The Ethics and Data Sharing Working Group is live!
Addressing ethical issues in research and promoting inclusive community interactions
Getting the right information to the right people: The PHA4GE SARS-CoV-2 contextual data specification
As countries around the world prepare for new waves of infections throughout the pandemic, a unique opportunity for harmonization in data collection exists.
Data Structures Working Group Introduces Open, Harmonised Standard for SARS-CoV-2 Contextual Data
Well-structured, rich contextual data adds value, promotes reuse, and enables aggregation and integration of disparate data sets. We are delighted to announce that the PHA4GE Data Structures working group has released its first preprint on SARS-CoV-2 contextual data specification for open genomic epidemiology. The preprint identifies a clear data standard which extends the INSDC pathogen […]
Prof Alan Christoffels on PHA4GE – H3ABioNet Seminar Series
Recently Prof. Alan Christoffels presented the PHA4GE project as part of the H3ABioNet webinar series. Professor Christoffels is the director of South African National Bioinformatics Institute based at the University of the Western Cape, and the director of the SA Medical Research Council Bioinformatics Unit. He holds the DST/NRF Research Chair in Bioinformatics and Health Genomics and […]
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.