Brain Tumor Epidemiology Consortium (BTEC)
The Brain Tumor Epidemiology Consortium (BTEC) is an open scientific forum
organized to foster the development of multi-center, international and inter-disciplinary
collaborations that will lead to a better understanding of the etiology, outcomes,
and prevention of brain tumors. During the process of attaining this mission, BTEC plans is to mentor junior investigators
or investigators who are new to brain tumor epidemiologic research.
The Consortium was formed in 2003 after an initial meeting sponsored by the
National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Division
of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG), which is the intramural (in
house) research component of the Institute, and the National Institutes of
Health’s (NIH) Office of Rare Diseases (ORD), and has evolved as a self-directed
consortium. Find information about BTEC meeting funding.
The BTEC members have formed several Working Groups (WG) developing ideas for coordinated research focusing on adult gliomas, meningiomas, pediatric brain cancers and family-studies. The BTEC Advisory Board (AB) consists of members selected by vote to represent the BTEC members. The AB meets monthly via teleconference.
BTEC holds annual meetings where BTEC working groups meet both individually and jointly to discuss current and future collaborations and scientific findings. The last two meetings were held in Berkeley, California in 2007 hosted by Dr. Patricia Buffler; and in Heidelberg, Germany in 2008, hosted by Dr. Brigitte Schlehofer. The next meeting will be held in Houston, Texas in Spring 2009, hosted by Dr. Melissa Bondy.
BTEC welcomes new investigators to join the consortium. Investigators are encouraged to contact consortium members if they would be interested in conducting additional analyses of existing consortium data. Find more information about BTEC membership.
NCI Contacts
- Preetha Rajaraman, Ph.D; Peter Inskip, Sc.D., Radiation Epidemiology Branch (REB), Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG)
- Daniela Seminara, Ph.D., Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program (EGRP), Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS), NCI
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