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For Immediate Release June 6, 2016 9:15 am EDT (8:15 CDT) Contact: NCI Press Office [email protected] 301-496-6641 NCI MEDIA AVAILABILITY Newly launched Genomic Data Commons to facilitate data and clinical information sharing Part of the National Cancer Moonshot, GDC to centralize, standardize accessible data WHAT: The Genomic Data Commons (GDC), a unified data system that promotes sharing of genomic and clinical data between researchers, launched today with a visit from Vice President Joe Biden to the operations center at the University of Chicago. An initiative of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the GDC will be a core component of the National Cancer Moonshot and the President’s Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI), and benefits from $70 million allocated to NCI to lead efforts in cancer genomics as part of PMI for Oncology. The GDC will centralize, standardize and make accessible data from large-scale NCI programs such as The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and its pediatric equivalent, Therapeutically Applicable Research to Generate Effective Therapies (TARGET). NCI is part of the National Institutes of Health. Today’s media availability will provide background and context for this system. SPOKESPERSONS: • Dr. Warren Kibbe, Director, Center for Bioinformatics and Information Technology & Deputy Director, NCI – will be available to discuss the Genomic Data Commons as it relates to data sharing • Dr. Lou Staudt, Director, Center for Cancer Genomics, NCI – will be available to discuss the Genomic Data Commons as it relates to genomics, data sharing, and precision medicine. • Dr. Bob Grossman, Director, Genomic Data Commons, University of Chicago – will be available to discuss the operations of the Genomic Data Commons WHEN: 2:15 – 3:15pm EDT (1:15 – 2:15 CDT) Monday, June 6 WHERE: NIH phone-in teleconference HOW: Teleconference number: 866-566-6183 Participant passcode: 2543069 ### About the National Cancer Institute: The National Cancer Institute leads the National Cancer Program and the NIH’s efforts to dramatically reduce the prevalence of cancer and improve the lives of cancer patients and their families, through research into prevention and cancer biology, the development of new interventions, and the training and mentoring of new researchers. For more information about cancer, please visit the 1 NCI website at http://www.cancer.gov or call NCI's Cancer Information Service at 1800-4-CANCER. About the National Institutes of Health (NIH): NIH, the nation's medical research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIH is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov. 2
