What is Gen3?

Gen3 is a data platform for building data commons and data meshes. The Gen3 platform consists of open-source software services that support the emergence of healthy data ecosystems by enabling the creation of cloud-based data resources, including data commons and analysis workspaces. Gen3 aims to accelerate and democratize the process of scientific discovery by making it easy to manage, analyze, harmonize, and share large and complex datasets in the cloud.

You can find more information about Gen3 on gen3.org.

Powered by Gen3

Gen3 is used by dozen of projects around the world to manage and analyze biomedical data. You can find an incomplete list of current Gen3 projects here.

License

Gen3 is licensed under an Apache 2.0 license, which is a permissive license whose main conditions require preservation of copyright and license notices. Contributors provide an express grant of patent rights. Licensed works, modifications, and larger works may be distributed under different terms and without source code.

The full text of the license can be found in each Gen3 repository and here.

Contact Information

Gen3 Slack

Gen3 Slack is the preferred medium of correspondence if you have any question about the set up or use of a Gen3 system. Slack offers the benefit of everyone learning from others' questions. It also allows community members to contribute to a response. You can sign up for the Gen3 slack workspace here.

Gen3 Discussion Board

The Gen3 Discussion board allows you to post questions on a variety of topics to get feedback from the community.

CTDS Help Desk

To reach a member of the CTDS User Services Team you may contact us via email at support@gen3.org. For general questions about CTDS, please use ctds@uchicago.edu.