GHGA is part of the German National Research Data Infrastructure (Nationale Forschungsdateninfrastruktur, NFDI e.V.). The NFDI initiative aims to establish and operate a research data infrastructure in Germany across disciplines. GHGA is funded via the DFG under the umbrella of the NFDI.
Decision making bodies in GHGA. The consortium is coordinated by the GHGA Board of Directors. In order to make informed decisions, the BoD consults with several internal and external bodies.
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The GHGA infrastructure is serviced by a federated network of six data hubs. These are connected to local centers that are major producers of genomic data which will be integrated into GHGA.
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To ensure smooth organisation, developement and maintenance, GHGA is structured into eight workstreams adressing different aspects and functionalities.
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GHGA takes a multilayered approach to data security, building advanced infrastructure and a ethics-legal framework for GDPR-compliant data processing, as well as enabling controlled, yet FAIR data access.
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GHGA is part of the federated EGA, thereby enabling data sharing beyond national borders.
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GHGA is the German node of the GDI (Genome Data Infrastructure) intitative, which aims to advance data-driven biomedical research and personalised medicine for the benefit of European citizens and to support the European 1+ Million Genomes
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