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Key Contacts

Below is a list of key TOPMed contacts that can assist you with the topics listed in the first column.

Questions Regarding Who to Contact Contact Information Group Resources
Acknowledgments ACC Administrative Team topmed-admin@westat.com ACC TOPMed Acknowledgements
Analysis topics Analysis Committee Chairs See Analysis Committee Analysis Committee  
Authorship: ACC N/A N/A ACC Authorship guidelines for ACC contributions
Authorship: IRC Albert Smith albertvs@umich.edu IRC TOPMed Publications Policy on Authorship
Authorship: TOPMed studies Study PIs and co-PIs See contact emails on TOPMed Studies page   TOPMed Publications Policy on Authorship
Authorship: Omics Centers Omics Centers PIs See contact emails on Omics Centers   TOPMed Publications Policy on Authorship
Authorship: NHLBI Weiniu Gan ganw2@nhlbi.nih.gov NHLBI TOPMed Publications Policy on Authorship
BAM file transfers to IRC Tom Blackwell tblackw@umich.edu IRC  
BioData Catalyst BioData Catalyst Help Desk biodatacatalyst@nhlbi.nih.gov BioData Catalyst BioData Catalyst
dbGaP data file preparation and submission ACC Administrative Team topmed-admin@westat.com ACC FAQ: "How do I prepare my TOPMed dbGaP files?"
Data access (dbGaP application & TOPMed Data Sharing Policy) Patrick Mitchell PatrickMitchell@westat.com ACC FAQ: Data Access
dbGaP registration NHLBI Genomics Program Administrator (GPA) for TOPMed studies NHLBITOPMeddbGaP@nhlbi.nih.gov, nhlbigeneticdata@nhlbi.nih.gov NHLBI FAQ: "How do I start my TOPMed dbGaP registration paperwork?"
DUA with IRC Tom Blackwell tblackw@umich.edu IRC  
Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues (ELSI) ELSI Committee Chairs See ELSI Committee ELSI Committee  
Genomic Summary Results ACC GSR team topmed-admin@westat.com ACC TOPMed Genomic Summary Results
Grant proposal support ACC Administrative Team topmed-admin@westat.com ACC  
In-person meeting logistics ACC Administrative Team topmed-admin@westat.com ACC  
NHLBI Data Access Committee DAC Chair nhlbigeneticdata@nhlbi.nih.gov NHLBI  
Other questions ACC Administrative Team topmed-admin@westat.com ACC  
People directory changes ACC Administrative Team topmed-admin@westat.com ACC Logged in users can update their own directory information by going to My Account, and "Edit"
Phenotype harmonization ACC Administrative Team topmed-admin@westat.com ACC Phenotypes, FAQ: Phenotypes
Proposal and manuscript submissions ACC Administrative Team topmed-pubs@westat.com ACC FAQ: Publications
Publication policies Publications Committee Chairs See Publications Advisory Committee Publications Advisory Committee TOPMed Publications Policy
Sample submissions (specimen shipments) Your Omics Center See list of Omics Centers See List of Omics Centers  
Sequencing progress reports ACC Administrative Team topmed-admin@westat.com ACC Archive of dbGaP Registration Updates, Schedules of Sample Delivery, and the Sequencing Project Reports
Speaker suggestions for TOPMed meetings Steve Rich ssr4n@virginia.edu MESA  
TOPMed sample IDs ACC Administrative Team topmed-admin@westat.com ACC FAQ: IDs
TOPMed web site access ACC Administrative Team topmed-admin@westat.com ACC New User Instructions
Working Groups Working Group Conveners See list of Working Groups Various Working Groups Guide for Using TOPMed Data, TOPMed Working Group Convener Resources and Guidelines