Gen3 (https://gen3.org/) is an open source software suite that allows data to be received, managed, described, quality controlled and shared with authorised individuals.


It's tech that is used to underpin numerous very large US NIH-funded human genomics efforts that collectively house and describe data from 100s of 1000s of samples:


  1. https://acct.bionimbus.org/ 
  2. https://gen3.theanvil.io/
  3. https://data.bloodpac.org/
  4. https://caninedc.org/
  5. https://nci-crdc.datacommons.io/
  6. https://portal.occ-data.org/
  7. https://genomel.bionimbus.org/
  8. https://ibdgc.datacommons.io/
  9. https://data.kidsfirstdrc.org/
  10. https://data.midrc.org/
  11. https://accessclinicaldata.niaid.nih.gov/
  12. https://gen3.biodatacatalyst.nhlbi.nih.gov/
  13. https://vpodc.org/

Powered by Gen3




It provides a framework to organise files, and responsive interfaces to allow searching of data collection contents:




Storage of the data files can be held across various object stores.

Access to the actual genomic data is managed by a Data Access Committee for each datasets, and controlled by various tools whih are part of the Gen3 system.


A Gen3-based storage system can be set-up by the administrators to allow direct data downalod, or it can be set up to enable linking to cloud-based analysis systems.