As a secure national omics data infrastructure, GHGA enables the use of human omics data in research, while ensuring data security and preventing misuse.
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The genome data collected within the genomDE model project is archived in GHGA and, with the patient's consent, made available for research.
Omics data have the potential to revolutionise health care. Here we show how GHGA is an integral part of this process.
GHGA has developed a robust and appropriate legal and data protection structure.
The latest updates to the GHGA Data Portal introduce enhanced filtering and study pages for easier data discovery and refined IVA handling.
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How interoperable is the GHGA Metadata Model? Our new publication in Scientific Data analyses how it aligns with other established models in the genomics domain.
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GHGA is entering an exciting new chapter with a refreshed Board of Directors, welcoming new members alongside returning leaders to guide the consortium forward.
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03 March 2026
Join our webinar to unlock the potential of DMS data and machine learning to predict variant effects using VEFill workflows.
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6 March 2026
Join us at the “10,000 Genomes and Counting” workshop at the GfH conference in Munich to explore Germany’s genomic data infrastructure and the latest insights from the genomDE model project.
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11-13 March 2026
Join us for the nf-core hackathon in Heidelberg. GHGA is excited to host the local hub event, bringing together the community for three days of coding, innovation, and tackling all things nf-core.
Learn moreGHGA is part of the NFDI e.V. and is funded by the DFG. We are closely integrated with both national and international infrastructures and initiatives, such as GDI, EGA, GA4GH, and the genomDE model project.
As a national initiative created by researchers for researchers, GHGA brings together expertise from over 20 leading institutions in genomic medicine, major omics data producers (including four DFG Sequencing Centres), and high-performance computing (HPC) centres. These institutions are dedicated to providing scalable infrastructure for genomic research.
Our infrastructure is managed in a federated manner and organised into data hubs located across Germany.
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"At GHGA, we enable data-driven research in the interest of patients and the public. For us, patient engagement is not a secondary process but an integral part of our mission."
"GHGA will go beyond data archive - the goal is to establish a comprehensive genome data infrastructure and research platform that will also act as a bridge between basic research and translation."
"GHGA will be a key infrastructure for the archiving, and sharing, of sensitive human genomics research data requiring appropriate protection, in Germany and internationally. Go data sharing to advance research for the common good!”
"GHGA has been pivotal in driving national developments in genome medicine, operating core infrastructure for the MV GenomSeq project, and advancing the integration of genome research with clinical care in Germany."
"Using knowledge generating patient care with systemic multi-omics analyses in research projects can help develop new diagnoses for rare disease patients. To enable and simplify data sharing between researchers and facilitate such analyses, we have GHGA."
“We need a new approach for cancer therapy decision making! GHGA establishes the infrastructure to combine new omics approaches with longitudinal clinical data towards dynamic swarm intelligence based algorithms for advanced patient navigation.”
