See also the Informatics FAQ: frequently asked questions—with answers.

Tools

• EDRN Knowledge System. Both public and secure access to the programmatic and scientific results of EDRN research. Open to the public. EDRN login gains greater access.
• LabCAS, EDRN Cancer Biomarker Data Commons, provides a Data Commons platform to allow for the following:
  • A secure, reliable means to capture, process, manage, search, share, and enable analysis of EDRN scientific data
  • Plug in analytical methods
  • Repeatable data processing pipelines
  • Integrate visualization and other analytical tools
  • Support data delivery from EDRN sites
  • Support securing sharing of data between EDRN sites
  • Support linking of data to publications with persistent identifiers
• VISMS. A tool, developed by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, used to support EDRN validation studies. (EDRN login required.)
• eSIS. A database of EDRN protocols. (EDRN login required.)
• Secure Site. An internal EDRN site hosted by the EDRN DMCC for sharing policies and other information. (EDRN login required.)
• OncoMX. An integrated cancer mutation and expression resource for exploring cancer biomarkers alongside related experimental data and functional information. Open to the public.

Data

• Biomarker Data
• Protocols
• Publications
• Science Data

Standards

• EDRN Common Data Elements [XLSX file, 227KB]. A set of EDRN CDEs developed by the program to support data annotation and sharing.
• NIH Security Best Practices for Controlled-Access Data Subject to the NIH Genomic Data Sharing (GDS) Policy

Leadership

EDRN informatics leadership is provided by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's EDRN Informatics Center and the Fred Hutchinson EDRN Data Management and Coordinating Center (DMCC).