GA4GH Announcements

Genomics and Health News

Single-Cell Spatial Transcriptomics Identifies Vulnerable Neurons in Parkinson’s Disease

9 May • Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, USA

Retinal cell map could advance precise therapies for blinding diseases

6 May • NIH: National Eye Institute, USA

A tool for more accurate disease risk prediction across diverse populations

5 May • The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, USA

Data Pipelines - CanDIG’s Approach and Best Practices

5 May • The CanDig Project, Canada

Angela Saini: The history of race science, the use of language and its implications on genomics

4 May • The G Word, UK

Unlocking the potential of health data to help research and treatments

3 May • Nature, UK

Test to spot rare eye cancer in unborn babies rolled out across NHS

3 May • The Independent, UK

Opinion: How Large International Collaborations Have Fared in the Pandemic

2 May • The Scientist, International

Substituting genetic ancestry for race in research? Not so fast

2 May • STAT News, USA

S'pore and New Zealand researchers aim to use AI to help predict mental illness risk in youth

2 May • The Straits Times, Singapore

GA4GH Events

2022 GA4GH Strategic Refresh

Join the last live brainstorming meeting on 10 May 2022 at 4:00 UTC with Kathryn North! If you're unavailable to attend, share your thoughts on our strategic approach in our updated survey.

SAVE THE DATE: GA4GH 10th Plenary Meeting

We are excited to announce the date and location to the GA4GH 10th Plenary Meeting. This hyrbid event will be 22 - 23 September 2022, in Barcelona, Spain! We will follow up soon with registration details.

Other Upcoming Events