caBIG^® Links Archive

caBIG™ Tool Personalizes Care (January 2008)
The Patient Study Calendar is a Web-based application that allows researchers to manage and track patient activities and progress throughout the clinical trials lifecycle

Patient Management Gets a Boost: caBIG™ in action at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center (January 2008)
The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center is spearheading the development of the Patient Study Calendar and offers advice for caBIG™ Newcomers

C3PR: Enabling Cross-Institutional Clinical Trials Management (December 2007)
The Cancer Central Clinical Participant Registry streamlines the maintenance and use of patient information

Improving Efficiency of Clinical Trials with C3PR (December 2007)
The Cancer Central Clinical Participant Registry improves efficiency and accuracy in managing clinical trials participants at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

Clinical Trials Management Software in Action at Duke University (May 2007)
The Cancer Central Clinical Database, an FDA-compliant clinical trial management platform, in action at Duke University Comprehensive Cancer Center

New Web Portal Enables Next-Generation Cancer Research (Aug-Sept 2008)
The Cancer Molecular Analysis Portal launches with GBM data from The Cancer Genome Atlas Network

Harnessing the Power of Data-Sharing and Collaboration (July 2008)
GlaxoSmithKline donated microarray data consisting of more than 1,600 hybridizations from more than 300 cell lines to the cancer community through caBIG™. The data donation is a real-life example of how caBIG™ facilitates collaboration to make research faster and more efficient.

Access to Genetic Variants Speeds Disease Research (May 2008)
Genome-wide association studies are helping to speed disease research and foster collaboration. The caGWAS model is being used in the CGEMS and CVRG projects

New Microarray Management Solution Improves Workflow, Boosts Collaboration (April 2008)
caArray 2.0, a data management system, in action at The Jackson Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Washington University

FAQ: caArray (April 2008)
Frequently Asked Questions about caArray 2.0, a data management system released in February 2008

Streamlining Genomics Research (February/March 2008)
Columbia University leads development of geWorkbench, a customizable desktop bioinformatics platform

FAQ: geWorkbench (February/March 2008)
Frequently Asked Questions about geWorkbench, a microarray gene expression and sequence data management tool

Accelerating Research with Effective Biobanking (November 2007)
Washington University’s Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center leads the development of caTissue, as well as a number of other tools, to accelerate research

The National Cancer Imaging Archive and caIMAGE: Enabling Standardization and Collaboration (September 2007)
caBIG™ imaging tools promote the connection of imaging databases across cancer centers, research labs, and hospitals to foster research collaboration and more personalized treatment

caTissue: Streamlining Biospecimen Management (July/August 2007)
caTissue leads to more statistically significant biospecimen pools by improving the way biospecimens are catalogued, managed, and accessed

GenePattern: Integrated Genomics (June 2007)
Widely acclaimed as a powerful platform for multidisciplinary genomic analysis, GenePattern enables researchers to more efficiently conduct complex, multi-step gene expression analysis

caBIG™ Knowledge Centers Debut at World’s Fair (June 2008)
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) launched the caBIG™ Enterprise Support Network (ESN) to assist with the adoption and adaptation of caBIG™ tools, standards, and infrastructure in biomedical research

caGrid Release Highlights Usability and Security Functions (October 2007)
The latest version of caGrid, the underlying software infrastructure of caBIG™, includes updates to service development and deployment, usability, security, and testing

Getting Connected with Dr. Joel Saltz (October 2007)
The Ohio State University leads the development of caGrid

New Opportunities for Expanded Technology Support and Deployment (May 2007)
The caBIG™ Enterprise Support Network offers new resources – Service Providers, Knowledge Centers, Program Offices, and Enterprise Adopters – to expedite and increase the integration of caBIG™ technology

New caBIG^® Knowledge Centers Serve as Hub for Growing Community (Aug-Sept 2008)

caBIG™ in Action at the 5th Annual Meeting (July 2008)
Highlights from the 5^th Annual caBIG™ Annual Meeting.

Travel from Bench to Bedside at the First-Ever caBIG™ World's Fair Exhibition (June 2008)
The first-ever caBIG™ World’s Fair exhibition at the 2008 caBIG™ Annual Meeting will showcase a variety of the tools and resources that are helping to drive the new “war on cancer” through integration and collaboration

caBIG™ Awarded Bio-IT World’s Editor’s Choice Award (May 2008)
The caBIG™ initiative was honored as the sole winner of Bio-IT World’s prestigious Editor’s Choice Award 2008, for the implementation of an open source network to speed cancer research

caBIG™ Seeks Broader Adoption within the Biomedical Community (November 2007)
caBIG™ hosts industry summit and releases resources aimed at setting the stage for broader adoption of its infrastructure, interoperability framework, and tools

Getting Connected with caBIG™ (September 2007)
caBIG™ Community continues to expand as the imperative of “connectivity” gains ground in the cancer research community

Transatlantic Cancer Informatics (July/August 2007)
caBIG™ and the United Kingdom’s National Cancer Research Institute co-host a conference to share ideas and establish collaborations to accelerate the pace of global cancer research

The Voice of the Patient (June 2007)
caBIG™ Patient Advocate Patty Spears discusses her personal cancer journey and the role of Patient Advocates as caBIG™ moves toward Enterprise adoption