Collaborative African Genomics Network-CAfGEN

Congratulations to Christian Happi on his induction into the United States National Academy of Medicine 21 October 2024 @dsicamra #DSIAfrica #NIH #H3Africa

Official launch of the DSpace Research Project. The Utilising Data Science to Predict and Improve Health Outcomes in Paediatric HIV (DSpace) aims to use data science approaches to predict and improve health outcomes in HIV infected children in Botswana and Uganda.

Spaces are filling up fast for this Friday's free Long Read Sequencing webinar focusing on @nanopore tech! A great lineup of speakers will discuss the latest advances in LR sequencing, followed by Q&A to discuss challenges and opportunities. Don't miss it! hgsc.bcm.edu/LongReadSeminar

African Pharmacogenomics Network Seminar on 15th June, co-hosted by HumGen members, Dr Vicky Nembaware, Prof Collet Dandara and Dr Elvis Aboagye. Register: zoom.us/meeting/regist… @H3Africa @H3ABioNet @GeneMAPOfficial @SBIMB1

Day 1: of the Beyond the Sequence: Ethical, Legal and Social Contexts in Genomics. 🧬 #Genomics #Research #Sustainability #Collaborations

In less than week we will be meeting in Cape Town South Africa for the @wellcometrust Beyond the Sequence: Ethical, Legal and Social Contexts in Genomics” Workshop. #Genomics #Research

Happening now: Day 1 of the Beyond the Sequence: Ethical, Legal and Social Contexts in Genomics 🧬 by the @wellcometrust #Genomics #Research

Are you working in genomics training or course design? Complete our free online course for best practice approaches for planning and designing #genomics learning content. #FLTtTGenomics 📎Click here to sign up: bit.ly/3D0eBD0 🗓️Starts on 29 January! #TrainTheTrainer

#Day2 of @PANGenS2023 first In-person Meeting/Genomics and Bioinformatics Training is underway. Dr. Gerald Mboowa, Implementation Science Expert for Bioinformatics, @AfricaCDC, presenting on the Africa PGI Plan. #Firstinpersonmeeting #Bioinformaticstraining

Our eLwazi ODSP and DS-I Africa CC Champions Rolanda Julius and Tanian Natus are engaging meeting participants at the 2023 SFSA. They developed engaging tools and games, along with Tino Muzambi to inform participants about data science. Visit us in the Amber Room #SFSA2023 #DSI

Dr Gaone Retshabile kicks off the afternoon session dedicated to new DS-I Africa Research project flash talks.... Looking at Pediatric HIV treatment through the lifespan and NCDs #DSIAfrica

Dr Rose Nakasi highlighted the positive impact of automated mobile malaria microscopy could have by improving diagnosis and surveillance of this deadly disease. #DSIAfrica

Registration for the 3rd DS-Africa meeting has opened at the Kigali Serena Conference Centre. dsi-africa.org/dsi-3rd-consor…

Happening today CAfGEN Results Dissemination Meeting Time: Sep 8, 2023 08:30 AM Johannesburg Join Zoom Meeting us02web.zoom.us/j/84033765658?… @H3Africa

Highlights from the open discussions on Genomics Centers of Excellence in Africa (GenCoE). @christian_happi @Nicky_Mulder, @sofoniaskt

@Nicky_Mulder introducing t GenCoE... A promising initiative that seems set to impact genomics on the African continent.

The H3Africa Genomics & HIV Infection Workshop: Predictors Of Disease & Outcomes is off to a great start 24-26 July 2023. 70 delegates from across Africa and the HIV/Biomedical research community have registered on site at Emara Ole Sereni, Nairobi, Kenya. #H3Africa #NIH #UCT

Happening now at the @H3Africa Genomics and HIV Infection Workshop.

The underrepresentation of Africans in genomics is largely due to a lack of capacity, data and analytical expertise in the continent. Last year, we trained about 25 African scientists in Polygenic Risk Score Analysis. 1/3

This year, we are doing the same, training about 25 African scientists from all across Africa - but now with a stronger training team. A few of our participants from last year's workshop are now teaching assistants on this year's course eg @Chriskintu2021 2/3