Research Environment user guide
In this
documentation, we will provide you with the knowledge and training materials that you will need to navigate and analyse the wealth of data available to you. We suggest that you
go through the documentation step-by-step so that you become familiar with the data and the analysis tools within the Research Environment.
Research Environment videos
We have created
demo videos to help introduce users to the Research Environment and the suite of tools available within it. Please let us know if there any other topics you would
like covered in future videos.
Support for funding applications
Genomics England provides the infrastructure and compute to enable research in the Research Environment. However, Genomics England does not provide grants for academic research projects and researchers need to secure their own resources to do the work
they intend to carry out. A letter of support can help with this.
If the research you are planning to undertake as a Research Network member is in line with the acceptable uses in the NGRL Governance Framework and Genomics England’s mission, then we will be able to provide you with a letter of support for your funding
application.
We strongly encourage trainees or early career researchers to consider using a letter of support from us when applying for fellowships or grant applications.
You can request a letter of support using this
form both as an existing Research Network member and if you are not yet a member but would like to join if your
funding application is successful.
If you are a life sciences industry partner or do not classify as an academic or clinical researcher and would like us to consider providing you with a letter of support, please email: [email protected]
Please allow at least 10 working days for Genomics England to review your proposal.
PanelApp
The Genomics England
PanelApp was created to enable virtual gene panels to be viewed and commented on by experts within the clinical and scientific community
around the world. The aim is to use expertise and knowledge to establish a consensus final ‘green’ diagnostic grade gene panel for each disorder to aid clinical interpretation of genomes for the 100,000 Genomes Project. PanelApp is a valuable
resource for the scientific community, providing the opportunity to encourage a consensus for which genes
have enough evidence to be included on a diagnostic panel for a particular disease.
Public Data Browser
If you want to find out more about the data we hold within the Research Environment, you can find summary level data in our
Puble Data Browser.
This may help you identify whether we have a large enough cohort of your disease of interest before joining the Research Network and without having to write any code.
