Date: 17th February 2022
Time: 15:30-17:00 CET
Location: Online
Materials: Slides - Beacon v2 Reference Implementation: An Overview
Contact: Lauren Fromont, Marta Lloret Llinares
Overview
The Beacon v2 Reference Implementation (B2RI) is a free open source Linux-based software created by the Centre for Genomic Regulation (Barcelona, Spain) that allows lighting up a Beacon v2 out-of-the-box.In this training session, a B2RI developer will give an overview on how to use the software to “beaconize” your data (from the user’s perspective).
Training outcomes: At the end of this training session, participants will be familiarized with the input and output requirements of the B2RI, as well as with the type of queries allowed. This training session is part of the CINECA GA4GH Beacon series.
This training session is part of the CINECA GA4GH Beacon series.
Target audience
Bioinformaticians with interest in deploying or using Beacon
Number of places restricted to 25.
Organisers will encourage profile suitability and maximise diversity.
Prerequisite
Having attended the public webinar (or watched the recorded video)
Format
Demonstration + hands-on exercises
Registration
Number of places restricted to 25.
Speakers
Manuel Rueda
About CINECA
The CINECA (Common Infrastructure for National Cohorts in Europe, Canada, and Africa) project aims to develop a federated cloud-enabled infrastructure to make population-scale genomic and biomolecular data accessible across international borders, to accelerate research, and improve the health of individuals across continents. CINECA will leverage international investment in human cohort studies from Europe, Canada, and Africa to deliver a paradigm shift of federated research and clinical applications. The CINECA consortium will create one of the largest cross-continental implementations of human genetic and phenotypic data federation and interoperability with a focus on common (complex) disease, one of the world’s most significant health burdens. CINECA has assembled a virtual cohort of 1.4M individuals from population, longitudinal and disease studies. Federated analyses will deliver new scientific knowledge, harmonisation strategies and the necessary ELSI framework supporting data exchange across legal jurisdictions enabling federated analyses in the cloud. CINECA will provide a template to achieve virtual longitudinal and disease-specific cohorts of millions of samples, to advance benefits to patients. It will leverage partner membership of standards and infrastructures like the Global Alliance for Global Health, BBMRI, ELIXIR, and EOSC driving the state of the art in standards development, technical implementation and FAIR data.