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The German Human Genome-Phenome Archive
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The GHGA Consortium operates a national infrastructure for secure management of genomic data in Germany.
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Spatial transcriptomics data preprocessing giving you a headache? 🤯

Simplify your image-based spatial omics workflow! Join our webinar for new researchers—we'll cover everything from cell segmentation to data cleanup, step-by-step. Get the foundational skills you need.

📅 Sign up here: t1p.de/lqbg1
Digital announcement for the webinar series “The Knowledge Series – Empowering Research: Practical Bioinformatics and Data Management.” Date: November 20, 2025, 13:00 CET. Title of the webinar: “Beginners guide of data processing for image-based spatial transcriptomics technologies” with Florian Heyl. More information on GHGA and de.NBI websites.
November 6, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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📣 New Webinar: Building a RDM Ecosystem & using the de.NBI Cloud!
Join the de.NBI & ELIXIR-DE GHGA Knowledge Series and Discover how to use the de.NBI Cloud effectively!

🗓️ Oct 14, 2025 at 13:00 CEST
🔗 Registration: t1p.de/z1kdt

#RDM #Bioinformatics #GHGA #ELIXIR #deNBI #CloudComputing #FAIRdata
Digital announcement for the webinar series “The Knowledge Series – Empowering Research: Practical Bioinformatics and Data Management.” Date: October 14, 2025, 13:00 CET. Title of the webinar: “Building a RDM Ecosystem: The Role of de.NBI & ELIXIR Germany and how to use the de.NBI Cloud” with Daniel Wibberg. More information on GHGA and de.NBI websites.
September 30, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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@GHGA_archive and @deNBI_ELIXIR are launching a new webinar series to help researchers with bioinformatics and data management. Kicking off 2025 with three webinars:
Oct 14: Daniel Wibberg
Nov 20: Florian Heyl
Dec 10: Nazanin Mirza-Schreiber
More details: www.ghga.de/events and www.denbi.de/training
Digital announcement for the webinar series “The Knowledge Series – Empowering Research: Practical Bioinformatics and Data Management.” Dates: October 14, 2025, 13:00 CET – “Building a RDM Ecosystem” with Daniel Wibberg; November 20, 2025, 13:00 CET – “Data processing and spatial transcriptomics” with Florian Heyl; December 10, 2025, 13:00 CET – “Methylation Analysis: A Practical Guide for Beginners” with Nazanin Mirza-Schreiber.
September 19, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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📢 We’re hiring at GHGA!

Join us to further develop Germany’s national infrastructure for secure genomic data sharing:
🎨 Frontend Engineer – user-facing portals
⚙️ DevOps Engineer – cloud & microservices
Apply 👉 www.ghga.de/about-us/jobs

#job #hiring #genomics #devops #frontend
announcement of Job at GHGA Central in Heidelberg. Text reads: We're hiring. DevOps Engineer/ Senior Frontend Engineer to develop GHGA’s user-facing platforms and underlying cloud services, enabling secure sharing of genomic data within Germany and across international research networks " Apply Now: https://www.ghga.de/about-us/jobs
September 15, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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📢 On Sept 17, join the GHGA lecture series Advances in Data-Driven Biomedicine!

Leslie Matalonga (CNAG, Barcelona) will present:
The Genome-Phenome Analysis Platform (GPAP) for rare disease research

Register: t1p.de/u69h8

#Genomics #RareDisease #GHGA
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September 3, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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📢 Today’s the day! #genomDESymposium 2025 kicks off in Berlin. Proud to co-host with TMF, BfArM and @denbi.bsky.social – bringing together voices from care, research, infrastructure, policy & patient advocacy.

#GHGA #GenomicMedicine #DataForHealth #FAIRData
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July 10, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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📅 July 23: Alex Wagner (Nationwide Children's Hospital) joins the GHGA lecture series to discuss VRS—a @ga4gh.org standard for consistent genetic variant exchange. Don’t miss it!

🔗 Register: dkfz-de.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#Genomics #GA4GH #VRS #GHGA
Image is a digitally created announcement card in the GHGA colors, light green and orange. The text reads "The Variation Representation Specification (VRS) - enabling consistent variant exchange", 23.07.2025, 16:00 CEST" next to a photo of the speaker, Alex Wagner.
July 2, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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📣 Join GHGA workshop on “Sensitive Data and Patient Privacy” and unlock the power of the cloud for sensitive medical data at the de.KCD Summer School: "Cloud Essentials for Medical Data."
Registration open until 16th June indico.dkfz.de/event/1327/
Don't miss out! #MedicalData #deNBI #GHGA
Image is a digitally created announcement card in white, blue and grey. On the top are the logos of the organisers: de.KCD, de.NBI, DKFZ and EMBL. The central text reads "de.KCD Summer School - Cloud Essentials for Medical Data”, below you can find date “2dn & 3th July 2025", location “BioQuant Heidelberg” and a QR-code to the event page.
June 4, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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GHGA Data Portal 4.0 is live!

A focused update with backend & UX improvements:
✅ Faster auth
📈 Better telemetry
🧩 Easier data hub management
🔐 Smoother access requests
🎨 UI tweaks

🔗 data.ghga.de

#GHGA #Genomics #Bioinformatics #DataScience #DigitalHealth #ProductUpdate
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June 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Today at the German Cancer Research Congress (#GCRC2025) at @dkfz.bsky.social in Heidelberg, GHGA is showcasing its work on secure and FAIR genomic data sharing at our booth and poster.

Stop by to learn more. #Genomics #GHGA #FAIRData #DataScience #Bioinformatics
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May 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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🧬 Today! Prof. Rami Abou Jamra (Uni Leipzig) speaks on "Genome sequencing for rare disease diagnostics" at the GHGA lecture series Advances in Data-Driven Biomedicine. Don’t miss it!

📅 May 21 | ⏰ 4PM
🔗 Register: dkfz-de.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#Genomics #RareDiseases #GHGA
Image is a digitally created announcement card in the GHGA colours, light green and orange. The text reads ""Genome sequencing for rare disease diagnostics: uncovering hidden causal variants 21.05. 2025, 16:00 CEST" below is a photo of the speaker and his name, Rami Abou Jamra.
May 21, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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🎬 In case you missed our webinar on Benchmarking and quality control for genomic variant calling with Johannes Köster., you can now watch the recordings on our Training Website: www.ghga.de/resources/tr...
The slides are also available on GHGA GitHub: github.com/GHGA-Trainin...
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April 30, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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GHGA Retreat 2025 – Day 3: Focused workstream sessions underway! Teams are aligning on key topics like architecture, data stewardship, genomDE model project, workflows, and outreach. It's a rare opportunity with all team members from different workstreams in one room. #GHGAretreat #Genomics #genomDE
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April 9, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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After a productive day of workshops, we’re taking a moment to connect as a team and reflect on the discussions during a tour of the Kloster Schöntal Monastery, followed by a walk around the grounds. 🍃
#GHGAretreat #TeamReflection #KlosterSchöntal
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April 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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The GHGA Retreat at Kloster Schöntal kicked off with exciting discussions on a wide range of topics! From data portals to international connectivity, legal challenges, patient communication, to training plans, GHGA2 is taking shape across all fronts.
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April 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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🚨 Join us for the GHGA Lecture Series on April 16, 2025! 🚨

Antje Keppler from @embl.org will present on "The Euro-BioImaging BioHub and its imaging services" 🧬🔬.

🔗 Register here: t1p.de/di825

#BioImaging #OpenScience #EuroBioImaging #GHGA #Biomedicine #Research #GHGAtalks
Image is a digitally created announcement card in the GHGA colors, light green and orange. The text reads "The Euro-BioImaging Bio-Hub and its imaging services, 16.04. 2025, 16:00 CEST" below is a photo of the speaker and her name, Antje Keppler.
April 2, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Want to improve your genomic variant calling pipeline? Join our webinar to learn about ncbench, a powerful benchmarking tool. We'll also cover other essential genomic benchmarking topics. Register for free: t1p.de/o4al3 🧬🔬 #bioinformatics #genomics #variantcalling #ncbench
Image is a digitally created announcement card in the GHGA colors, dark green and orange. The text reads "Benchmarking and quality control for genomic variant calling, 10.04. 2025, 15:00 CEST" below is a photo of the speaker and his name, Johannes Köster.
March 27, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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🚨 We're hiring! Join GHGA at the University of Tübingen as a Data Steward / Bioinformatician! 🧬🔍
✔️Manage & curate genomic data
✔️Work with top research networks (GHGA, GDI, GA4GH)
✔️Impactful role in bioinformatics
📅 Apply by March 16, 2025 here: t1p.de/gwhfx
#Bioinformatics #Genomics #ResearchJobs
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February 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Join us on February 19, 2025, for the next edition of our lecture series, where Susanna Z. from enGenome will talk about how AI is transforming genomic variant interpretation.

🔗 Register now: t1p.de/75uz8

#AI #Genomics #PrecisionMedicine #Bioinformatics #GHGALectureSeries
Announcement for the GHGA lecture series with Susanna Zucca from enGenome. on the 19.02 at 4PM she will talke about AI and the interpretation of genomic variants.
February 6, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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📣 Registration is now open for the nf-core hackathon from the 24th to 26th of March.

Join us for the local node event in Heidelberg. Spaces are limited to 20 people - so better be quick to experience this event in person!

More info: t1p.de/v08ei
Registration: t1p.de/wr09t
February 3, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Interested in research and science communication? We are looking for participants for focus groups. Topic: Sharing of genetic data for secondary research. Compensation included. More information and registration: www.ghga.de/for-patients...
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January 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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📣 Happening next week!! de.NBI and GHGA have designed the ideal interactive training session for RDM enthusiasts, focusing on sensitiv data in human research. You can still register here: events.hifis.net/event/1968/
January 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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🚨 Webinar today cancelled!!! We will make it up next year.
December 19, 2024 at 8:46 AM
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🎉 As 2024 wraps up, we wish you a joyful holiday season & a fantastic New Year!

This year GHGA:
✅ Launched the GHGA Data Portal for seamless data access
📈 Submitted our GHGA 2.0 proposal
🔗 Activated data hubs for the MV GenomSeq

Exciting times ahead in 2025—thank you for your support!
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December 19, 2024 at 8:25 AM
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📣 #JobAlert We're hiring a Cloud Engineer / Bioinformatician at DKFZ in Heidelberg!
🚀 Design cloud-based software & omics workflows.
🌍 Contribute to global genomics initiatives(GA4GH, @egaarchive.bsky.social).

🔗 Apply now: jobs.dkfz.de/en/jobs/1672...

#Bioinformatics #CloudEngineering #Genomics
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December 16, 2024 at 10:16 AM