Third H3Africa Consortium Meeting
H3Africa Consortium Group Photograph
The Radisson Blue Gautrain Hotel
Sandton, South Africa
3-6 October 2013
Agenda
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Thursday, October 03, 2013 Third H3Africa Consortium Meeting Day 1 |
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07:00-08:30 |
Registration & Welcome Coffee/Tea |
VENUES |
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08:30-10:00 |
PARALLEL SESSIONS Biorepository Users Working Group Chairs Akin Abayomi and Alan Christoffels Discussion Facilitators Michelle Skelton Genome Analysis Working Group Chairs Zane Lombard Discussion Facilitators Jeff Struewing Ethics &Regulatory Issues Working Group Chairs Jantina De Vries Discussion Facilitators Katherine Littler Education and Coordinated Training Working Group (08h30 – 09h30) Discussion Facilitators Lara Bethke Study and Coordinators Discussion Group (09h30 – 10h00) Discussion Facilitators Lara Bethke |
Main Station One
Main Station Two
Main Station Three
Union Station
Union Station
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10:00-10:30 |
Tea/Coffee break |
Outside Meeting area |
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10:30-12:30 |
PARALLEL SESSIONS Biorepository Principle Investigators Chairs Sue Penno Discussion Facilitators Alash’le Abimiku Genome Analysis Working Group Chairs Debo Adeyemo and Zane Lombard Discussion Facilitators Jeff Struewing Ethics &Regulatory Issues Working Group Chairs Jantina De Vries Discussion Facilitators Katherine Littler H3ABionet Infrastructure and User Support Working Group
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Main Station One
Main Station Two
Main Station Three
Union Station
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12:30-14:00 |
Lunch |
Gautrain Room |
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14:00-15:00 |
PARALLEL SESSIONS Data Sharing, Access, Release Working Group Chairs Nicola Mulder and Bamidele Tayo Discussion Facilitators Audrey Duncanson Phenotype Harmonization Working Group Chairs Alia Benkahla Discussion Facilitators Publications & Marker Paper Working Group Chairs Michele Ramsay and Enock Matovu Discussion Facilitators Mark Guyer and Audrey Duncanson Communications & Outreach Working Group Chairs Akin Abayomi Discussion facilitators Lara Bethke |
Main Station One
Main Station Two
Main Station Three
Union Station
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15:00-15:30 |
Tea/Coffee break |
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15:30-16:30 |
PARALLEL SESSIONS Data Sharing, Access, Release Working Group Chairs Nicola Mulder and Bamidele Tayo Discussion Facilitators Maria Giovanni and Audrey Duncanson Phenotype Harmonization Working Group Chairs Alia Benkahla Discussion Facilitators Jeff Struewing Publications & Maeker Paper Working Group Chairs Michele Ramsay, Charles Rotimi, Enock Matovu Discussion Facilitators Mark Guyer and Audrey Duncanson Communications & Outreach Working Group Chairs Akin Abayomi Discussion Facilitators Jane Peterson & Lara Bethke |
Main Station One
Main Station Two
Main Station Three
Union Station
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16:30-17:30 |
Steering Committee Meeting |
Main Station One |
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17:30-18:00 |
Discussions Principle Investigators and Independent Expert Committee Principle Investigators and Project teams Principle Investigators and Funders |
Main Station Two |
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18:00-19:00 |
Social hour |
Pool deck |
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19:00 |
Dinner |
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Friday, October 04, 2013 Third H3Africa Consortium Meeting Day 2 (All meetings take place in the Gautrain room unless stated otherwise) |
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07:30-08:30 |
Welcome Coffee/Tea |
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08:30-08:35 |
Opening Remarks |
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08:35-09:30 |
Biorepository Working Group Chairs Charmaine Royal Discussion Facilitators Akin Abayomi, Alash'le Abimiku |
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09:30-10:30 |
Data Sharing, Access and Release Working Group Chairs Val Sheffield Discussion Facilitators Nicola Mulder, Bamidele Tayo |
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10:30-11:00 |
Tea/Coffee break |
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11:30-13:00 |
Ethics and Regulatory issues Working Group Chairs Ruth Chadwick Discussion Facilitators Jantina De Vries |
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13:00-14:00 |
Lunch |
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14:00-15:00 |
Genome Analysis Working Group Chairs Carlos Bustamante Discussion Facilitators Zane Lombard |
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15:00-16:00 |
Phenotype Harmonization Working Group Chairs George Mensah Discussion Facilitators Alia Benkahla |
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16:00-16:30 |
Tea/Coffee break |
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16:30-17:30 |
Publications & Marker Paper Working Groups Chairs Phillip Awadalla Discussion Facilitators Michele Ramsay, Enock Matovu |
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17:30-18:30 |
17:30 - 17:50: Education & Coordinated Training Working Group 17:50 - 18:10: Communications & Outreach Working Group 18:10 - 18:30: Study Coordinators Discussion Group Facilitator: Lara Bethke |
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18:30-19:30 |
Discussions Principle Investigators and Independent Expert Committee Principle Investigators and Project teams Principle Investigators and Funders |
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18:30-19:30 |
Social Hour – Pool Area, Radisson Hotel |
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19:30 |
Dinner |
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Saturday, October 05, 2013 Third H3Africa Consortium Meeting Day 3 (All meetings take place in the Gautrain room unless stated otherwise). |
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07:30-08:00 |
Welcome Coffee/Tea |
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08:00-08:30 |
Kay Davies |
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SESSION 1 |
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Bioinformatics - Chair: Kay Davies |
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08:30-08:50 |
H3ABioNet: A Sustainable African Bioinformatics Network for H3Africa Principle Investigator : Nicola Mulder |
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SESSION 2 |
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Non-infectious Diseases - Chair: Val Sheffield |
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08:50-09:10 |
H3Africa Kidney Disease Research Network Principle Investigator : Dwomoa Adu |
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09:10-09:30 |
Genomic and Environmental Risk Factors for Cardiometabolic Disease in Africans Principle Investigator : Michele Ramsay / Osman Sankoh |
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09:30-09:50 |
Burden, spectrum and etiology of type 2 diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa Principle Investigator :Albert Amoah |
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09:50-10:10 |
Principle Investigator : Bongani Mayosi |
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10:10-10:30 |
Stroke Investigative Research & Educational Network (SIREN) Principle Investigator : Mayowa Ojo Owolabi |
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10:30-11:00 |
Tea/Coffee break |
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11:00-11:20 |
Clinical and genetic studies of hereditary neurological disorders in Mali Principle Investigator : Guida Landoure |
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11:20-11:40 |
Genomics of Schizophrenia in the South African Xhosa Co-Principle Investigator : Raj Ramesar |
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SESSION 3 |
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Microbiome - Chair: Carlos Bustamante |
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11:40-12:00 |
African Collaborative Center for Microbiome and Genomics Research (ACCME) Principle Investigator : Clement Adebamowo |
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12:00-12:20 |
The nasopharyngeal microbiome and respiratory disease in African children Principle Investigator : Mark Nicol Patrick |
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12:20-13:30 |
Lunch |
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SESSION 4 |
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Biorepository – Chair: Ruth Chadwick |
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13:30-13:50 |
IHVN H3 African Biorespository (I-HAB) Initiative Principle Investigator : Alash'le Abimiku |
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13:50-14:10 |
Development of H3 Africa Biorepositories to facilitate studies on Biodiversity, Disease & Pharmacogenomics of African Populations Principle Investigator : Akin Abayomi |
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14:10-14:30 |
Integrated Biorepository of H3Africa Uganda - IBRH3AU Principle Investigator : Moses Joloba |
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14:30-14:50 |
Establishment of an H3Africa Biorepository at Contract Laboratory Services Principle Investigator : Ute Jentsch |
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SESSION 5 |
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Ethics - Chair: Charmaine Royal |
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14:50-15:10 |
Exploring Perspectives on Genomics and Sickle Cell Public Health Principle Investigator : Ambroise Wonkam |
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15:10-15:40 |
Tea/Coffee break |
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SESSION 6 |
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Infectious Diseases - Chair: Philip Awadalla |
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15:40-16:00 |
Host and Microbial Genetic Determinants of Febrile Illness in West Africa Principle Investigator : Christian Happi |
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16:00-16:20 |
Principle Investigator : Enock Matovu |
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16:20-16:40 |
Reprogramming of the Trypanosoma brucei epigenome during human infection: opportunities for new therapies Principle Investigator : Hugh-George Patterton |
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16:40-17:00 |
Collaborative African Genomics Network (CAFGEN) Principle Investigator : Gabriel Anabwani |
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17:00-17:20 |
Principle Investigator : Dissou Affolabi |
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17:20-17:40 |
Systems Biology for Molecular Analysis of Tuberculosis in Ethiopia Principle Investigator : Gobena Ameni |
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18:00-19:00 |
Steering Committee Meeting |
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Sunday, October 06, 2013 Genome Analysis Session The Maslow Hotel |
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8:30 – 8:35 |
Introduction Zané Lombard |
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8:35 – 8:45 |
Overview of H3Africa Audrey Duncanson |
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8:45 – 9:25 |
Population genomic variation across Africa
Sub-Saharan genetic diversity and San and Khoe Himla Soodyall & Mattias Jakobsson |
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9:25 – 10:00 |
Manj Sandhu (AGVP) |
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10:00 –10:25 |
Imputation, meta-analysis & population stratification Dominic Kwiatkowski (MalariaGEN) |
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10:25– 10.50 |
Admixture and African populations Carlos Bustamante |
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10:50 – 1:40
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Technologies and platforms for genomics in Africa Chair: Michele Ramsay
Donovan Burger Separation Scientific SA
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11:40 –12:10 |
Panel Discussion Manj Sandhu Dominic Kwiatkowski Mattias Jakobsson Himla Soodyall Chairs: Carlos Bustamante and Michele Ramsay |
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12:10 –12:15 |
Closing remarks |
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