Announcements

The Pathogen Genomics Funders Forum (PGFF) secretariat collaborates with the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) International Pathogen Surveillance Network (IPSN) to host webinars on the use of pathogen genomics in public health.  

Availability of Companion Checklist: WHO’s “Attributes and principles of genomic data-sharing platforms”

The Pathogen Genomics Funders Forum (PGFF) is making available a checklist to use along with WHO’s “Attributes and principles of genomic...

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The Sentinel project awarded $100 million grant from the McArthur Foundation

The McArthur Foundation has announced that the third 100&Change has been awarded to Sentinel, led by Pardis Sabeti (Broad Institute) and...

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Publication of WHO/IPSN “Attributes and Principles” document

WHO/IPSN announced yesterday (4 November 2025) the publication of its guidance entitled, “Attributes and principles of genomic data-sharing platforms supporting surveillance...

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RFP (Wellcome Trust): Landscape analysis of pathogen genomic data platforms

On 27 October, Wellcome Trust announced plans “to commission a supplier to landscape the current pathogen genomic sequencing data platform ecosystem.”...

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2025 PHA4GE Conference and IPSN Global Partners Forum

The Public Health Alliance for Genomic Epidemiology (PHA4GE, https://pha4ge.org) announces that the International Pathogen Surveillance Network (IPSN) – a global network...

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