Population Sciences SIG

Population Sciences are an integral component of cancer research and represent key elements in the bridge between clinical/basic research and cancer control. The Population Sciences Special Interest Group (Pop Sci SIG) aims to advance the various disciplines of population sciences including Epidemiology, Surveillance, Behavioral Science, Prevention, Cancer Control, Biostatistics, Cohort Studies, and Health Outcomes Research by creating data standards and developing tools that operate within caBIG™ and leveraging existing caBIG™ activities and resources to address the common needs of these disciplines. The SIG will develop or adopt tools for creating, deploying, and administering applications for: data collection and retrieval; study administration and execution; data sharing and transmission; and communication with cancer registries and other data resources.

The Population Sciences SIG is part of the Integrative Cancer Research (ICR) Workspace.

Who should get involved

Any population scientist or Informaticist interested in issues described above.

Individuals interested in participating are invited to join the Population Sciences SIG Listserv. The Listserv serves as the primary means of communication for the SIG and meeting announcements are posted to the Listserv prior to the meeting.

Contact Information

SIG Coordinator: Paul Courtney
Email:courtney_paul@bah.com

NCI Coordinator: Mary Jo Deering
Email: deeringm@mail.nih.gov

Population Sciences SIG Participating Organizations

Meeting Schedule

CDE/Metadata Working Group

General SIG Meeting

For access information please contact Paul Courtney (courtney_paul@bah.com)

You can review prior meeting records to see what they have been working on: Meeting Notes & Agendas

Face-to-Face Meetings

November 2008 Population Sciences Face-to-Face
The Population Sciences SIG held a Face-to-Face Meeting on October 24-25, 2007 at the Group Health Center for Health Studies, in Seattle, WA. To view the materials from that meeting, please go to: https://cabig.nci.nih.gov/workspaces/ICR/popscisig/Oct2007_PopSci_F2F.

The Population Sciences SIG held their first Face-to-Face Meeting November 16, 2006 at the National Cancer Institute Center for Bioinformatics office in Rockville, MD. Thirty-five attendees made preliminary plans to produce a journal supplement featuring articles on key issues and opportunities and specific tools for population research informatics.

November 16, 2006 Face-to-Face Meeting Record
November 16, 2006 Face-to-Face Presentations

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