The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to solicit applications for a Data Management and Coordinating Center (DMCC), one of the three scientific units of the Early Detection Research Network (EDRN). The EDRN is a national infrastructure to discover, develop, and validate biomarkers and imaging methods for early cancer detection and risk assessment. The proposed DMCC will be responsible for the following activities: 1) Network Coordination, 2) Data Science, Data Management and Study Protocol Development, 3) Validation Study Infrastructure and Services, and 4) EDRN Core Fund Management.
The other two scientific units of the continuing EDRN program are the Biomarker Characterization Centers (BCCs), which will be responsible for both biomarker development and assay development and standardization; and the Clinical Validation Centers (CVCs), which will conduct clinical research on the validation of biomarkers and imaging methods and will serve as resource centers for the Network by participating in collaborative biomarker validation studies with EDRN BCCs.