Wilbert van Panhuis contributed vastly to data science for public health throughout his career. He established Project Tycho, an open-access data repository that applies FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable) guidelines to global health data, directed the inaugural Coordination Center for the Models of Infectious Disease Agent Study (MIDAS) for many years and directed projects applying FAIR standards to data for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectiou

This year marks the tenth anniversary of The FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship, a paper that has revolutionized Open Science and positively impacted research practices. By introducing high-level guidance, the paper has inspired a wide range of initiatives and an ever-growing community of practice that believes that research data should be findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable (FAIR). In the coming weeks, GO FAIR US will be highl

GO FAIR US was honored to attend and lead sessions during International Data Week (IDW) 2025, held in Brisbane, Australia. This year’s theme was “Data for Positive Change: empowering communities and advancing research.” As strong advocates for the principles of Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability and Reusability (FAIR), we share in IDW’s spirit for good data practices. IDW marked the debut of A Blueprint for Including Digital Objects in the NIAID Data Ecosystem , o