April Data Sharing and Reuse Seminar

Mr. Andrew Smith will present ELIXIR: Working Together to Accelerate the Understanding of Life on April 12, 2024, at 12 p.m.

About the Seminar

ELIXIR is a pan-European research infrastructure for life science data. It recently published its Scientific Programme at https://elixir-europe.org/news/programme-2024-28, setting out its vision for the next 5 years. ELIXIR’s new strategic priorities acknowledge the importance of not only investing in science and technology but also building capacity and increasing participation in ELIXIR member countries. Already present in more than 20 countries across Europe, ELIXIR will work to:

• Enable scientists across the globe to access and analyse life science data
• Deliver services to support federated data management and analytics in life science
• Equip national ELIXIR Nodes for successful long-term operations
• Develop people and capacity to benefit science and society
   

About the Speaker

Andrew (Andy) Smith joined ELIXIR in 2011 to help establish the organization and support its progression from preparatory stages to permanence. Until June 2024, Andy is serving as Interim Director in addition to his role as Head of External Relations. 
As Head of External Relations, Andy manages ELIXIR’s engagement with Member States, funders, and policymakers. He also leads ELIXIR’s engagement with the EU institutions. His team is responsible for developing ELIXIR’s industry strategy and facilitating international collaborations between ELIXIR partners and global collaborators, including those in the United States. 
Andy has represented ELIXIR on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and G7 Group of Senior Officials working groups on topics relating to open science and international collaboration. He is the coordinator of the EU-funded ELIXIR-STEERS project, which has a focus on software and workflow development best practices.
 

About the Seminar Series

The seminar is open to the public and registration is required each month. Individuals who need interpreting services and/or other reasonable accommodations to participate in this event should contact Janiya Peters at 301-670-4990. Requests should be made at least five days in advance of the event.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Data Science Strategy hosts this seminar series to highlight exemplars of data sharing and reuse on the second Friday of each month at noon ET. The monthly series highlights researchers who have taken existing data and found clever ways to reuse the data or generate new findings. A different NIH institute or center will also share its data science activities each month.