Beacon v2.0 - Towards a modular Beacon protocol empowering clinical use

Poster abstract for the GA4GH Plenary, Boston 2019

The Beacon Project is a Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) initiative for the federated discovery of genomic data in biomedical research and clinical applications. Originally implemented as a tool reporting the existence of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNP) in aggregated genomic data collections, the protocol has evolved towards more complex applications with increased functionality. Implementations of the current Beacon API enable the search for structural variants (e.g. deletions and duplications) and return richer responses (e.g. variant metadata and call counts).

Barcelona Goes Zurich - Beacon Code Alignment Workshop

ELIXIR Beacons at ELIXIR All Hands 2019 Workshop

EvidenceBeacon Notes - GA4GHconnect 2019

The topic of “EvidenceBeacon” was discussed with many different attendants during the speed datingg session and beyond, leading to some clearer picture about the (widening) extent & next steps.

Beacons Hackathon Stockholm

On March 7, Beacon team members from ELIXIR and DNAstack will meet at the SciLife Center Stockholm for Face-to-face meeting and Hackathon.

Plant Beacons Hackathon Bordeaux

The hackaton will take place the 2019-02-28 in the center of Bordeaux in the room “RE” of the former Law Faculty of the University of Bordeaux.