Next is our own Vangelis Vassos talking about the implementation of polygenic scores in psychiatry, and whether we are ready yet
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Next is our own Vangelis Vassos talking about the implementation of polygenic scores in psychiatry, and whether we are ready yet
I'm in the London Genetics Network annual meeting. First up is Sanjay Sisodiya, who is talking about genetic complexity in a monogenic epilepsy
Next is Oyesola Ojewunmi discussing foetal haemoglobin (HbF) persistence in sickle cell disease (SCD).
SCD is a disease of haemoglobin, with HbA replaced by HbS, causing sickling of the haemoglobin, deforming the blood cell and causing occlusions in vessels and downstream stroke and other sequelae
As we continue to celebrate the life of our colleague, mentor and friend, Prof Dan Stein, we invite our community to share messages, memories, publications, photos etc on his Kudoboard linked below:
www.kudoboard.com/boards/LL8Zv...
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Wishing the @pgc-africa.bsky.social community a joyful, restful and peaceful holiday season
As we reflect on the year, we are grateful for the collaboration, commitment, and shared vision strengthening psychiatric genetics research across Africa and beyond
We wish you a hopeful and impactful 2026
An exciting opportunity is coming up in early January to learn about scientifically accurate and ethically responsible science communication; a crucial topic particularly among underrepresented populations such as those in Africa
See the poster below for details
#Science #Communication
PGC Africa is deeply saddened to share that our friend and colleague, Professor Dan Stein, has passed away.
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As we draw 2025 to a close, we would like to thank all the brilliant @pgc-africa.bsky.social scientists who shared their work with us in the second half of 2025. We look forward to more collaborative and productive exchanges in 2026! 👏🏽🎉
#AzmerawAmare #AnanyoChoudhury #AminaAbubakar
🚨 PGC Africa Monthly Meeting Alert!
We are delighted to have Prof Amina Abubakar from the Aga Khan University Institute for Human Development join this month's virtual meeting
📆20th November 2025
⏲️9AM ET | 2PM GMT | 3PM WAT | 4PM SAST | 5PM EAT
Details in the flyer below
#ADHD #PGCAfrica
Attending the @ldngenenet.bsky.social summer lecture @ucl.ac.uk by Abdel Abdellaoui
🚨PGC Africa Monthly Meeting Alert!
We are delighted to have Dr @olivia-wootton.bsky.social from Dr @hilarycmartin.bsky.social's group @sangerinstitute.bsky.social join the 5th virtual PGCAfrica meeting of 2025
📆 26th June 2025
⏰ 2PM GMT|2PM WAT|3PM CAT|4PM EAT
📢 Details in the flyer
#PGCAfrica
Last but not least, Dr Catalina Lopez-Correa live from Canada gives a talk on the state of omics in North America
Moving over to Europe, Prof Mait Metspalu from Estonia gives an overview of the state of omics in the Estonian Biobank
Up next is Prof Andres Moreno-Estrada joining live from Mexico to continue the discussion on the global state of omics with a focus on Latin America
Prof Bratati Kahali, joining live from India, is up next giving the state of omics in South Asia using the #GenomeIndia project as a case study
The second talk in this session is by Prof Koichi Matsuda live from Japan who is giving a talk on the state of omics in East Asia with Biobank Japan (BBJ) as a case study
The 3rd and last session of the day; “The State of Omics Around the World” kicks off with a recording of a talk by Dr Ananyo Choudhury on Multi-omics in Africa giving evidence of initiatives from the AWI-GEN study
The final talk in this session is by Dr Daniela Robles-Espinoza, joining us live from Mexico. She will highlight the underrepresentation of Latin American samples in genomic studies, explore the roots of the problem, and discuss actionable solutions.
Dr Ben Johnson takes the stage to give a journal (Nature Health) Editor’s perspective on the importance of genomic diversity
The next talk in this session is brought by Prof Patricia Monroe on how Genomic Diversity matters to the Big Global consortia, with evidence from cardiovascular disease research
First talk in session 2 is by Prof Andrew Morris talking on how method development can enhance Genomic diversity and discovery for all populations
Back from lunch and straight into session 2 titled “Driving Genomic Equity Through Methods, Research, Publishing and Global Partnerships”
In the last talk of this session, Prof Manuel Corpus presents a talk titled “Clinical Genome Interpretation of Inca Empire Descendants (Amazon/Andes)”
Next up is Prof. Alex Brown, joining us live from #Australia to speak on the Australian Alliance for Indigenous Genomics. His talk offers a powerful glimpse into what equity in genomics looks like through work with Aboriginal communities
Prof @sarahfiner.bsky.social gives the second talk of this session. In her talk she walks us through the successful community-based #GenesAndHealth genomics study which focuses on British Bangladeshis and British Pakistanis
Prof Raghib Ali of #OutFutureHealth kicks off session 1 titled “The Persistent Underrepresention of Non-European Populations: Causes and Context” giving an overview of what is becoming the largest diverse cohort in Europe
Next up is Prof Paul Franks of @lunduniversity.bsky.social giving a talk on how bridging the diversity gap in genomics can improve precision medicine and health equity on a global scale
The symposium kicks off with a keynote by Prof Karoline Kuchenbecker of @ucl.ac.uk, exploring the state of global genomic representation and why it matters for our health
#GenomicDiversity
Attending the Genomic Diversity Symposium at @qmullibrary.bsky.social
Looking forward to a day of thought-provoking discussions on driving actionable solutions for inclusive genomics.
Our paper on the theoretical properties of SNP heritability in admixed populations is out in Genetics:
academic.oup.com/genetics/adv...
with @jinguohuang.bsky.social, @nicole-kleman.bsky.social , Saonli Basu, and Mark Shriver