DataScience@NIH Updates from the NIH Interim Associate Director for Data Science

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. DataScience@NIH Important This Week: For open postdoctoral positions in Enhancing Neuro Imaging Genetics through Meta-Analysis (ENIGMA) or ENIGMA-related labs, check out the refreshed list at http://enigma.ini.usc.edu/about-2/careers/. To learn more about the ENIGMA center please visit http://enigma.ini.usc.edu/about-2/  Big Data Summer Institute is offering a six-week program from June 17 - July 27, 2018 that introduces undergraduate students to the intersection of big data and human health. For more information please visit https://sph.umich.edu/bdsi/ . Reminders You May Need    Data Science Opportunities: NIH made 12 awards to support the NIH Data Commons Pilot Phase. The goal of the NIH Data Commons Pilot Phase is to accelerate biomedical discoveries by making biomedical research data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) for more researchers. Read more https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-awards-test-ways-store-access-share-compute-biomedical-data-cloud   The BD2K-LINCS DCIC is currently accepting applications for the BD2K-LINCS DCIC 2018 Summer Research Training Program in Biomedical Big Data Science, a research intensive ten-week training program for undergraduate and graduate students. Please visit http://www.lincsproject.org/LINCS/news to learn more or to register. Summer Research Program in Biomedical Big Data Science June - August 2018 – The Summer Research Training Program in Biomedical Big Data Science sponsored by the BD2K-LINCS Data Coordination and Integration Center (DCIC) is a research-intensive ten-week training program for undergraduate and graduate students interested in participating in cutting edge research projects aimed at solving data-intensive biomedical problems. Applications are being accepted now, and are due February 1, 2018. New RNA-Seq Data Resource Now Available. BD2K-grantee, Dr. Avi Ma'ayan, and colleagues, recently developed all RNA-seq and ChIP-seq sample and signature search (ARCHS4), a web resource that makes the majority of previously published RNA-seq data from human and mouse freely available at the gene count level. ARCHS4 is freely accessible from: http://amp.pharm.mssm.edu/archs4. NIAID is offering an exciting fellowship opportunity in data science for recent graduates (past 5 years) who are interested in acquiring a unique training experience involving rotations throughout the Institute to either intramural or extramural programs engaged in data-intensive science.   Please see the following link for more information:  https://www.zintellect.com/Posting/Details/3600 Save the Date: The Center for Causal Discovery Summer Short Course on Causal Discovery and Datathon will be held June 11-15, 2018. Our short course is appropriate for both biomedical and data scientists at the level of graduate students on up who seek training in causal discovery and graphical modeling of biomedical data. Our datathon is designed to instruct and challenge biomedical researchers on the use and application of causal modeling and discovery tools in a "bring your own data event". Details, prerequisites, and videos of past presentations for both the short course and datathon can be found at the 2017 website. Data Science Events: Register Now! Call for Papers for the NIPS Workshop on Machine Learning for Health North American DDI 2018 conference: Call for Proposals Deadline Extended! The Call for Proposals for the 6th Annual North American Data Documentation Initiative Conference (NADDI) has been extended to December 15, 2017.  The Data Documentation Initiative (DDI) is an international standard for describing the data produced by surveys and other observational methods in the social, behavioral, economic, and health sciences. Proposals can include presentations, panels, posters, workshops or tutorials. Important Information: December 15: Deadline for conference proposals January 5: Notification of acceptance February 14: Early-bird registration deadline Conference Dates: April 4-6, 2018 Conference Location: Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington, D.C. How to Submit Submissions may be made through the conference web site.  The proposal deadline is December 15, 2017. The Data Science and Visualization Institute for Librarians is offered through a collaboration between the NCSU Libraries, the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), Data Science Training for Librarians (DST4L), and Library Carpentry. Save the Date!  The Data Science and Visualization Institute for Librarians will be held June 4 - 8th, 2018 at the James B. Hunt Jr. Library, North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina.  Applications for the Institute will be accepted beginning on Dec 12, 2017. https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/data-science-and-visualization-institute The Data Science and Visualization Institute for Librarians is a week-long course providing the opportunity for librarians passionate about research and scholarship to immerse themselves in learning about data science and visualization in collaboration with academic peers. Participants will develop knowledge, skills, and confidence to communicate effectively with faculty and student researchers about their data and be able to provide initial consultancy on the course topics. Led by expert instructors, sessions will be interactive and will focus on mastery of core concepts, with hands-on exposure to select open source and highly used commercial tools. Sharing of practices and experiences across institutions will be encouraged. Visit https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/data-science-and-visualization-institute to stay up-to-date on program details and to apply (beginning December 12, 2017). Announcing the Speakers for the 2nd Year of the Big Data to Knowledge Guide to the Fundamentals of Data Science Webinar Series. This virtual lecture series on data science features presentations from experts across the country covering the basics of data management, representation, computation, statistical inference, data modeling, and other topics relevant to "big data" in biomedicine. Learn more and register. Studying Systems Biology by Cellular Perturbations – The BD2K-LINCS Data Coordination and Integration Center (DCIC) and the University of Miami will host the third annual BD2K-LINCS Data Science Symposium (DSS 2018) on January 31 – February 2, 2018. This symposium brings together experts in systems biology, data science, drug discovery and translational medicine from academia, industry and government to present their latest research and exchange new ideas in data-driven biomedical research. Global Women in Data Science (WiDS) Conference. Register now for the WiDS Conference, happening on March 5, 2018, at Stanford and at 100+ locations worldwide. For more information please visit http://www.widsconference.org/ Big Data in Biomedicine Conference: Transforming Lives Through Precision Health. May 23-24, 2018. Silicon Valley, California. Researchers and leaders from academia, hospitals, government and industry will for two days at Stanford Medicine to spark collaborations, address challenges, and identify actionable steps for using large-scale data analysis and technology to improve human health. For more information please visit http://bigdata.stanford.edu Submissions: We welcome your input! Submissions must be received prior to 12:00 noon ET on Monday to be included in that same week's edition. If you are requesting attendance at an event by Federal employees, it is recommended that you submit your event information a minimum of one month in advance. 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