As part of NIH’s strengthened identity proofing requirements for accessing controlled-access data repositories (CADRs), we are introducing an important update to the login experience. This change is designed to enhance account security and ensure compliance with federal authentication standards (NOT-OD-25-159). What to expect Starting June 1, 2026, all users (PIs,…
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NIH Information Webinar: Navigating New NIH Controlled-Access Data Requirements
NIAGADS recommends current and prospective users join the upcoming informational webinar to learn about updates to National Institutes of Health (NIH) controlled-access data processes, which apply to NIAGADS datasets. The NIH published, “Required Security and Operational Standards for NIH Controlled-Access Data Repositories” (NOT-OD-25-159), standardizing data access and security standards for…
Help Us Improve NIAGADS!
We are hosting a collaborative webinar focused on NIAGADS controlled-access datasets and data interoperability across repositories and invite you to participate! This upcoming session is designed specifically for investigators and research teams working with controlled-access AD/ADRD genomic data. Our goal is to better understand how you discover, access, extract, and integrate NIAGADS…
Attending ASHG 2025? See Us in Action!
Are you attending ASHG 2025 this week, 10/14/25-10/18/25, in Boston, MA, USA? The NIAGADS and GCAD team will be there presenting our work and in Booth 1345. See a schedule of where you can connect with our team below: Activity Type Wednesday, 10/15/25 Thursday, 10/16/25 Friday, 10/17/25 Talk Genomic Frontiers…
ADSP and NIAGADS Will Be at AAIC!
Updated to include an additional conference session and posters on 7/21/25. Are you going to AAIC this year? If you will be in Toronto, ON, Canada for the conference between July 27th through 31st, 2025, check out the events the ADSP and NIAGADS are participating in below: Pre-conference Workshops ADSP…
Just Launched: NACC’s Multimodal Query Tool (MQT v1)
The National Alzheimer’s Disease Coordinating Center (NACC) just released the first version of their Multimodal Query Tool (MQT v1), which is now live and freely available to the global research community via the NACC Data Front Door (https://lnkd.in/e5uyCqwu). The MQT allows researchers to search, visualize, and access integrated multimodal data…
NIAGADS Will be at the Festival of Genomics in Boston on 6/24 and 6/25!
If you are attending the Festival of Genomics, being held in Boston, MA from June 24-25, 2025, check out NIAGADS while you are there. NIAGADS PI, Li-San Wang, PhD has been invited to speak and chair the session with his talk at the Festival of Genomics. Check out his session,…
NIH Seeks Public Input on Responsible Development of Innovative AI Tools
NIH is committed to advancing novel AI approaches that have the potential to accelerate research and improve the health of the public. As such, NIH is seeking input from the public on how to develop and share new generative AI tools while maintaining the highest privacy protections for biomedical research…
Implementation Update for Data Management and Access Practices Under the Genomic Data Sharing Policy
On April 2, 2025, updates to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Data Management and Access Practices under the Genomic Data Sharing (GDS) Policy took effect. These changes are relevant to users of NIH controlled-access data. NIH is making changes to modernize the security standards provided for NIH controlled-access data…
New Data Available in the Alzheimer’s GenomicsDB!
This release expands the database to include: ADSP 36K R4 Variants and Annotations New and updated records for each R4 variant are now available. These include the most recent ADSP annotations, as well as updated associations from the NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog. Search for a specific variant of interest to browse…