We are delighted to share that the GA4GH April Connect 2026 meeting agenda is now available, featuring more than 30 collaborative sessions to advance responsible genomic and health data sharing.
View the Connect agenda: buff.ly/Gy0wehJ
Register for the Connect meeting: buff.ly/AG6HL9M
The Call for Abstracts is officially open! Whether it’s original research, clinical insights, or an innovative breakthrough, we want to see the work you’re doing to shape the future of cancer genomics.
🔗 Submit your abstract here: buff.ly/YJ3KOqn
GA4GH standards have been implemented in the Rakeiora Genomics Platform to support data security and sovereignty in Aotearoa New Zealand. Rakeiora integrates genomic information and patients’ health histories with genealogical knowledge. Read more here: www.ga4gh.org/news_item/ga...
The GA4GH Implementation Forum (GIF) aims to lower barriers to implementing GA4GH products, and has developed a survey to better understand awareness and challenges related to GA4GH product implementation in the Global South.
Share your thoughts in a brief survey by 17 February: buff.ly/Ackkm7v
In a new GA4GH policy brief, Donrich Thaldar (University of KwaZulu-Natal) introduces the Seven-Dimensional Data Visiting Framework, for configuring proportionate, lawful, and trustworthy data visiting in genomic research.
Read more: www.ga4gh.org/news_item/fr...
🧬 Join the Clinical Genomics Laboratory Community (CGLC) meeting on 12 January 2026 at 13:00 UTC. The session will offer an overview of ClinVar submissions and an open discussion to inform future improvements to ClinVar and related curation efforts.
Register here: buff.ly/M0JWUBs
We are pleased to present an infographic featuring eight points to consider for responsible international genomic and health data sharing by health technologies industries (HTIs).
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In a new GA4GH Public Attitudes for Genomic Policy forum blog post, Dr Amanda Willis (Garvan Institute of Medical Research) discusses how older research participants are motivated to receive genetic results for the benefit of younger relatives. Read more: www.ga4gh.org/news_item/ol...
Introducing new GA4GH Community of Interest leadership!
Please join us in welcoming Neuroscience Community Co-Lead Kelly Shen, and Rare Disease Community Co-Leads Toyofumi Fujiwara, Ada Hamosh, and Andra Waagmeester.
Read more in the press release here: www.ga4gh.org/news_item/in...
⌛ Reminder: Today is the last day to apply for the GA4GH AI Work Stream Co-Lead position
Learn more about the position and apply by end of day 2 December 2025.
GA4GH April Connect 2026 registration and session proposal submissions are now open!
The meeting will take place from 14 to 17 April 2026 in Montreal, Canada. We invite the GA4GH community to submit session proposals by 30 January.
Learn more: broadinstitute.swoogo.com/connect26/10...
Determining the value of genomics in healthcare” is now published in Nature Medicine. Led by A/Prof Ilias Goranitis, the paper brings together international co-authors to examine how the value of genomics can be assessed.
Read the full article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Today is the deadline to submit your abstract.
In a GA4GH Public Attitudes blog post, Gabriela Chavaría Soley, Ronald Alfaro Redondo, and Henriette Raventós (Universidad de Costa Rica) explore individual attitudes toward medical and genetic data sharing in Latin America and the development of two new indexes. Read: www.ga4gh.org/news_item/in...
Congratulations to GA4GH Board Member Christian Happi on winning the 2025 MacArthur Foundation 100&Change competition! With his collaborator Pardis Sabeti, Happi has won a $100 million dollar grant to fund their joint project Sentinel.
Read more: leverforchange.org/article/news...
📣 The call for tutorials & workshops at #ECCB2026 is now open! Share your tools, methods or expertise with the community.
🗓️ Deadline: 5 January 2026
👉 Submit: tinyurl.com/tw-eccb26
💡 ECCB will take place on 31 Aug–4 Sept in Geneva, gathering 1,000+ scientists from academia, industry, & healthcare.
Join the Clinical Genomics Laboratory Community (CGLC) meeting on 24 November. This session will explore how artificial intelligence and large language models (LLMs) are transforming variant interpretation. Register for the meeting: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
GA4GH has approved the release of two new products: Experiments Metadata Checklist (Expmeta) and Whole Genome Sequencing Quality Control Standards (WGS QC)
Read more about the Expmeta: www.ga4gh.org/news_item/th...
Read more about WGS QC:
www.ga4gh.org/news_item/wh...
The GA4GH Genomics Knowledge Standards (GKS) Work Stream aims to develop a “common language” to describe and share variants, helping to deliver on the promise of scalable genomic medicine. Watch the animation to learn more!
We are pleased to announce the release of the 13th Plenary Meeting Report. Explore in-depth summaries of all Plenary, Connect, and National Initiatives Forum sessions. You will also find links to recordings, slides, and other resources.
View the report:
Open leadership opportunity: AI Work Stream Co-Lead
GA4GH is establishing a new Work Stream dedicated to the responsible use of artificial intelligence in genomics and related health data contexts.
Learn more about the position and apply by 2 December 2025:
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A new GA4GH Public Attitudes for Genomic Policy forum blog post by Dr. Brad Elphinstone highlights a project to investigate safeguards to maximise trust in, and willingness to donate to, a hypothetical Australian national genomic repository. Read more: www.ga4gh.org/news_item/th...
Join the Genomic Knowledge Standards (GKS) Work Stream Open House on 19 November at 18:00 UTC!
Hear about the Work Stream’s latest activities and learn how GKS standards are being applied in practice.
Register for the invite:
The GA4GH Data Use & Researcher Identity (DURI) and Data Security Work Streams (DSWS) will hold the inaugural meeting of the Data Passports Study Group on 4 November at 14:00 UTC. This kickoff meeting will focus on a new technical specification, Data Passports.
Add to calendar: buff.ly/7oCgxjR
The GA4GH Cancer Community unites cancer initiatives to improve oncology care through shared standards and approaches. In the latest issue of Open Access Government, the Community Co-Leads discuss the current state of cancer genomics and where the field is headed.
buff.ly/UVFCwzY (pages 178-181)
Such a great @ga4gh.org meeting in Uppsala this past week. Genomics, with the help of GA4GH standards and policies, is really moving into the Age of Implementation globally!
Conference season is here! The BioCommons team is out in force, with sessions at #IDW #SciDataCon @researchdataall.bsky.social and @gideproject.bsky.social in Brisbane, presenting at @ga4gh.org and then onto @elixir-europe.org for #BioHackathon2025.
Read more: www.biocommons.org.au/news/q4-2025...
Thank you for attending the GA4GH 13th Plenary meeting, co-hosted by @scilifelab.se. Whether you joined in Uppsala, Sweden or tuned in virtually, your participation is crucial in advancing responsible and global genomic and health data sharing.
Read our press release to learn more:
buff.ly/9HaEwtM
Some thoughts on the blossoming of genomic medicine stimulated by the excellent @ga4gh.org meeting in lovely Uppsala Sweden. www.linkedin.com/pulse/though...
We want to recognise the @ghga.bsky.social for being a 13th Plenary Meeting Funder. Thank you for supporting the GA4GH 13th Plenary meeting and fueling collaborative science for the betterment of human health.
