Date: 16 July 2025 @ 16:00 - 17:00

Timezone: Brussels

Duration: 60 min

Language of instruction: English

Alex Wagner from the Nationwide Children's Hospital (Columbus, USA) will talk about "The Variation Representation Specification (VRS) - enabling consistent variant exchange" at the GHGA lecture series "Advances in Data-Driven Biomedicine" on July 16, 2025.

Abstract:

The Variation Representation Specification (VRS) is an open-source standard developed by the Global Alliance for Genomic Health (GA4GH) to facilitate the exchange and sharing of genetic variation data. It provides a framework for representing genetic variations in a way that is both human-readable and machine-interpretable, enabling more precise and consistent communication of genetic information between different systems and organizations.

The Specification consists of a JSON Schema for representing many classes of genetic variation, conventions to maximize the utility of the schema, and a Python implementation that promotes adoption of the standard.

Organizer: GHGA

Event types:

  • Meetings and conferences

Cost basis: Free to all


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