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'''Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology (CBIIT)''' is an office within the National Cancer Institute (NCI), established to lead NCI’s bioinformatics, data science, and IT initiatives, supporting cancer research under the National Cancer Act of 1937. Based at NCI’s Shady Grove campus in Rockville, Maryland, CBIIT manages critical platforms like the Cancer Data Service, NCI Cloud Resources, and the Cancer Research Data Commons (CRDC), enhancing data interoperability and computational research for over 70 NCI-designated Cancer Centers and the broader research community. {{Official URL (simple)|url=https://datascience.cancer.gov}} ==Mission== The Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology seeks to advance NCI’s mission by delivering cutting-edge informatics and IT solutions that enable data-driven cancer research, from basic science to clinical applications. It supports data aggregation, analysis, and visualization through open-access tools and cloud platforms, aligning with the National Cancer Plan’s goal to maximize data utility.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://datascience.cancer.gov/about |title=About CBIIT |publisher=Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology |access-date=February 22, 2025}}</ref> ==Parent organization== The Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology operates under the [[National Cancer Institute]], the federal hub for cancer research, within the [[National Institutes of Health]], part of the Department of Health and Human Services.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nih.gov/about-nih/what-we-do/nih-almanac/national-cancer-institute-nci |title=National Cancer Institute |publisher=National Institutes of Health |access-date=February 22, 2025}}</ref> ==Legislation== CBIIT was not established by specific legislation but functions under NCI’s mandate from the [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-51/pdf/STATUTE-51-Pg162.pdf National Cancer Act of 1937], expanded by the [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-85/pdf/STATUTE-85-Pg774.pdf National Cancer Act of 1971], which includes advancing research infrastructure like informatics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cancer.gov/about-nci/overview/history/national-cancer-act-1971 |title=National Cancer Act of 1971 |publisher=National Cancer Institute |access-date=February 22, 2025}}</ref> ==Partners== CBIIT collaborates with: *NCI-designated Cancer Centers for data integration *Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research for computational support *Commercial cloud providers (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud) for NCI Cloud Resources<ref>{{cite web |url=https://datascience.cancer.gov/about/organization |title=Organization |publisher=Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology |access-date=February 22, 2025}}</ref> ==Number of employees== CBIIT employs approximately 100 staff, including data scientists, IT specialists, and administrative personnel, based on estimates from its operational scope and contracts.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.linkedin.com/company/nci-cbiit |title=NCI CBIIT |publisher=LinkedIn |access-date=February 22, 2025}}</ref> ==Organization structure== CBIIT is organized into branches and programs: *Office of the Director sets strategic priorities. *Informatics Branch develops tools like the Genomic Data Commons. *IT Operations Branch manages cybersecurity and infrastructure. ===Leader=== The Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology is headed by a Director, currently Jill Barnholtz-Sloan, Ph.D., acting since at least 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://datascience.cancer.gov/about/organization |title=Organization |publisher=Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology |access-date=February 22, 2025}}</ref> ===Divisions=== The divisions include: *Data Science for tools like CRDC and DAVE.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://datascience.cancer.gov/data-science |title=Data Science |publisher=Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology |access-date=February 22, 2025}}</ref> *Informatics Infrastructure for cloud platforms and caGrid. *Cybersecurity for securing NCI IT systems.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://datascience.cancer.gov/about/organization |title=Organization |publisher=Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology |access-date=February 22, 2025}}</ref> ==List of programs== CBIIT oversees: *Cancer Research Data Commons (CRDC) - https://datascience.cancer.gov/data-commons<ref>{{cite web |url=https://datascience.cancer.gov/data-commons |title=CRDC |publisher=Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology |access-date=February 22, 2025}}</ref> *Genomic Data Commons (GDC) *NCI Cloud Resources *Cancer Data Service (CDS) ==Last total enacted budget== CBIIT’s budget is not separately detailed but falls within NCI’s $7.2 billion FY 2025 request; IT-specific contracts (e.g., $1.7B Peraton BPA, 2022-2027) suggest significant investment.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cancer.gov/about-nci/budget |title=NCI Budget |publisher=National Cancer Institute |access-date=February 22, 2025}}</ref> ==Staff== CBIIT’s ~100 staff include bioinformatics experts, software engineers, and cybersecurity specialists, supporting NCI’s digital ecosystem; exact numbers are inferred from scope and LinkedIn data.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.linkedin.com/company/nci-cbiit |title=NCI CBIIT |publisher=LinkedIn |access-date=February 22, 2025}}</ref> ==Funding== CBIIT is funded through NCI’s budget via NIH appropriations, supplemented by contracts like the $1.7B Peraton BPA (2022), focusing on IT and data science support.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.peraton.com/news/peraton-awarded-1-7b-to-provide-it-professional-services-to-national-institutes-of-healths-national-cancer-institute/ |title=Peraton Award |publisher=Peraton |date=December 28, 2022 |access-date=February 22, 2025}}</ref> ==Services provided== CBIIT provides data science tools (e.g., GDC, DAVE), informatics infrastructure (e.g., CRDC, caGrid), cloud platforms via NCI Cloud Resources, and cybersecurity for NCI IT systems.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://datascience.cancer.gov/about |title=About CBIIT |publisher=Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology |access-date=February 22, 2025}}</ref> ==Regulations overseen== CBIIT does not oversee regulations but ensures compliance with NIH IT security policies (e.g., NIST Risk Management Framework) and federal data standards.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://datascience.cancer.gov/about/organization |title=Organization |publisher=Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology |access-date=February 22, 2025}}</ref> ==Headquarters address== The headquarters address, as listed on Google Maps, is 9609 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, USA, within NCI’s Shady Grove campus. ==History== CBIIT emerged post-1971 National Cancer Act as NCI’s IT arm, formalized to support bioinformatics with initiatives like caBIG (2004) and evolving into CRDC (2010s); it now drives NCI’s data science strategy.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://datascience.cancer.gov/about |title=About CBIIT |publisher=Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology |access-date=February 22, 2025}}</ref> ==External links== *[https://datascience.cancer.gov Official Website] *[[wikipedia:National_Cancer_Institute#Informatics]] *[https://www.cancer.gov/about-nci/organization NCI Organization] ==References== <references />