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We are creating a vibrant ecosystem
of interoperable modules and
data environments for
the biomedical community
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How we got started
It all started with a blog post in 2017. Josh Denny (Vanderbilt), David Glazer (Verily Life Sciences), Robert L. Grossman (University of Chicago), Benedict Paten (University of California at Santa Cruz), Anthony Philippakis (Broad Institute) were working together in support of multiple flagship scientific initiatives. They laid out a vision for the next generation of biomedical research, a common desire to build an open, compatible, and secure approach to data within the larger research community.
Our principles
We guide our efforts through four governing principles
Modularity
composed of functional components with well-specified interfaces
Community
driven
created by many groups to foster a diversity of ideas
Open
open-source licenses, software, architecture to enable extensibility & reuse
Standards
based
consistent with standards developed by coalitions such as GA4GH
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Modular components
We designed the Data Biosphere around key components —
each having discrete capabilities and clear rules of interaction
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Putting standards into practice
We work closely with organizations like the GA4GH to define and
implement standards that support modular components
Interoperable platforms
We work together to build integrated solutions
Terra
Terra is a scalable & secure
platform for biomedical researchers
to access data, run analysis tools,
and collaborate.
Gen3
Gen3 is an open source and
cloud-based platform for developing
for managing, analyzing, harmonizing, and sharing large datasets
Dockstore
Dockstore is an open platform used by the GA4GH for sharing Docker-based tools described with either
CWL, WDL, or NFL
Flagship scientific initiatives
We power many of the most important scientific
research projects of our time
Get Involved
We set out to solve problems bigger than any one organization and
we can use all the help we can get. Come join us.
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