Human Variome Project (HVP)

Contact Details

Main address: Dir: Prof Dr Richard GH Cotton, Level 2, 161 Barry Street, VIC 3053, Carlton South, Australia, Tel: (61 3) 8344 1893, E-mail: cotton (at) unimelb.edu.au , E-mail (2): info (at) variome.org

URL: http://www.humanvariomeproject.org/

Aims

Collect, curate and share all information on genetic variation effecting human disease; encourage communication and collaboration so as to reduce the burden of genetic disease; establish and maintain the standards, systems and infrastructure necessary for the worldwide collection, curation and sharing of information across the genome.

Official Relations

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)^* (Consultative Status).

Activities

Promulgates the ethical, psychological and legal dimensions of variant centralization; documents genotype-phenotype correlations for interpretative purposes; creates processes for the submission of data; provides education on developments in curation and variant interpretation. Organizes summits, conferences, meetings and fora. Coordinates pilot studies; assists working groups.

Publications

Reports.

Members

Core member in 1 country:

• China.

Country nodes in 16 countries:

• Egypt.

• Mexico, United States of America.

• China, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nepal, Viet Nam.

• Australia.

• Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Greece, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Consortium members (over 900) in 69 countries and territories:

• Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia, Zimbabwe.

• Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of).

• Bahrain, China, Hong Kong/China, India, Iran - Islamic Republic of, Israel, Japan, Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Palestinian territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Viet Nam.

• Australia, New Zealand.

• Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ukraine.

UNESCO NGO Section Data

Type of Relation with UNESCOConsulatative Status

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