Eighth H3Africa Consortium Meeting
Radisson Blu Sea Plaza, Dakar, Senegal
Agenda
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Radisson Blu Hotel Dakar, Senegal |
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Thursday, 12th May H3Africa Satellite Meetings |
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Third Ethics Consultation Meeting |
Data Support Workshop |
Publications Workshop |
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Friday, 13th May 2016 |
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H3Africa PI Project Presentations
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Saturday, 14th May 2016 |
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H3Africa Working Group Day
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Sunday, 15th May 2016 |
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H3Africa-African Society of Human Genetics Joint Day/Study Coordinators Training
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Thursday, 12th May 2016 H3Africa Satellite Meetings & Workshops Venue: Radisson Blu, Dakar Senegal
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Venue: OCEAN |
Venue: MERMOZ 2 |
Venue: MERMOZ 1 |
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8:00-10:30
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Third Ethics Consultation Meeting Conveners: Paulina Tindana & Katherine Littler
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Data Support Workshop Convener: Nicky Mulder
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Publications Workshop Conveners: Beverly Purnell, Manjinder Sandhu & Stephen Morrissey
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10:30-11:00 (Break)
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11:00-13:00
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13:00-14:00 Lunch (Registration)
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14:00-15:00
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15:00-15:30 (Break)
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15:30-17:30
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17:30-19:00 |
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Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Meeting Chair: Mayowa Owolabi
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Genomics Curriculum Conveners: Nicky Mulder, Victoria Nembaware & Raj Ramesar |
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Agenda: Friday, 13th May 2016 Principal Investigators’ Project Presentations Venue: Mermoz 1 & 2 Radisson Blu Dakar, Senegal
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7:00-8:45 |
Registration |
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8:45-9:00 |
Welcome & Introductions: Steering Committee Chairs-Michele Ramsay and Enock Matovu |
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9:00-9:30 |
Opening Address: Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odontology of University Cheikh Anta Diop |
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Session 1 Chair: Ruth Chadwick |
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9:30-9:50
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Title: Genomics, Ethics, Law & Society in Zimbabwe Presenter: Alice Matimba Project: Genomics Inheritance Legal and Social Issues PI: Matimba Presentation: 15 minutes Q&A 5 minutes |
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9:50-10:10
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Title: Enhancing Ethiopian youths' literacy about the gene x environment contributions to health using the context of Podoconiosis Presenter: Kibur Engdawork Project: Enhancing Ethiopian youths' literacy about the gene x environment contributions to health using the context of Podoconiosis PI: Tadele Presentation: 15 minutes Q&A 5 minutes |
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10:10-10:30
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Title: Indigenous linguistic and cultural concepts of heritability and comprehension of genomics research Presenter: Elonna Obiefuna Project: INDIGENE PI: Adebamowo Presentation: 15 minutes Q&A 5 minutes |
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10:30-11:30 |
Tea/Poster Session (60 minutes) |
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Session 2 Chair: Kay Davies |
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11:30-11:50
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Title: The RHDGen Project Presenter: Mark Engel Project: RHDGen PI: Mayosi Presentation: 15 minutes Q&A 5 minutes |
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11:50-12:10
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Project: Burden, Spectrum and Aetiology of Type 2 Diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa PI: Motala Presentation: 15 minutes Q&A 5 minutes |
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12:10-12:30
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Title: Neurogenetic Diseases: Case Presentation Presenter: Guida Landoure Project: Clinical and Genetic Studies of Hereditary Neurological Disorders in Mali PI: Landoure Presentation: 15 minutes Q&A 5 minutes |
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12:30-13:30 |
Group Photograph (Sea Garden) Lunch (L’ Avenue Restaurant)/Poster Session |
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Session 3 Chair: Barry Bloom |
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13:30-13:50
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Title: Systems Biology for Molecular Analysis of Tuberculosis in Ethiopia Presenter: Gobena Ameni Project: Systems Biology for Molecular Analysis of Tuberculosis in Ethiopia PI: Ameni Presentation: 15 minutes Q&A 5minutes |
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13:50-14:10
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Title: TB Genomics Presenter: Dissou Affolabi Project: Contribution of Genetic Variation to Pharmacokinetic Variability and Toxicity in Patients Undergoing Multi-drug Tuberculosis Treatment in Sub-Saharan Africa (RAFAgene) PI: Affolabi Presentation: 15 minutes Q&A 5 minutes |
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14:10-14:50
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Title: Phase II Update from the Biorepositories Presenter: Elizabeth Mayne Project PI’s: Abimiku; Joloba & Mayne Presentation: 30 minutes Q&A 10 minutes |
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14:50-15:30
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Tea/Poster Session (40 minutes) |
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Session 4 Chair: Rex Chisholm |
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15:30-16:00
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Title: H3ABioNet – Preparing for the Data Phase Presenter: Nicola Mulder Project: H3ABioNet PI: Nicola Mulder Presentation 20 minutes Q & A 10 minutes |
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16:00 -16:30
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Title: Genome Analysis Working Group Update on the Custom Chip Presenters: Adebowale Adeyemo & Zane Lombard Presentation 20 minutes Q & A 10 minutes |
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16:30-17:30
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H3Africa PI's (Ocean Room) |
Independent Expert Committee meeting (IEC) & Funders (Saint Exupery) |
Study Coordinators (Latecoere) |
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17:30-18:30 |
H3Africa PI's & IEC (Ocean Room) |
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18:30-19:30 |
Social Hour (Sea Garden) |
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19:30-21:00 |
After Dinner Speaker: Independent Expert Dr. Frederick Nakwagala |
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Agenda: Saturday, 14th May 2016 Working Group Day Venue: Radisson Blu Dakar, Senegal
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Venue |
Mermoz 2 |
Saint Exupery |
Mermorz 1 |
Etienne Victor |
Ocean Room |
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8:00-9:00 |
Ethics & Regulatory Issues |
Sustainability WG Rapporteur: Mark Guyer
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Genome Analysis WG |
Biorepository PI WG |
Study Coordinator WG Chairs: Veronica Francis & Slee Mbhele Rapporteur Robin Mason & Karen Lacourciere |
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9:00-10:00 |
HIV / AIDSRapporteur: Megan Hoffman
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10:00-10:30
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Tea/Coffee Break |
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10:30-11:00 |
DBAC Chair: Nicola Mulder Rapporteur: Audrey Duncanson
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Community Engagement Chair: Paulina Tindana Rapporteur: Katherine Littler & Ebony Madden |
Genome Analysis Publications Sub group Chair: Neil Hanchard Rapporteur: Laura Skow |
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Study Coordinator WG Chairs: Veronica Francis & Slee Mbhele Rapporteur Robin Mason & Karen Lacourciere |
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11:00-11:30 |
Education Coordinated Training WG |
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11:30-12:30 |
Data Support WG Chair: Nicky Mulder Rapporteur: Sue Penno |
Phenotype Harmonization WG Chair: Alia Benkahla Rapporteur: Jeff Struewing
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Cardiovascular Disease WG Chair: Mayowa Owolabi Rapporteur: Megan Hoffman
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12:30-13:10 |
Lunch (L’ Avenue Restaurant) (40 minutes) |
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Working Group Report Back Session Venue: Mermoz 1 |
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Session Chair: Dwomoa Adu |
Presenter |
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13:10 – 14:00
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Ethics Working Group Community Engagement Working Group Data Support Working Group Education & Coordinated training Working Group Biorepository PI Working Group Data and Biospecimen Access Committee |
Paulina Tindana Paulina Tindana Nicola Mulder Misaki Wayengera Alash’le Abimiku Nicola Mulder |
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14:00 – 14:15 |
DISCUSSION |
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Session Chair: Charles Rotimi |
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14:15 – 15:00 |
Genome Analysis Working Group Publications WG & Genome Analysis Publications Sub Group Phenotype Harmonization Working Group CVD Working Group HIV/AIDS Working Group H3Africa Sustainability Working Group |
Adebowale Adeyemo Michele Ramsay Neil Hanchard Mayowa Owolabi Jennifer Troyer Mark Guyer |
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15:00 - 15:15 |
Discussion & IEC Feedback |
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15:15 – 15:25 |
Tea/Coffee (10 minutes) |
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Session Chair: Frederick Nakwagala |
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15:25-16:00 |
Update from Illumina on the H3Africa Chip 20 minute presentation; 15 minute Discussion |
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16:00-16:10 |
Closing Remarks |
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16:10-18:00 |
Steering Committee(with Funders) (Mermoz 2) |
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18:00-19:00 |
Social Hour (Ocean Terrace) |
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19:00 |
Dinner (Tente) |
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Agenda: Sunday, 15th May 2016 H3Africa-AfSHG Joint Day Venue: Mermoz 1 & 2 Radisson Blu Dakar, Senegal
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7:30 |
Registration |
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Nature Genetics Training Workshop on Research Leadership Chairs: Mboup Souleymane* (Senegal) and Raj Ramesar*(South Africa) |
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8:30 |
A Perspective on the Context of Genetic Research in H3Africa (Barry Bloom, USA) |
NIH Grant Application Technical Session (Ocean Room) |
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9:00 |
Managing a team and building capacity (Siana Nkya Mtatiro, TZN) |
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9:30 |
Communicating effectively with decision makers (Clement Adebamowo, Nigeria/USA) |
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9:50 |
Ethical leadership in research (Ruth Chadwick, UK) |
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10:10 |
Useful high impact publications (Myles Axton, Editor of Nature Genetics) |
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10: 30 |
Coffee break / Sudha Srinivasin General Funding opportunities |
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Session 1: Opening Ceremony Chairs: Rokhaya Ndiaye (Senegal) / Ambroise Wonkam (AfSHG) |
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11:00 |
Welcome address by the President of the LOC (Rokhaya Ndiaye, Senegal) |
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11:15 |
Opening remarks on H3Africa (Enock Matovu Co Chair of the H3Africa Steering Committee) |
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11:30 |
Opening remarks by AfSHG President (Michele Ramsay) |
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11:45 |
Allocution of the Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research, Senegal (SE Prof Mary Teuw Niane) |
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12:00 |
Keynote: Charles Rotimi (NIH, USA) Title: The African Society of Human Genetics: Looking back to shape the future |
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13:00 |
Lunch Break (Poster Session 1) |
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Session 2: Funding sustainable genomic research in Africa Chairs: Charles Rotimi* (NIH, USA)/Audrey Duncanson (WT, UK) |
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14:00 |
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Session 3: H3Africa SNP Array: Updates and Opportunities Chair: Adebowale Adeyemo (NIH, USA) |
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15:30 |
Zane Lombard (AWIGen, South Africa |
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15:50 |
Nicky Mulder (H3ABioNet, South Africa) |
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16:10 |
Coffee break / Emmanuel Peprah NHLBI Funding Opportunities |
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Session 4: Human non-human system studies Symposium: TB genomics Chair: Scott Williams (USA) & Branwen Hennig (UK) |
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16:40 |
Invited Speaker 1: Sebastien Gagneux (Switzerland) Title: "Evolution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis"
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17:05 |
Invited Speaker 2: Scott Williams (USA) Title: “A TB resistance locus in highly susceptible individuals” |
NIH Grant Application Technical Session (Ocean Room) |
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17:30 |
Invited Speaker 3: Bernie Jones (B4FA, UK) Title: Special Communication- Genetics research across Africa – improving outreach and collaboration |
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18:00 |
Annual General Meeting of AfSHG |
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19:00 |
Reception cocktail |
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