What 2005 George Church initiative mirrored the ethos required for pathogen data sharing?

Personal Genome Project (PGP)

Although the Personal Genome Project (PGP), initiated by George Church in 2005, focused on individual human health rather than pathogen tracking, it established a critical philosophical and technical precedent for genomic data sharing. The PGP was founded on the principle of providing open-access human genome and trait data sets, championing the idea that scientific progress is dramatically accelerated when genomic information is shared widely among researchers, even when dealing with highly personal data. This underlying ethos—that open, standardized access to raw genetic information drives discovery—directly informed the subsequent necessity for global, rapid data exchange required for effective modern pathogen surveillance during outbreaks.