Update to HeLa Cell Whole Genome Sequence Data Submission and Access Under the NIH Lacks-Family Agreement

Purpose

The purpose of this Guide Notice is to update previously published Guide Notices NOT-OD-13-099 (see https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-13-099.html) and NOT-OD-14-080 (see https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-14-080.html) and to clarify expectations for NIH-funded investigators and their institutions who generate HeLa cell whole genome sequence data (DNA or RNA) or that intend to access such data in NIH controlled-access data repositories.​ For the purpose of ensuring consistency, this Guide Notice also updates and harmonizes sharing expectations with the NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy which requires all NIH applicants who are planning to generate scientific data to prepare a DMS Plan that describes how the scientific data will be managed and shared. Under the DMS Policy, scientific data should be shared at the time of publication or no later than the end of the performance period, whichever comes first​. For more details about the DMS Policy visit: https://sharing.nih.gov/data-management-and-sharing-policy/about-data-management-and-sharing-policies

Additional Info : https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-24-098.html

Last Updated on January 29, 2025