Two videos demonstrate GDI technical infrastructure
The European Genomic Data Infrastructure (GDI) project has released two videos demonstrating the 1+Million Genomes (1+MG) technical infrastructure using real-like synthetic data distributed across six European countries.
The first video follows a cancer researcher accessing colorectal cancer data and is targeted at more technical viewers. The second shows allele lookup of monogenic causes of severe COVID-19 outcomes and gives a non-specialist perspective. The videos demonstrate use of the central GDI user portal, which can be used for both public or registered-access queries.
The COVID-19 video demonstrates querying a federated network of secure environments, including Finland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden, followed by federated access using distributed computation. An earlier infectious diseases use case, the identification of common risk variants for severe COVID-19 using a standardised GWAS pipeline, was demonstrated at the GDI general assembly in November 2024.
The use cases have been developed to meet real clinical and research needs by providing access to harmonised genomic data linked to phenotype data and prepared for secondary use. The stories show how the 1+MG infrastructure will support advances in rare diseases, cancer and public health, while complementing the capabilities envisioned by the European Health Data Space (EHDS).
Demonstration of 1+MG technical infrastructure – Accessing colorectal cancer data
Demonstration of 1+MG technical infrastructure – Allele lookup in severe COVID-19 cases
Posted: 17 February 2025