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Objectives

The intents of the Early Detection Research Network.

The objectives of EDRN include:

  • Development and testing of promising biomarkers or technologies for early detection of cancer
  • Evaluation of promising, analytically proven biomarkers or technologies
  • Collaboration among academic and industrial leaders in molecular biology, molecular genetics, clinical oncology, computer science, public health and clinical application for early cancer detection
  • Collaboration and rapid dissemination of information among awardees
Announcement 04/16/2012

An EDRN Patient Advocacy Webinar is scheduled for Thursday, April 26th from 1-2 p.m. EDT. Space is limited; reserve your webinar seat at
GoToMeeting. (Please note that the link goes to a secure webpage.)
Announcement

NASA has selected the EDRN Informatics Team to receive a Group Achievement Award. The award will be given to the teams at NCI, DMCC, Dartmouth and JPL. These are NASA-wide awards and selected by an awards committee appointed by NASA Headquarters. The citation is as follows: For the innovative and pioneering use of NASA data system technologies to construct a national bioinformatics network of cancer biomarker research.