GA4GH Work Stream Updates Newsletter

July 2021

• Register for GA4GH 9th Plenary (September 28-29)
• Save the Date for October Connect (October 12-15)
  
• Share your succesful GA4GH implementations at 9th Plenary
• Discuss or get feedback on your GA4GH implementations with the Genomics and Health Implementation Forum (GHIF)
• Help shape the next iteration of ga4gh.org by completing a short survey

Clin/Pheno

Share your experiences with cohort data and share feedback for the draft Pedigree Standard.

Cloud

Calling all Driver Projects interested in leveraging Cloud APIs to create new implementations.

Data Use & Researcher Identities

Request updates to the Data Use Ontology and explore implementing GA4GH Passports.

Discovery

Share your use cases for the Beacon  and Data Connect APIs.

Genomic Knowledge Standards

Help plan the next release of the Variation Representation Specification and join the Sequence Annotation subgroup!

Large Scale Genomics

Share your experiences working with large scale cohort data to help scale the VCF format.

Data Security

Help shape the Breach Response Protocol and Malfeasance Rules.

Regulatory & Ethics

Provide feedback on the Genetic Discrimination Observatory Information Document and Data Access Committee Review Standards Policy.

Federated Analysis Systems Project

Share your use cases and projects focused on interoperability.

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Advisory Group

Help shape an emerging onboarding mentorship program.

Technical Alignment Sub-Committee

Share GA4GH technical alignment issues with TASC!