Several established NCI and NHGRI initiatives will support and complement The Cancer Genome Atlas Pilot Project.

NCI Related Initiatives

• Cancer Biomedical Informatics Gridª (caBIGª)
• Cancer Genetic Markers of Susceptibility (CGEMS)
• Cancer Genome Anatomy Project (CGAP)
• Clinical Proteomic Technologies Initiative for Cancer
• Office of Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research (OBBR)
• REMBRANDT (Repository of Molecular Brain Neoplasia Data)

NHGRI Related Initiatives

• The ENCODE Project
• Ethical, Legal and Social Implications Research Program
• Genetic Variation Program
• Genome Sequencing Program
• Genome Technology Program
• International HapMap Project

---