Databases and Student Resource

Pharmaceutics 2022/2023 Award Opportunities

To recognize the achievements of the academic community and enhance
communication among scientists, /Pharmaceutics/ offers a selection of
awards to researchers in the field of pharmaceutics, including the 2022
Young Investigator Award and 2023 Travel Awards for young excellent
scientists.

*2022 Young Investigator Award*
This award will be given to one young scientist in recognition of their
excellence in the field of pharmaceutics and the winner will be awarded
a certificate, a free invited paper, and a bonus of CHF 2000. The
deadline for nominations is 31 *December* 2022.

*2023 Travel Awards*
This award will be given to one PhD student or postdoctoral fellow, who
will be invited to attend an international conference in the field that
will be held in 2023 in order to deliver a presentation, present a
poster, or both. Each winner will be awarded a certificate and a bonus
of CHF 800. The deadline for applications is 1 *March* 2023.

Please click the link below for more information about the specific
requirements: https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mdpi.com%2Fjournal%2Fpharmaceutics%2Fawards&data=05%7C01%7Ccory.adamson%40emory.edu%7Cdde9f236fc1b45d6dee608dac78eca5b%7Ce004fb9cb0a4424fbcd0322606d5df38%7C0%7C0%7C638041713344506384%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=xTl32Qwjc%2FfsQFkd%2FUf9b1Nf2C6KxEc3gPbJbatYvqw%3D&reserved=0. 

Pancancer databases with both Clinical and Molecular Data

1. The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA)

• **must apply to access raw molecular data, other data is free – https://www.cancer.gov/about-nci/organization/ccg/research/structural-genomics/tcga 
• Very commonly used database – made to elucidate the molecular origins of cancer 

2. Repository for Molecular Brain Neoplasia (REMBRANDT)

• Free Access – https://wiki.cancerimagingarchive.net/display/Public/REMBRANDT#:~:text=The%20Repository%20of%20Molecular%20Brain,information%20and%20genomic%20characterization%20data. 
• Made to facilitate correlation of clinical and molecular data 

3. University of California, Santa Cruz Xena Browser 

• Free Access – https://xena.ucsc.edu/ 

Glioma specific databases with both Clinical and Molecular Data 

4. Glioma Longitudinal Analysis  Consortium Database (GLASS)

• Need to have an account on synapse and agree to data use rules – https://www.synapse.org/ 
• Website – https://www.glass-consortium.org/data-resource/ 
• Multinational, multi-institutional database

5. Chinese Glioma Genome Atlas

• Free Access – http://www.cgga.org.cn/ 

6. International Diffuse Pontine Glioma Registry (IDIPGR) 

• Must request  access – https://dipgregistry.org/research/data-request-and-research-proposals/ 
• Multinational, multi-institutional database

7. Ivy Glioblastoma Atlas Project (IVY GAP) 

• Website – https://glioblastoma.alleninstitute.org/ 
• Smaller database – 55 GBM patients 

Clinical Data Only (All Cancer Types) 

8. Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Database (SEER) and SEER-medicare 

• Must request access – https://seer.cancer.gov/data/access.html
• Very commonly used and easy to access 

9. North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR)

• Must request access – https://www.naaccr.org/cina-research/
• Has data on history of COVID-19 infection

10. National Cancer Database 

• Available by application to Commission on Cancer (CoC) Accredited Facilities *Emory is accredited – https://www.facs.org/quality-programs/cancer-programs/national-cancer-database/puf/

11.  Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States 

• Need a research question and proposal to apply for data – https://cbtrus.org/ 
• Data is on survival and incidence data 

12. Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS)

• Need a research question and proposal to apply – https://ccss.stjude.org/develop-a-study/process-overview.html
• Retrospectively follows children who have survived more than 5 years following a pediatric cancer diagnosis 

13. Automated Childhood Cancer Information System (ACCIS)

• Need to apply for access to raw data – https://accis.iarc.fr/studies/
• Ongoing data collection in 29 European countries 

Glioma Specific with Clinical Data Only

14. Glioma Outcomes Project (GO) 

• Need application to access data – https://www.outcomes-umassmed.org/glioma/resources.aspx 

Databases focused on Molecular Data 

15. Human Protein Atlas (HPA) 

• Free Access – https://www.proteinatlas.org/humanproteome/pathology
• *go to the pathology atlas 
• Attempt at mapping the entire human proteome in both health and disease stats in order to correlate protein expression and survival data 

16. Cancer Cell Line Encyclopedia (CCLE) 

• Free Access – https://sites.broadinstitute.org/ccle/datasets
• Focus on genomic data 
• Included data on drug sensitivity and short hairpin RNA sensitivity 

17. Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO)

• Free Access  – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gds 

18.  Database of Genotypes and Phenotypes (dbGaP)

• Need to apply to  access most data on site – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gap/ 

19. cBioPortal 

• Free Access –  https://www.cbioportal.org/ 

20. GLIOMASdb 

• Free Access –  http://cgga.org.cn:9091/gliomasdb/ 
• Data on Chinese patients collected between 2004 – 2016