The Oncology Research Information Exchange (ORIEN) at IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center

Speaker: Emily Nelson, MS, CCRP
Data and Regulatory Team Manager, ORIEN Program Manager, IUSCCC

Hosted by: Biospecimen Collection and Banking Core
Director: Anna Maria Storniolo, M.D.
IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, IUSM

Description: The Oncology Research Information Exchange Network (ORIEN) enables researchers to access high-quality cancer clinical and genomic data for their research. There are also opportunities to access biospecimens from targeted patients. Data is generated from consenting patients recruited at one of 18 participating cancer centers spread across the United States, allowing researchers to access a rich data resource, and potentially biospecimens, from a greater number of participants than from one single institution. Attendees will learn how the samples are identified to be a part of the network, what data is available from each one, what types and numbers of samples are available at IUSCCC, how to access the data, and how to submit a proposal for a network-wide project to access data.