Last fall, the NIH announced plans to update its data sharing policies for projects involving genomic data obtained with advanced
sequencing technologies. This new policy is expected to include sequence data, epigenomic data and other related data, as well as GWAS data.
The very large and rich data sets being generated have the potential for tremendous scientific value, and the NIH has concluded that maximum
public benefit can best be realized by developing a policy that makes sequence and other large-scale genomic datasets available as broadly as
is appropriate to a wide range of scientific investigators. In developing these policies, the NIH expects to build upon the current GWAS data
sharing policy as well as the extensive public consultation efforts that were undertaken in the development of the current policy.
The link below provides additional information about the announcement.
Notice on Development of Data Sharing Policy for Sequence and Related Genomic Data
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