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Explore the areas in which NIH has sharing policies.
Under NIH data sharing policies, investigators are encouraged to maximize the appropriate sharing of scientific data.
NIH expects data from large-scale genomic studies to be broadly and responsibly shared.
NIH expects that research tools developed with NIH funding be made accessible to other researchers.
NIH expects that unique model organisms be made available to the scientific community.
NIH expects clinical trials to be registered and summary results reported in ClinicalTrials.gov
NIH expects that all peer-reviewed manuscripts be publicly available on PubMed Central.
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NIH hosts some of the world’s largest biomedical data repositories. Learn what datasets are available and how to access them and how to use them responsibly.
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Informed Consent for
Secondary
Research with Data and Biospecimens
Need help developing informed consent documents for data sharing? See our new sample language and points to consider for informed consent.
View ResourceNIH Data Sharing and Reuse Seminar Series
The NIH Office of Data Science Strategy hosts a monthly seminar series to highlight exemplars of data sharing and reuse.
Learn More & RegisterRepositories for Sharing Scientific Data
Need help identifying the right repository for your data? Check out our filterable list of NIH-affiliated repositories.
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Workbench
Registered researchers can access genetic and health data from over 100,000 participants from the All of Us Research Program.
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DMS Policy Overview Slide Set Now Available Wednesday, June 29, 2022
DataWorks! Prize – Incentives for building a culture of data sharing and reuse
Tuesday, June 07, 2022Gearing Up for 2023 Part II: Implementing the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy
Thursday, May 12, 2022Events
Data Curation Network Seminar Series: Towards Authenticity - Critical Appraisal of Data Management Plans
Hosted by NIH National Library of Medicine and Office of Data Science Strategy
July 19, 2022 - July 19, 202212:00 pm - 03:00 pm EST
Webinar Series: Implementing the New NIH Data Management & Sharing Policy: Part I - Understanding the Policy
Hosted by NIH Office of the Director
August 11, 2022 - August 11, 202201:30 pm - 03:00 pm EST