About

Human genome sequencing and other omics data modalities are of critical importance for biomedical research and the future development of healthcare. GHGA will provide the infrastructure to meet both the desire to handle omics data in an open and FAIR manner and the need to keep personal data safe and secure. Other than other European infrastructures, as a National consortium, GHGA will have the ability to address the legal requirements specific to Germany, enabling German researchers to help shape future international standards for data exchange and take on leading roles in international research consortia.

Applicant Institution: The German Cancer Research Center DKFZ, Heidelberg
Spokesperson: Dr. Oliver Stegle

GHGA Letter of Intent

Core Objectives of GHGA

1. Provide a national secure and trustworthy long-term archive of human omics data federated with the EGA
2. Streamline data deposition by direct data and metadata transfer from major national omics centers
3. Provide central infrastructure for distributed data access committees, thereby facilitating data access and reuse for research
4. Engage communities to encourage responsible data sharing of omics data and train members of the communities to leverage the scientific potential of data infrastructures and community reference datasets.
5. Address legal and ethical barriers to data sharing through a unified ethico-legal framework
6. Reach out to communities and train the next generation of scientists on efficient and responsible use and management of omics data in research
7. Increase FAIRness of omics data and facilitate embedding with national and international data resources and infrastructures
8. Provide community-specific data portals to meet their specific needs for datasets and analytical tools.
9. Democratize access to and analysis/reprocessing of large-scale omics data for research through a cloud-based analytics platform
10. Increase the value of research data by integrating multiple omics modalities and connecting omics data to phenotype data