With increasing numbers of sequenced human genomes in research and clinical settings, the need for a secure and standardized archive for omics data is growing. GHGA strives to provide a national infrastructure as well as an ethico-legal framework that balances FAIR omics data usage and data protection needs.
GHGA reached an important milestone in signing a cooperation agreement to become a national node in the federated European Genome-Phenome Archive. This will make data in GHGA finadable and interoperable beyond German borders.
To further evaluate the needs of research groups generating human sequencing data with regards to storage, analysis and sharing of those data, GHGA launches a landscape survey.
How can you translate genetic knowledge into treatment options for rare diseases and cancer? Find out more in this new podcast episode! (The podcast is only available in German.)
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20 June 2022
Annette Peters (Helmholtz Munich) will talk about “The German National Cohort - Overall study design and OMICS concept” on the 20. June 2022, 16:00 CET.
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18 July 2022
Becca Wilson (Newcastle University) will talk about “DataSHIELD: Secure Data Science Collaboration” on the 18. July 2022, 16:00 CET.
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10 - 11 Oct 2022
Save the Date - we are pleased to announce that the next internal GHGA Annual Meeting will take place 10-11 October 2022, in Tübingen.
Learn moreGHGA is funded as part of the National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI e.V.) via the DFG.
With 46 Participants from 21 institutions, GHGA is organised in six data hubs across Germany combining leading institutions in genomic medicine, major omics data producers (including four DFG Sequencing Centers) and HPC centers committed to provide scalable infrastructure.
To ensure smooth working, seven workstreams were formed.
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"GHGA wants to enable research with omics data in an ethically and legally responsible way so that knowledge reaches patient care faster."
"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 gen(omics) research data requiring appropriate protection, in Germany and internationally. Go data sharing to advance research for the common good!"
"GHGA is building a national archive for human genome data. It balances the need for data privacy with the need for access to this data through secure access mechanisms thus enabling FAIR and transparent use of the data."
