UK at the forefront of genomics research
June 18 • Scientific Computing World, UK
The National Institute for Health Research, Medical Research Council and Wellcome Trust will, over the next five years, provide £4.5m of funding to the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health, ensuring standards are easily accessible and usable by global genomic programmes and data-sharing initiatives, placing the UK at the forefront of secure sharing of international genomic and health-related data.
Personalised medicine in Brazil: IP and regulatory challenges
June 18 • IAM Media, Brazil
The National Institute for Health Research, Medical Research Council and Wellcome Trust will, over the next five years, provide £4.5m of funding to the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health, ensuring standards are easily accessible and usable by global genomic programmes and data-sharing initiatives, placing the UK at the forefront of secure sharing of international genomic and health-related data.
How Terra fits within the AnVIL ecosystem
June 17 • Terra, USA
Gen3 is a platform developed and operated by the University of Chicago that provides search and cohort-building functionality for AnVIL-sponsored datasets, which are stored in Terra workspaces, through a “data commons” framework. The Gen3 platform leverages GA4GH interoperability standards to provide export connectors to compatible platforms, including Terra.
Autism Sharing Initiative Brings Federated Data Model to Research, Clinical Care
June 15 • GenomeWeb, USA
Called the Autism Sharing Initiative, the program will follow standards developed by the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health, or GA4GH, to facilitate cross-institutional collaboration on research into genetic factors related to autism. Users will be able to search and analyze de-identified datasets hosted in disparate locations as well as to access individual patient data for treatment, with proper patient consent.
Executive Conversations: The era of genomics in the cloud with Peter Goodhand, CEO, Global Alliance for Genomics & Health
June 14 • Amazon Web Services, USA
Peter Goodhand, CEO of the Global Alliance for Genomics & Health (GA4GH), joins Lisa McFerrin, Worldwide Lead of Genomic Bioinformatics at AWS, to discuss how secure storage and responsible sharing of genomic data in the cloud can benefit human health. GA4GH is a nonprofit alliance dedicated to creating frameworks and standards that facilitate data sharing between researchers and medical professionals across the globe.
