Transforming data for easy integration, reproducibility and sharing
How data is structured, organized, managed and stored greatly impacts how it can be used and integrated with existing data.
Infrastructure Working Group – Update
The PHA4GE Infrastructure Working Group was established in December 2019 and concerns itself with the computing infrastructure that underlies data analysis in public health genomics
Bioinformatics, Pipelines and Data Visualization Working Group – Update
As public health bioinformatic workflows become increasingly complicated, efforts are needed to promote sensible standardization, portability and reproducibility of assays and workflows across a range of environments, contexts and resource conditions. Well integrated visualization and reporting tools are critical to convey actionable information to a range of stakeholders and decision-makers across multidisciplinary public health teams.
Public Sequence Repositories Working Group – Update
Public sequence repositories are critical resources for global microbial sequencing efforts, and are a cornerstone for the standardized exchange, analysis and archiving of sequence data.
Reference, Quality Check and Validation Working Group – Update
The Reference, Quality Check and Validation Working Group is focused on the more operational side of deploying sequencing for routine public health activity. Within public health laboratories, concepts that do not exist to the same extent in research – such as accreditation, validation and auditable quality management programmes – are critical for providing a consistent […]
Decoding Covid-19: SANBI Scientists Peek Inside First South African SARS-CoV-2 Genome
Researchers from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) and UWC’s South African National Bioinformatics Institute (SANBI) have sequenced the first SARS-COV-2 genome in South Africa, providing a genetic “fingerprint” that can help us understand and contain the spread of COVID-19.
Statement of the African Academy of Sciences On COVID-19 Ethics
The world is currently facing a novel global pandemic, which has led to an urgent search for solutions, proliferation of research and development activities and ongoing surveillance. Managing emergencies can raise challenging ethical and governance issues for organisations and stakeholders at the forefront of decision-making. Read Full Article Here