Announcements

GA4GH 13th Plenary will bring together the global genomics and health community for workshops, presentations, and keynote talks that uncover opportunities to scale genomic and clinical data sharing.

Following an open nomination process, we have selected ten individuals to join the Strategic Leadership Committee.

In April 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) requested public comments on its draft principles for human genome access, use, and sharing.

To safeguard genomic and related health data, DSWS develops standards to ensure that the privacy, confidentiality, and integrity of this data is protected.

We invite you to submit nominations for the roles of GKS and DURI Co-Leads.

The GA4GH community is excited to mentor contributors from all over the world who are interested in tackling current challenges in genomics.

The GA4GH Pedigree team is looking for groups to pilot their standard or contribute to their model!

Now is a great time to get involved with these efforts.

Google Summer of Code (GSoC) is an international program that introduces novice developers into open-source software development.

The document describes the high-level 2024 goals for the GA4GH Cloud Work Stream.

GA4GH will observe this quarter's Meeting Free Week for genomics.

Their appointments mark a significant milestone for the group as it continues to advance GA4GH product use in real-world initiatives.

Please review the document by Wednesday, 30 March 2024.

Join us on 29 February at 16:00 UTC for a webinar to commemorate Rare Disease Day. Hosted by the GA4GH Rare Disease Community of Interest, the webinar will focus on the power of data sharing and standardisation to improve patient outcomes.

Our first episode, Together for CHANGE (T4C): sequencing the African American genome with Lyndon Mitnaul and James Hildreth Sr., is now available where you listen to podcasts!

Join us for a two-hour virtual workshop on exchanging knowledge and lessons learned from variant sharing.

Congratulations! You now have access to a new GA4GH-wide meetings calendar.

Join us for GA4GH Connect from 21 to 24 April 2024.

The Technical Alignment Subcommittee aims to harmonise aspects of GA4GH technical products and support interoperability.

Within GA4GH and beyond, teams are developing resources to support the adoption of GA4GH standards. From reference implementations to tooling, these resources have the potential to benefit the broader community.

The Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) has announced the creation of the Strategic Leadership Committee (SLC) — a group that will inform GA4GH strategy on advancing responsible use of genomic and related health data.

The GA4GH Beacon v2 specification team is inviting active contributors to “scout” specific topics that will allow the team to improve the API and boost its adoption in the community.

The Cancer Community promotes global cooperation, data sharing, collaborative cancer research, and better oncology care by exploring the use of GA4GH products to support interoperability and data sharing.

Geoff Ginsburg, chief medical and scientific officer of the All of Us Research Program at the National Institutes of Health, will discuss the latest in responsible genomic data use with GA4GH Chair Heidi Rehm. 

In this open call, we are searching to fill two Co-Lead positions for the Data Security Work Stream.

The GA4GH Data Model and Schema Consensus (DaMaSC) Study Group would love to hear your feedback.

GA4GH will observe next quarter's Meeting Free Week for genomics

Learn more about Muñoz-Torres and the future of Clin/Pheno.

The new GA4GH & INCF Neuroscience Community aims to lay the groundwork for connecting neuroscience and genomic data worldwide.

Join four new GA4GH groups to help shape guidelines for pandemic prep, schema consensus, sequencing metadata, and categorical variants

GA4GH GKS standards help advance the readiness of gnomAD data for artificial intelligence and machine learning

"Genetic exceptionalism refers to the idea that genetic information is uniquely powerful and uniquely personal, meriting unique protection."

Nominate a GIF Co-lead today!

The new code offers a tool for supporting clear communication in such a diverse environment, and resolving misunderstandings and disagreements that do arise and cannot be addressed informally.

This plan forges a path towards a more equitable, inclusive, and ethically sound genomics ecosystem.

“The observations explored in this paper are GA4GH’s steps toward responding to EDI concerns within the community. We expect the work of these groups to broaden participation of members from diverse groups and, consequently, to lead to the creation of more effective and far-reaching data sharing and leadership standards.”

Are you attending GA4GH 11th Plenary? ? Submit a poster abstract today.

Plenary sessions will begin a day earlier (20 September 2023) with lunch, an afternoon programme, and an evening reception.

A new GA4GH Study Group explores the standardisation and storage of pharmacogenomic data

Tell us what you think!

Please join us for GA4GH Connect, a working meeting for GA4GH contributors to advance the roadmap and gather feedback on product development and needs.

Please review and provide your feedback for CRAM v3.1 and refget v2.0 by 14 March 2023.

Submit your feedback on this year's strategic plan by 15 Jan 2023.

GA4GH Connect 2023 will take place in London, UK, from 19 to 21 April 2023.

Access meeting materials, share your feedback, and submit session proposals for next time.

This year's strategic plan introduces updates that aim to support the long-term success of the organisation and its ability to achieve the 2020 Community Imperatives.

Day 3 includes sessions from the Cloud and Discovery Work Streams and the Federated Analysis Systems Project (FASP).

Day 2 includes sessions from the Cloud, DURI, REWS, and LSG Work Streams and more.

Join GA4GH active contributors for a series of workshops aimed at making progress on GA4GH products and cross-Work-Stream initiatives.

Correction: the VCF 4.4 Release Candidate 2 Public Feedback and REWS Genetic Discrimination sessions take place on 14 November.

View the meeting agenda and register for the event.

Please submit feedback by Thursday, 1 December 2022, at 17:00 UTC.

Join us on 14, 15, 16, and 30 November to help make progress on GA4GH products and cross-Work-Stream initiatives.

Video recordings and slides are now available on the event website. You may also access all recordings on the GA4GH YouTube channel. 

Attend GA4GH 10th Plenary from the comfort of your home! You can participate via YouTube and sli.do.

Please review the following information to help you prepare for 10th Plenary.

David Torrents is a research professor at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) and is chair of the GA4GH 10th Plenary Programme Committee.

Dr Soumya Swaminathan, chief scientist at the World Health Organization, and Dr Michèle Ramsay, professor at the University of the Witwatersrand, will join us for GA4GH 10th Plenary. Will you?

Please submit comments by Thursday, 8 September 2022, at 17:00 UTC.

To help select projects to focus on during the VRS Hackathon, each project proposal's author will present a two-minute pitch or presentation on their topic.

Please review and submit comments by Friday, 5 August 2022, at 17:00 UTC.

This year's hackathon will cover DRS, Passports, and two GA4GH use cases (NCPI and CNest).