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GA4GH Community Spotlight: Maili Raven-Adams

October 1

This GA4GH Community Spotlight is the fifth in a monthly series featuring individuals from across GA4GH. This month we are featuring Maili Raven-Adams who is a Policy Analyst at GA4GH.

Two NHGRI Genomic Innovator Awards support coordinated development of genomic knowledge standards

September 30

Robert Freimuth and Alex Wagner, leaders within the GA4GH Genomic Knowledge Standards (GKS) Work Stream, have each received a Genomic Innovator Award from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI).

GA4GH Mentions

The growing need for controlled data access models in clinical proteomics and metabolomics

October 1 • Nature Communications, UK

The Federated EGA aims to implement the FAIR principles across an international network of human data repositories and analysis platforms to enable discovery and harmonised data access, built upon international standards such as those from the GA4GH (Global Alliance for Genomics and Health).

A Spotlight On: Data Sharing

September 28 • Front Line Genomics, UK

Mahsa Shabani is an Assistant Professor in Privacy Law at the Faculty of Law and Criminology, Ghent University in Belgium. Her research focus is on health data privacy, data sharing and access platforms.

Genomics and Health News

NIH will expand existing gene expression resources to include developmental tissues

October 5 • National Human Genome Research Institute, USA

Society defends genetic testing for women with breast cancer up to 45 years old (translated from Portuguese)

October 1• Jornal de Notícias, Portugal

NIHR publishes new framework on complex interventions to improve health

October 1 • National Institute for Health Research, UK

VirusMED Database Offered to Speed Development of Antiviral Drugs and Vaccines

September 30n • Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, USA

Genetic Mutations Key to Precision Medicine, Cancer Prevention

September 30 • HealthITAnalytics, USA

Researchers Discover Unknown Childhood Genetic Condition and its Potential Cure

September 29 • UC San Diego Health, USA

Cell atlas reveals how blood and immune systems form in developing bone marrow

September 29 • Wellcome Sanger Institute, UK

Broad researchers join a collaborative effort to improve diagnosis of rare genetic diseases

September 29 • Broad Institute, USA

Emma McCargow: The Cutting-Edge of Cancer Technology

September 29 • Genomics England, UK

The patient is the point: The changing landscape innovation in drug development

September 28 • MedCity News, USA

Machine learning can predict which animal viruses risk infecting humans

September 28 • University of Glasgow, Scotland

Plasmodium Falciparum Evolving to Escape Malaria Rapid Diagnostics in Africa

September 28 • University of North Carolina School of Medicine, USA

Scrutinising genes of a population to boost health and treatment

September 27 • The Straits Times, Singapore

GA4GH Events

The GA4GH October Connect Meeting will be held virtually on October 12 – 14. October Connect will be a three day long event that will provide opportunities for collaboration across Work Streams and Driver Projects and for contributors to advance work on the GA4GH Strategic Roadmap.

The Genomics in Health Implementation Forum (GHIF) aims to support the adoption of GA4GH standards and clinical implementation of genomics. It will be held virtually on November 16 - 17. Attendees will hear updates from current GHIF efforts and discuss opportunities for future collaboration.

Other Upcoming Events