AWS Public Sector Blog
Author: Sujaya Srinivasan
Sujaya is the global genomics technical lead for Amazon Web Services (AWS) Worldwide Public Sector. She has a strong background in both technology and bioinformatics, and has more than 15 years of experience in oncology, clinical genomics, and pharma. She is passionate about using technology to accelerate research and discovery in life sciences, genomics, and precision medicine.
Complying with updated NIH Genomic Data Sharing policies on AWS
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has long maintained guidelines governing the responsible management of controlled access human genomic and phenotypic data maintained in NIH-designated data repositories. Recently, the NIH updated these guidelines to align with the NIST SP 800-171 security standard, which defines a comprehensive framework for securing Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). In this blog post, we will explore the specifics of the updated NIH guidance and outline how Amazon Web Services (AWS) can help customers build a compliant environment to meet these requirements.