GA4GH News

GA4GH Virtual Fireside Chat with Susan Fairley & Chris Wigley

Join us Wednesday, February 23rd at 12:00 UTC for the second installment of our “Fireside Chats” between members of the genomics and health community. For this webinar, our Chief Standards Officer, Susan Fairley, will speak with special guest Chris Wigley, Genomics England's Chief Executive Officer.

GA4GH GDPR Brief: What constitutes an ‘international data transfer?’ Recent developments by the EDPB and implications for genomic and health data sharing

February 14

Seasoned readers of the GA4GH GDPR Brief will note that the GA4GH GDPR and the International Health Data Sharing Forum have addressed the topic of international data transfers on numerous occasions. However, the concept of ‘international data transfer’ has not yet been examined. The reason for this is that neither the GDPR, nor case law, nor European authorities have so far provided a robust definition of this term.

Genomics and Health News

Protein Interactomes Reveal Genetic Determinants of Heart Disease

February 22 • Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, USA

How private healthcare data can predict diagnoses, unlock innovation

February 17 • Healthcare IT News, USA

Early Screening for Breast Cancer Could Halve Deaths, Study Suggest

February 17 • The Independent, UK

Research reveals high-risk subtype of relapsed pediatric AML

February 17 • St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA

Pistoia Alliance Plans Microbiome Atlas

February 17 • Bio-IT World, USA

Multiple Sclerosis: Study with Twins Untangles Environmental and Genetic Influences

February 16 • University of Zurich, Switzerland

Map of pain neurons may lead to more effective drugs for chronic pain

February 16 • New Scientist, UK

Whole genome sequencing robustly detects the most common inherited neurological diseases and is adopted by healthcare

February 16 • Genomics England, UK

NIH issues a seismic mandate: share data publicly

February 16 • Nature, UK

Is faster better when it comes to genomic testing?

February 16 • Australian Genomics, Australia

Bilal Mateen and Evan Tachovsky: Diverse Data

February 16 • Genomics England, UK

Creating a digital Hippocratic oath for the 21st century

February 15 • STAT NEWS, USA

Lingering colonial legacies: The study of skin is too white

February 15 • DW Akademie, Germany

Studies of human microbiome have ignored the developing world, potentially compromising treatments

February 15 • Science Magazine, USA

Mayo Clinic researchers develop model to predict treatment response in gastric cancer

February 14 • Mayo Clinic, USA

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