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NIH expands All of Us data, opening new research tasks for bioinformatics
A June data release brings together information from more than 747,000 participants, illustrating the growing scope of biomedical data work.
What happened
On June 30, the US National Institutes of Health announced the largest data release in the history of its All of Us Research Program. The release includes information from more than 747,000 participants, over 535,000 whole genome sequences and nearly 482,000 electronic health records.
For the first time, the dataset also includes proteomics data from nearly 10,000 participants and RNA sequencing data from nearly 9,000. Registered researchers can access the CDRv9 release through the cloud-based Researcher Workbench at no cost, subject to the program's access requirements.
Source: NIH — All of Us integrated genomics and health database release.
BELL RIVER perspective · Editorial analysis
What it means for business
The release illustrates the work facing bioinformaticians and biomedical data engineers: combining different measurements, checking data quality and making analyses reproducible. It is a concrete example of how biological research and data engineering meet.
- Combine statistics and programming with a working understanding of genetics.
- Practice documenting data transformations and reproducible analysis workflows.
- Learn research privacy and governance requirements before handling health data.
This is a research data announcement, not a recruitment campaign or evidence of a quantified increase in vacancies.
Sources & editorial note
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