NOT-OD-25-052: Announcing Community Days Webinars on Updated NIH Security Best Practices for Users of Genomic Controlled-Access Data

Announcing Community Days Webinars on Updated NIH Security Best Practices for Users of Genomic Controlled-Access Data

Notice Number:

NOT-OD-25-052

Key Dates

Release Date:

December 17, 2024

Related Announcements

December 2, 2024 - Standard Language for Developer Terms of Access in the Terms and Conditions of Award. See Notice NOT-OD-25-021

July 25, 2024 - Implementation Update for Data Management and Access Practices Under the Genomic Data Sharing Policy. See Notice NOT-OD-24-157

Issued by

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH)

Purpose

Are you a researcher or institutional official using or involved in the use of controlled-access data repositories that maintain data subject to the Genomic Data Sharing (GDS) Policy?

If you answered yes, consider attending one of two information sessions on NIH security best practices for users of controlled-access genomics data being held on January 8 and 10, 2025 from 10-11am ET.

On January 25, 2025, NIH will implement updated requirements for data management and access practices under GDS Policy. See Guide Notices NOT-OD-24-157 and NOT-OD-25-021. This change will affect researchers who use NIH controlled-access data repositories maintaining data subject to the GDS Policy and institutional administrators involved in the use of controlled-access data subject to the GDS Policy.

In preparation for the changes, NIH is hosting two informational sessions meant to provide users and their institutions with an overview of the updates. Current users of controlled-access data repositories subject to the GDS Policy and involved institutional administrators are encouraged to register to attend.

At these sessions, NIH experts will provide an overview of the changes and compliance requirements, discuss available resources, and answer any questions users and their institutions may have.

Webinar: Overview of the NIH Security Best Practices for Users of Controlled-Access Data

Dates: Wednesday, January 8, 2025 & Friday, January 10, 2025
Time: 10:00 – 11:00am ET.
Free virtual event

How to Participate:

To join, attendees should register for the webinars on Wednesday, January 8 or Friday, January 10
Users and their institutions should submit their questions to [email protected] by December 27, 2024 to ensure answers are provided during the informational sessions.

Event Resources:

The following will be available on this event page:

Presentation slide deck: Posted 24 hours in advance of the webinar.
Video recording, transcript, and final presentation slide deck will be available approximately 7–10 business days after the event concludes.

Related Resources:

Webpage - NIH Security Best Practices for Controlled-Access Data and Repositories
FAQs - NIH GDS Security Best Practices

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

[email protected]