Save the Date: Join the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for "Community Days" Scheduled for:

• Wednesday, January 8th, 2025 from 10-11am
• Friday, January 10th, 2025 from 10-11am

Additional details for joining webinars will be shared in the near future.

Who Should Attend: All researchers and their institutional officials who have access to or are planning to request access to use controlled-access genomics data hosted by NIH data repositories ( List of NIH-supported Controlled-Access Repositories ).

During these information sessions, NIH will provide users of NIH Controlled Access Data repositories and their institutions an overview of Guide Notice NOT-OD-24-157 "Implementing Update for Data Management and Access Practices Under the Genomic Data Sharing Policy" and related FAQs.

NIH will provide an overview of the requirements, assist organizations with understanding how they can be compliant with the requirements, and answer any questions users and their institutions have. Users and their institutions are encouraged to submit their questions by December 27th to ensure answers are provided during the informational sessions. Questions may be submitted to gds@mail.nih.gov .

The National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) is hosting a two-day hybrid workshop on Oct 30-31, 2024, at the Neuroscience Center Building, 6001 Executive Bivd., Bethesda, MD. This workshop aims to bring together biomedical researchers and Al/ML experts, to discuss the critical challenges, crosscutting gaps, and opportunities for and actionable items in leveraging Al/ML and other recent data science advances in precision medicine, with a focus on diabetes and other chronic disease areas relevant to the NIDDK mission. For more information and to register for the workshop, visit the NIDDK website: https://www.niddk.nih.gov/news/meetings-workshops/2024/artificial-intelligence-in-precision-medicine-of-diabetes-2024

The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) partnered together to host the 2024 DataWorks! Prize. This challenge is a collaboration with the seven generalist repositories participating in the NIH-funded Generalist Repositories Ecosystem Initiative (GREI) and will focus on best practices in data reuse and secondary analysis that advance human health. NIDDK-CR data may be used for this challenge in combination with data from a participating GREI repository. Phase 1 for this challenge closes on 11:59 p.m. EDT on October 23,2024. Check out Challenge.gov to learn more about the challenge, how to enter, eligibility, and prizes.

Join us for a two-day virtual workshop on September 19th and 20th, from 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time), focused on promoting secondary research to accelerate medical breakthroughs and foster innovation. Renowned guest speakers, engaging panel discussions, and informative lightning talks will shed light on the history and valuable resources of NIDDK-CR as we commemorate its 20th anniversary. Plus, don't miss the introduction of our new analytics workspace and the launch of our data-centric challenge to enhance research capabilities. Mark your calendars now and be part of this extraordinary event! Register here: https://www.niddk.nih.gov/news/meetings-workshops/2023/central-repository=20th-anniversary-workshop