Announcing GA4GH Special Issue in Cell Genomics

We are excited to announce the publication of a GA4GH special issue in the new journal, Cell Genomics. This issue is the culmination of an incredible effort from the global GA4GH contributor community and includes ten papers. “The entire GA4GH community has come together across time and space to deliver the resources described in this special issue,” said GA4GH CEO Peter Goodhand. “It represents an important milestone in the evolution of this organization.”

The papers include:

GA4GH: International policies and standards for data sharing across genomic research and healthcare, Rehm, et al

International Federation of Genomic Medicine Databases Using GA4GH Standards, Thorogood, et al

The GA4GH Variation Representation Specification (VRS): a Computational Framework for the Precise Representation and Federated Identification of Molecular Variation, Wagner, et al

GA4GH Passport standard for digital identity and access permissions, Voisin, Linden, Dyke, Bowers, et al

The Data Use Ontology [DUO] to streamline responsible access to human biomedical datasets, Lawson, Cabili, et al

Empirical Validation of an Automated Approach to Data Use Oversight, Cabili, et al

CanDIG: Federated network across Canada for multi-comic and health data discovery and analysis, Dursi, et al

I can drive in Iceland: Enabling international joint analyses, Denny & Lunt

Meet members of the GA4GH executive leadership team, North, Rehm, Birney

Voices of GA4GH members: Collaborating in technology and policy development, Various GA4GH contributors

Editorial: Partnership to enable the responsible sharing of biomedical data, Bahcall

Editorial: In this issue: GA4GH standards enable the responsible sharing of human genomic and biomedical data, Bahcall