Is this effort affiliated with other cancer projects, such as the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institutes Cancer Genome Project in England?
NCI and NHGRI are reaching out to researchers and investigators to discuss the successes and challenges of similar efforts around the world. NCI and NHGRI program staff recently met with scientists from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and officials in the Wellcome Trust, as well as with the European Commission, to discuss their current activities in sequencing and analyzing cancer genomes. These discussions have provided valuable feedback to help guide the direction of the NCI/NHGRI pilot project.