NIH's All of Us Research Program Seeks Input on Research Priorities

The National Institutes of Health's All of Us Research Program, which aims to gather data from at least 1 million volunteers globally, is soliciting ideas for research questions the program might address, reports the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) . This input will help the program identify new features that might be included within the All of Us platform as it continues to expand its database and make the platform as advantageous as possible to participants, scientists, and the overall population. It is the goal of the program to clear a path for the discovery of more personalized approaches to healthcare. The effort will gather data over many years from the volunteers who enroll, and researchers will be able to access participants' de-identified data for various studies to learn more about the biological, behavioral, and environmental variables that influence health and disease. The program is in beta testing, with a national launch expected for this coming spring. All of Us will be compiling ideas using an online tool known as a "use case" to describe a health problem or research question of interest. Once compiled, the ideas will be considered at a Research Priorities Workshop in March and will help the program identify ways to better support research across various health topics. Wide-ranging input from the NHLBI community is a must, and participants may supply input through February 9. More information can be found here .