Research Opportunities
Research Opportunities
For Researchers: Research Opportunities Research opportunities within the SCCS cohort are abound. The SCCS provides a unique resource for new investigations studying some of the following: the determinants of higher rates and poorer outcomes of cancer and various other chronic diseases among African Americans; and determining other contributors to health disparities’ data are available to qualified researchers for approved scientific uses.
To learn more about the process of requesting access to the SCCS resource for data analyses or ancillary studies, please see the guidelines for the use of SCCS resources. Applications can be submitted through the SCCS Online Request System. For information about using the SCCS Online Request System, please see this tutorial. If you have questions, please click on the “Contact us” link at the bottom of this page.
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 |
|
4/4/2023 |
3/21/2023 |
4/3/2023 |
4/3/2023 |
4/4/2023 |
4/5/2023 |
|
5/2/2023 |
4/18/2023 |
5/1/2023 |
5/1/2023 |
5/2/2023 |
5/3/2023 |
|
6/6/2023 |
5/16/2023 |
6/5/2023 |
6/5/2023 |
6/6/2023 |
6/7/2023 |
|
7/11/2023 |
6/20/2023 |
7/10/2023 |
7/10/2023 |
7/11/2023 |
7/12/2023 |
|
8/1/2023 |
7/18/2023 |
7/31/2023 |
7/31/2023 |
8/1/2023 |
8/2/2023 |
|
9/12/2023 |
8/22/2023 |
9/11/2023 |
9/11/2023 |
9/12/2023 |
9/13/2023 |
|
10/3/2023 |
9/19/2023 |
10/2/2023 |
10/2/2023 |
10/3/2023 |
10/4/2023 |
|
11/7/2023 |
10/24/2023 |
11/6/2023 |
11/6/2023 |
11/7/2023 |
11/8/2023 |
|
12/5/2023 |
11/14/2023 |
12/4/2023 |
12/4/2023 |
12/5/2023 |
12/6/2023 |
*Required for Ancillary and Biospecimen requests
The SCCS study team welcomes inquiries and interest in collaborations to help fully utilize this national resource. Please contact us here for more information.