IDEA Award Winner 2008 Geography-independent Cancer Research
Tools - George Thoma, Chief, Communications Engineering Branch,
National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of
Health - Sameer Antani, Staff Scientist, National Library of
Medicine at the National Institutes of Health - Rodney Long,
Electronics Engineer, National Library of Medicine at the
National Institutes of Health - Mark Schiffman, Senior
Investigator, National Cancer Institute Oncologists,
gynecologists, and healthcare workers are increasingly relying
on network-based tools developed by the National Library of
Medicine. These tools include databases with images that range
from 20 megabytes to tens of gigabytes, real-time collaboration
tools, as well as professional education and development tools.
These tools have changed the way geographically distant cancer
researchers are able to collaborate. Over 40 researchers across
6 countries have conducted over 10 studies in just 2 years.
Prior to these tools, collaboration relied on the p