# Coordination Center for Open Collaboration in Systems Biology

> **NIH NIH U24** · SAGE BIONETWORKS · 2020 · $1,173,349

## Abstract

Abstract
As a non-profit research institution, Sage Bionetworks is driven by the impact that our science can create,
either directly, or with collaborators. We have created open bioinformatics and data resources as part of every
large-scale research project in which we have participated, covering a diverse set of projects involving clinical,
imaging, `omics, and mobile sensor data related to research in oncology. Over the past 4 years, we have
developed Synapse, an informatics platform for hosting scientific data, code, and knowledge, and have
established an outstanding track record of effective interactions that engage large scale research consortia.
We have tested the Synapse platform by supporting research efforts that required dozens to hundreds of
scientists to share data, analysis code, and results in real time. This platform, and the activities of Sage's data
scientists and curators, form the basis for the Resource Coordinating Hub. These efforts provide a model for
our interactions with the other CSBC and PS-ON centers in the Collaboration and Pilot Project Hub. One of
our most successful strategies for forming and engaging research communities has been to organize and run
crowdsourced competitions called DREAM Challenges will form the core of the Outreach Hub.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9983640
- **Project number:** 5U24CA209923-05
- **Recipient organization:** SAGE BIONETWORKS
- **Principal Investigator:** Julie Ann Bletz
- **Activity code:** U24 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $1,173,349
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-08-01 → 2022-09-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9983640

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9983640, Coordination Center for Open Collaboration in Systems Biology (5U24CA209923-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9983640. Licensed CC0.

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