CCDI Data Ecosystem in Action: Enabling Data-Driven Discovery

Osteosarcoma Webinar Series: Subhashini Jagu, PhD, from the National Cancer Institute, joins us on OsteoBites to discuss the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative. This presentation highlights how the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative (CCDI) Data Ecosystem is transforming pediatric cancer research by making diverse biomedical data more accessible, interoperable, and reusable. Attendees will learn how the CCDI Data Ecosystem connects distributed data resources, supports data discovery and sharing, and enables advanced analytics and AI-driven research. The session will also showcase how a coordinated data ecosystem accelerates scientific collaboration and helps translate data into meaningful discoveries that advance cancer research. Dr. Subhashini Jagu is a Branch Chief in the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Office of Data Sharing. She leads the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative (CCDI) Data Ecosystem, advancing interoperable biomedical data ecosystems, clinical data workflows, and federated data architectures that enable data sharing and AI-driven cancer research. With more than 25 years of experience in biomedical research, Dr. Jagu has led numerous cross-agency collaborations to improve data accessibility, interoperability, and reuse. She has authored nearly 40 peer-reviewed publications and holds a patent, with a career dedicated to accelerating biomedical discovery through innovative data infrastructure.