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The Standard Dataset as a Research Instrument: Reading DACCA Against the Global Field
Most colorectal cancer datasets are passive records of what happened. Ours began as a standard. Here's a global map of CRC data resources — and why "standard-first" beats "collect-first" for real discovery.
Lessons Every Young Researcher Should Know
Every research journey is unique, but certain principles remain universal. These are five lessons that have shaped my perspective as a researcher and continue to guide my work in Artificial Intelligence and emerging technologies.
The Governance Layer: Turning Imaging, Pathology, and Free Text into One Computable Language
Imaging says one thing, the pathology report another, and the operative note a third. In colorectal cancer, the same fact lives in three places. Here's how we make multi-modal data governable — and why that's the real bottleneck.