To join the ICGC as a Research Member, nominations must originate from an ICGC Funding Member that will provide support to the research organization. Research Members will have the demonstrated capability and capacity to support a Cancer Genome Project and will perform ICGC-affiliated cancer genome research according to the set of commonly agreed-upon policies and guidelines described in this document. Nominations are reviewed and approved by the Executive Committee. Such organizations will need to have existing or committed funds from an ICGC Funding Member.
Research Members can be:
- A research center or network of national or international research groups organized to acquire and analyze samples for one or more cancer genome
projects; - A genome, cancer, clinical, ethics, bioinformatics (or other) center which contributes significantly to the operations of several cancer genome projects.
Given that these organizations will likely have different structures, and include many investigators, clinicians, scientific managers, as well as clinical and technical staff, each organization will be asked to nominate representatives to participate in ICGC coordination activities, such as the International Scientific Steering Committee, working groups, workshops, and ICGC meetings.