Chair: Peter Taschner
HVP ICO contact: Amy McAllister
Creation date: 2012
Scope
The Gene/Disease Specific Database Advisory Council is the Human Variome Project's representative body for Gene/Disease Specific Databases. As a formal representative body of the Human Variome Project Consortium, the ICCAC plays an important role in the operation of the Project. Specifically, the role of the G/DSDBAC is to:
- Promote and develop the work of Gene/Diseases Specific Databases – both their own and others within the network – through active participation in meetings and relevant official working groups and by representing the Human Variome Project at various national and international fora;
- Contribute to the development of Human Variome Project official documentation including Activity Proposals, Standards Development, the Human Variome Project Solution Blueprint and the Human Variome Project Roadmap;
- Provide information on the activities of member databases for Human Variome Project reports and publications;
- Take an active role in the expansion of the network of international Gene/Disease Specific Databases by providing guidance for other Consortium Members in initiating, developing, financing and operating their databases;
- Provide guidance and advice to the International Scientific Advisory Committee and Human Variome Project Board on matters concerning gene/disease specific collection and sharing of genetic variation information.
Members
Peter E M Taschner (Chair) | Lluis Montoliu |
Almudena Fernández | Magali Olivier |
Alberto Battistini | Marc Ferre |
Alex Hewitt | Martina Witsch-Baumgartner |
Ammar Al-Chalabi | Mary Fujiwara |
Ammar Husami | Mauno Vihinen |
Arleen Auerbach | Nancy Braverman |
Bing Yu | Paola Carrera |
Bruce Gottlieb | Pascal Escher |
Daniel Bichet | Raoul Hennekam |
Daniel Hampshire | Raymond Dalgleish |
David Baux | Richard van Wijk |
Derek Lim | Ronald Trent |
Eamonn Maher | Rosemary Ekong |
Etienne Mornet | Sarah E A Leigh |
Finlay Macrae | Sarah Sim |
Jean-Pierre Bayley | Stefan Aretz |
Johan T den Dunnen | Sue M Povey |
Johannes Zschocke | Tamas Hegedus |
Judith Anne Savige | Timothy Barret |
Julie Vogt | Tom Winder |
Katarzyna Wertheim-Tysarowska | Yves Sabbagh |
Meeting Calendar
Work Products
Gene/Disease Specific Database Advisory Council Work Products