The University of Chicago Center in Delhi hosted the India Data Sharing and Harmonization (DaSH) Workshop on February 8–9, 2025, as part of Professor Samuel Volchenboum’s project funded through the Provost Global Faculty Awards (PGFA) 2024–2025. Organized by Data for the Common Good (D4CG) in collaboration with the Indian Pediatric Hematology Oncology Group (INPHOG), the two-day, invite-only workshop brought together 21 participants, including clinicians, researchers, hospital administrators, and regulatory experts.
The workshop addressed the urgent need for secure, scalable clinical data sharing in pediatric oncology, with a focus on building robust governance frameworks and harmonizing existing datasets across Indian and global institutions. Participants included representatives from Tata Memorial Hospital, Max Super Speciality Hospital, the Cancer Institute, Apar Health, and several disease consortia.
Key speakers included Dr. Samuel Volchenboum (UChicago), Dr. Girish Chinnaswamy (Tata Memorial Centre), Dr. Venkatraman Radhakrishnan (Cancer Institute), and Dr. Pooja Sharma (Apar Health), among others. The event led to exciting developments, including potential collaborations with PCDC disease consortia and plans for a new Wilms Tumor consortium.
The India DaSH Workshop marked a critical step toward enhancing clinical research and outcomes for children with cancer, driven by data-informed, globally connected solutions.
