birmingham. The workshop was opened by Professor Alex Markham, Chairman of the NCRI, and consisted of an exciting list of speakers. Further details about the workshop, and copies of the presentations, can be found here. (October 2005).
NCRI Informatics Initiative Shortlisted for Times Higher Education Supplement Awards 2005
The NCRI Informatics Initiative has been shortlisted in the "Research Project of the Year" category at the inaugral Times Higher Awards. The Initiative was nominated by Professor Anthony Finkelstein, a Task Force member. The decision will be announced on the 23rd November at a ceremony at the Dorchester Hotel, London. To access the associated press release click here. (October 2005)
NCRI Cancer Conference to host "Cancer Informatics" Workshop
The NCRI Informatics Initiative will host a workshop entitled "Cancer Informatics" at the NCRI Conference in October. This workshop will be co-chaired by Professor Richard Begent (NCRI Informatics) and Dr Ken Buetow (NCICB) and will include presentations from an exciting list of speakers. To view the programme for the workshop please click here. (September 2005)
NCRI Informatics Human Genetic Variation Workshop
The NCRI Informatics Unit will host a workshop on Human Genetic Variation, in Autumn 2005. To register interest or for further details click here (June 2005)
NCRI Informatics Initiative hosts Integrating Functional Genomics and Clinical Trials Workshop
The NCRI Informatics Unit recently hosted a workshop entitled "Integrating Functional Genomics and Clinical Trials", at the Royal Society of Medicine in London. The two day workshop was attended by clinical trialists, data managers, functional genomicists, computer scientists, software engineers and clinicians. The presentations from the workshop are now available to view in our new "Workshops" section. Click here to access the presentations (February 2005)
NCRI Informatics Unit relocates to Lincoln's Inn Fields
The NCRI Informatics Coordination Unit has recently relocated to new offices at Cancer Research UK (CRUK) in Lincoln's Inn Fields, London. The Unit is now located adjacent to the main NCRI Secretariat offices in Holborn. Our new contact details can be found here. To see previous news items click hereto see our new archive news section. (September 2004)
Chair of NCRI Informatics Task Force appointed
Professor Richard Begent, of the Royal Free & University College Medical School, has agreed to Chair the new NCRI Informatics Implementation Task Force. This Task Force consists of experts from a range of disciplines including computer science, cancer science and medicine and informatics. The Task Force will undertake the implementation of the NCRI Strategic Framework for the Development of Cancer Research Informatics in the UK. To find out more about the Task Force click here. (July 2004)
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A live webcast of a Science Writers Seminar to launch the NCICB caBIG™ Initiative was held on the 9th March 2004. To view the archived seminar go to http://www.connectlive.com/events/nci (March 2004)