CONFIRMED members:

Chair: Ivo Fokkema  (LOVD & Leiden University Medical Centre, Netherlands)

Co-Chair: Rosemary Ekong  (University College London, UK)

Zilfalil bin Alwi (Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia)

Raymond Dalgleish (University of Leicester, UK)

Ada Hamosh (OMIM & Johns Hopkins University, US)

Daniel Hampshire (University of Hull, UK)

Ammar Husami (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, US)

Sarah E A Leigh (Genomics England, UK)

Jordan Lerner Ellis (University of Toronto, Canada)

Finlay Macrae (InSiGHT & The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia)

Heidi Rehm (Broad Institute, US)

Judith Anne Savige (The University of Melbourne, Australia)

Bing Yu (The University of Sydney)

Mission statement:

The Gene/Disease Specific Database Advisory Council will:

1. Promote and develop the work of Gene/Disease Specific Databases – both their own and others within the network – through active participation in meetings and relevant official working groups;
2. Contribute to the development of Standards in databases – working alongside the HUGO Nomenclature committee;
3. Provide information on the activities of member databases for HUGO newsletters and provide information to the HUGO Journals committee for publications;
4. Take an active role in the expansion of the network of international Gene/Disease Specific Databases by providing guidance for other HUGO members in initiating, developing, financing, and operating their databases;
5. Provide guidance and advice to the HUGO International Scientific Advisory Committee and HUGO Executive Board on matters concerning gene/disease-specific collection and sharing of genetic variation information.