Research Opportunities

To learn more about the process of requesting access to the SCCS resource for data analyses or ancillary studies, or to submit an application, please click the button below to visit the SCCS Online Request System. You will be asked to create an account in the system if you do not already have one. Creation of an account secures the resource against repetitive automatic hacking attempts, ensuring maximum availability while removing communication barriers between SCCS staff and researchers.  Once logged in to the system you will see a link to the “Guidelines for the use of SCCS resources” near the top of the main page as well as a link to a site tutorial and the “Codebooks and Documentation” page. These documents should provide the information you need if you’re considering requesting SCCS resources. If you have questions please click on the “Contact us” link at the bottom of this page. ​
Research opportunities within the SCCS cohort abound.  The SCCS provides a unique resource for new investigations studying determinants of the higher rates and poorer outcomes not just of cancer but also of various other chronic diseases among African Americans, and for determining contributors to health disparities.  SCCS data are available to qualified researchers for approved scientific uses.  
Applications for access to SCCS data, biospecimens, and ancillary studies are reviewed monthly by the SCCS Data and Biospecimen Use Committee and must be submitted by the deadlines listed below: ​

Committee Meeting Date

Submission Due by 6 pm ET

Slides for Presentation Due by 1 pm ET *

Response to Committee Due by 1 pm ET

Presentation to Committee at 10 am ET *

Notice of Committee Decision

12/3/2019

11/12/2019

12/2/2019

12/2/2019

12/3/2019

12/4/2019

1/14/2020

12/17/2019

1/13/2020

1/13/2020

1/14/2020

1/15/2020

2/4/2020

1/21/2020

2/3/2020

2/3/2020

2/4/2020

2/5/2020

3/3/2020

2/18/2020

3/2/2020

3/2/2020

3/3/2020

3/4/2020

4/7/2020

3/24/2020

4/6/2020

4/6/2020

4/7/2020

4/8/2020

5/5/2020

4/21/2020

5/4/2020

5/4/2020

5/5/2020

5/6/2020

6/2/2020

5/19/2020

6/1/2020

6/1/2020

6/2/2020

6/3/2020

7/14/2020

6/23/2020

7/13/2020

7/13/2020

7/14/2020

7/15/2020

8/4/2020

7/21/2020

8/3/2020

8/3/2020

8/4/2020

8/5/2020

9/1/2020

8/18/2020

8/31/2020

8/31/2020

9/1/2020

9/2/2020

10/6/2020

9/22/2020

10/5/2020

10/5/2020

10/6/2020

10/7/2020

11/3/2020

10/20/2020

11/2/2020

11/2/2020

11/3/2020

11/4/2020

12/8/2020

11/17/2020

12/7/2020

12/7/2020

12/8/2020

12/9/2020

* required for Ancillary and Biospecimen requests

 

The SCCS study team (William Blot, PhD and colleagues at Vanderbilt University and the Meharry Medical College) welcomes inquiries and interest in collaborations to help fully utilize this national resource.