Edinburgh Law School PhD candidate contributes to renowned journal Science for a second time

Doctoral student Edward Dove co-authors a Perspective article about the importance of a federated ecosystem for sharing genomic and clinical data.

Edward Dove, a Wellcome Trust-funded doctoral candidate at Edinburgh Law School, has co-authored a Perspective article for the renowned scientific journal Science. Today’s Science article marks the second time that Dove has been accepted into the prestigious publication.

This article details the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH)’s call for a federated data ecosystem for sharing genomic and clinical data. The GA4GH was established in 2013 and today spans more than 400 organisations within more than 70 countries. Dove’s co-authors form a diverse team of international leaders in academia, research, medicine and industry.

“Great strides have been made in recognising the multiple social and scientific benefits that arise from sharing data responsibly and efficiently around the world,” says Dove, also an active member and former Coordinator of the GA4GH Regulatory and Ethics Working Group.

“Yet much work remains to be done in building and sustaining a federated data ecosystem, including addressing regulatory challenges in areas such as duplicative ethics reviews, disharmonised data protection regulation, and disproportionate or conflicting data access mechanisms. GA4GH Working Groups and their diverse members are coming together to develop the common protocols, interoperable systems, and regulatory solutions that can make a globally federated ecosystem a reality.”

Edward is currently supervised by Professor Graeme Laurie. His second successive acceptance to Science is indicative of the contributions that Edinburgh Law School students make to the very highest levels of academic publishing.

You can read the article here.