Friday, May 8, 2026
Laura Heath, Ph.D. will present "Enhancing Team Science through FAIR Data Principles in the AD Knowledge Portal" from 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. EDT.
About the Seminar
Over the last decade, the ADKP-DCC, in partnership with the NIA, has emerged as a cornerstone in the advancement of AD research. The Portal provides storage for more than a petabyte of multi-omic research data produced by NIA-funded research programs, providing FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) access to large genomic and transcriptomic datasets. The centralization of these resources is further leveraged by ADKP DCC-facilitated scientific collaborations within and between ADKP-affiliated consortia (e.g. multi-consortia working groups, data challenges, and technical workshops). As a result, the ADKP has become an essential hub for a rapidly growing, NIA-sponsored AD research data ecosystem. In this talk, Dr. Heath will discuss recent efforts to uphold FAIR data practices in the ADKP through data harmonization, streamlined curation, interoperability, and community engagement.
About the Speaker
Laura Heath, Ph.D., manages scientific coordination and collaborative efforts for the AD Knowledge Portal Data Coordination Center (ADKP-DCC). She received her interdisciplinary PhD training in genetic epidemiology and ethical, legal, and social issues in genomic research at the University of Washington Institute for Public Health Genetics, and she completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Institute for Systems Biology. Dr. Heath joined Sage Bionetworks as a research scientist in 2020 before taking on management of the ADKP-DCC. She works closely with NIA partners and AD investigators from dozens of institutions and NIA-sponsored programs to enable easier data sharing, more data reuse, and more engaged collaborations through team science initiatives.
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 Allison Hurst 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 examples 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.