Research Opportunities
Research Opportunities
The SCCS provides a unique resource for new investigations studying large ranges of significant questions related to genetic and lifestyle determinants of cancer and other chronic diseases as well as disease biomarkers. 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:
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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 |
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1/7/2025 |
12/17/2024 |
1/6/2025 |
1/6/2025 |
1/7/2025 |
1/8/2025 |
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2/4/2025 |
1/21/2025 |
2/3/2025 |
2/3/2025 |
2/4/2025 |
2/5/2025 |
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3/4/2025 |
2/18/2025 |
3/3/2025 |
3/3/2025 |
3/4/2025 |
3/5/2025 |
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4/1/2025 |
3/18/2025 |
3/31/2025 |
3/31/2025 |
4/1/2025 |
4/2/2025 |
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5/6/2025 |
4/22/2025 |
5/5/2025 |
5/5/2025 |
5/6/2025 |
5/7/2025 |
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6/3/2025 |
5/20/2025 |
6/2/2025 |
6/2/2025 |
6/3/2025 |
6/4/2025 |
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7/1/2025 |
6/17/2025 |
6/30/2025 |
6/30/2025 |
7/1/2025 |
7/2/2025 |
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8/5/2025 |
7/22/2025 |
8/4/2025 |
8/4/2025 |
8/5/2025 |
8/6/2025 |
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9/2/2025 |
8/19/2025 |
9/1/2025 |
9/1/2025 |
9/2/2025 |
9/3/2025 |
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10/7/2025 |
9/23/2025 |
10/6/2025 |
10/6/2025 |
10/7/2025 |
10/8/2025 |
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11/4/2025 |
10/21/2025 |
11/3/2025 |
11/3/2025 |
11/4/2025 |
11/5/2025 |
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12/2/2025 |
11/18/2025 |
12/1/2025 |
12/1/2025 |
12/2/2025 |
12/3/2025 |
*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 at [email protected] for more information.