SBIMB
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The SBIMB is a research institute under Wits University dedicated to investigating the molecular & genomic aetiology of diseases among African populations
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https://www.wits.ac.za/research/sbimb/ 04-07-2019 09:54:18
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Such an amazing contribution to the country and to science Thirty years of rural health research: South Africa’s Agincourt studies offer unique insights theconversation.com/thirty-years-o… via The Conversation Africa
Exciting opportunity to apply for a new seed pilot project (18 months; 70,000 USD budget) within the MADIVA Research Hub research hub! Applications close on 13 March 2024. Please share with your networks APHRC H3ABioNet IBM Research DS-I Africa Wits_News SAPRIN Vanderbilt Health
Congratulations to the 2024 PGRN PacBio® Twist Long Read Sequencing Grant recipients Drs. Twesigomwe David Twesigomwe , Masimirembwa and Jaufeerally-Fakim for their project "Genetic Variation in Key Pharmacogenes in South Africans and Mauritians"!
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… Human Heredity and Health in Africa H3ABioNet GeneMAP Research Center SBIMB
Please register to join our next PUBGEM-Africa virtual science and society Café. It is part 1 of 2 on the theme "A vision for Genetics and Data Science in Medicine in Africa." Date: 18th July. Register at zoom.us/webinar/regist… Alice Matimba SBIMB UCT Health Sciences Victoria Nembaware
What is the human #genome and why is #genomics research important? Check out the well-crafted public messages from World Health Organization (WHO) shorturl.at/EtIqI shorturl.at/q5pUW shorturl.at/Gjjjl Please share and help the world understand what the human genome actually is!
Our latest edition of the #PrecisionMedicine and #Biomedical #Informatics in Africa short course, sponsored by Afretec, will run from 15-17 October 2024 SBIMB. Please register to book your spot: forms.office.com/pages/response… Human Heredity and Health in Africa H3ABioNet Wits Faculty of Health Sciences @carnegiemellon
🚨New Paper Alert 🚨 In Genome Medicine we show that ancestry-aligned PGS combined with conventional risk factors significantly enhance prediction of cardiometabolic outcomes in African populations. #PGS #African genomemedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… Oliver Pain Dr Cathryn Lewis @sbimb1 1/7