GA4GH Announcements

OmicsXchange Episode 16: Atlas Variant Effects Alliance and interpreting human genetic variation with Clare Turnbull and Lea Starita

27 May

On the latest episode of the OmicsXchange, our host was joined by the co-chairs of the Clinical Variant Interpretation Working Group, Drs Clare Turnbull of the Institute for Cancer Research and Lea Starita of the University of Washington. 

Genomics and Health News

Genetic mutations can be benign or cancerous — a new method to differentiate between them could lead to better treatments

27 May • The Scientist, International

Paper spotlight: mitochondrial DNA variation across 56,434 individuals in gnomAD

27 May • Terra, USA

Data sharing knowledge gaps widespread among patients

26 May • HealthITAnalytics, USA

Project SG100K: DNA of 100,000 Singaporeans to be mapped to identify new ways to prevent diseases

26 May • The Straits Times, Singapore

Epigenetic markers predict complications in patients with type 2 diabetes

25 May • Lund University, Sweden

Professor, Sir Munir Pirmohamed: disease, drugs and genomes

25 May • The G Word, UK

Lack of diversity in clinical trials isn’t just a recruiting problem — it’s a data problem

24 May • MedCity News, USA

Artificial intelligence is breaking patent law

24 May • Nature, UK

Computer model predicts dominant SARS-CoV-2 variants

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

Program to award up to $2 million in FY22 to support projects funded by NIH partners

23 May • All of Us, USA

GA4GH Events

GA4GH Hackathon hosted by FASP

The Federated Analysis Systems Project (FASP) group is hosting a two-week-long virtual event in July that focuses on API improvement of existing GA4GH specifications and implementing them in new environments. Sign up and learn more.

Are you attending ISMB 2022? Join the GA4GH VRS Hackathon. Held from 11 to 12 July, the event offers two days of focused, community-driven participation reducing barriers to the adoption of VRS as an emergent standard. The project proposal deadline is extended to 08 July! Learn more.

GA4GH 10th Plenary Meeting

This hybrid event will take place 22 to 23 September 2022 at CosmoCaixa in Barcelona, Spain! View the event website here. 

Other Upcoming Events