Human Genomes Platform Project
This project has been completed (Q4 2023).
The information below may be out of date,
and is provided for historical purposes only.
The Human Genomes Platform Project (HGPP) is designed to enhance capability for securely and responsibly sharing human genome research data nationally and internationally, ensuring maximum value can be derived from these valuable assets. It is investigating best practice technologies that have been globally developed for the purposes of human genome data sharing, and deploying Australian first technologies in the form of a ‘services toolbox’ for improving FAIRness of genomic data at the organisations that hold most human genomes collected for research in Australia.
The specific aims of the project are to investigate and subsequently implement:
- systems for identifying cohorts of human genomes across multiple participating repositories
- semi-automated systems that can be used by Data Access Committees (DACs) at participating repositories to expedite user approvals
- federated identity and access management systems with assurance levels appropriate for human genome data
- systems for streamlined encryption and uploading genome files to international repositories such as the European Genome-phenome Archive (EGA)
Underpinning the project is a documentation and training component to enable other researchers and clinicians to use the systems and IT infrastructure providers to deploy the systems elsewhere.
For more information, see Australian BioCommons.