The Inaugural Meeting of the H3Africa Consortium
Sheraton Addis Hotel
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
October 8-10, 2012
H3Africa Consortium Group Photo [genome.gov]
Jump to: Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 | Session 4 | Session 5 | Session 6 | Session 7 | Session 8Agenda
| Monday, October 8 | |
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| SESSION 1: Background to the H3Africa Initiative Chair: Charles Rotimi, NIH-Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health |
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| 9:00 a.m. | Overview of the H3Africa Initiative  Charles Rotimi, NIH-Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health |
| 9:15 a.m. | H3Africa: The Funders perspective Pat Goodwin, Wellcome Trust |
| 9:35 a.m. | H3Africa: The Funders perspective Eric Green, NIH-National Human Genome Research Institute |
| 9:55 a.m. | Questions |
| SESSION 2: Wellcome Trust Research Network Chair: Audrey Duncanson, Wellcome Trust |
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| 10:00 a.m. | Burden, Spectrum and Aetiology of Type 2 Diabetes in Sub-Saharan Africa Albert Amoah, University of Ghana Medical School |
| 10:25 a.m. | Genetics of Rheumatic Heart Disease & Molecular Epidemiology of Streptococcus Pyogenes Pharyngitis Bongani Mayosi, University of Cape Town |
| 10:50 a.m. | TrypanoGEN: An Integrated Approach to the Identification of Genetic Determinants of Susceptibility to Trypanosomiasis Enock Matovu, Makerere University of Veterinary Medicine |
| 11:15 a.m. | Coffee break |
| SESSION 3: NIH Collaborative Centres and Research Projects Chair: Jane Peterson, NIH-National Human Genome Research Institute |
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| 11:45 a.m. | Genomic and Environmental Risk Factors for Cardiometabolic Disease in Africans Michele Ramsay, University of Witswatersrand & NHLS |
| 12:10 p.m. | H3Africa Kidney Disease Research Network Organization Dwomoa Adu, University of Ghana Medical School |
| 12:35 p.m | Contribution of genetic variation to pharmacokinetic variability and toxicity in patients undergoing multi-drug tuberculosis treatment in Sub-Saharan Africa: RAFAgene project Dissou Affolabi, National Hospital for Tuberculosis and Pulmonary Diseases, Benin |
| 1:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| SESSION 4: NIH Bioinformatics and Biorepository Projects Chair: Mark Guyer, NIH-National Human Genome Research Institute |
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| 2:00 p.m. | Background to Bioinformatics Network Jane Peterson, NIH-National Human Genome Research Institute |
| 2:10 p.m. | H3ABioNet: A sustainable African bioinformatics network for H3Africa Nicola Mulder, Computational Biology Group, University of Cape Town |
| 2:30 p.m. | Discussions |
| 3:00 p.m. | Background to Biorepository Grants Jane Peterson, NIH-National Human Genome Research Institute |
| 3:10 p.m. | IHVN H3Africa Biorepository (I-HAB) Initiative Alash'le G. Abimiku, Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria |
| 3:30 p.m. | Development of H3 Africa Biorepositories to facilitate studies on Biodiversity, Disease and Pharmacogenomics of African Populations Akin Abayomi, University of Stellenbosch |
| 3:50 p.m. | Discussion |
| 4:15 p.m | Tea Break |
| 4:30 p.m. | Networking / Opportunity to find out more from commercial exhibitors
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| 4:30 p.m. | Press Briefing
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| 7:00 p.m | Drinks and Presentation: Leverage of Partnerships on Science, Technology and Innovation in Africa Diran Makinde, NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency |
| 7:30 p.m. | Dinner |
| 8:30 p.m. | After-dinner Talk: Enhanced Breeding of African Traditional Food Crops Utilizing NextGeneration Genomic Tools to Help End Chronic Hunger and Malnutrition Howard-Yana Shapiro, Mars Incorporated |
| Tuesday, October 9 | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Continuation of Biorepository Discussion Alash'le G. Abimiku, Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria and Akin Abayomi, University of Stellenbosch |
| SESSION 5: Sharing Protocols and Data Chairs: Rex Chisholm, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University Carlos Bustamante, School of Medicine, Stanford University |
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| 9:15 a.m. | Lessons from other Genomics Projects Mark Guyer, NIH-National Human Genome Research Institute |
| 9:30 a.m | Sharing: the H3Africa Vision Charles Rotimi, NIH-National Human Genome Research Institute |
| 9:50 a.m. | Discussion |
| 10:00 a.m. | Sharing Protocols - Best Practices Carlos Bustamante, School of Medicine, Stanford University |
| 10:20 a.m. | Discussion |
| 10:30 a.m. | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 a.m. | Sharing Data - Best Practices Rex Chisholm, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University |
| 11:20 a.m. | Discussion |
| 11:30 a.m. | Breakout Groups |
| 12:15 p.m. | Report Back |
| 12:45 p.m. | Lunch |
| SESSION 6: Consent and Feedback of Results Chairs: Ruth Chadwick, Cesagen, Cardiff University Charmaine Royal, Duke Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy |
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| 1:45 p.m. | Consent: State of the Art and Issues Arising Ruth Chadwick, Cesagen, Cardiff University |
| 2:05 p.m. | Returning Research Results: The Why, What, Where, When, How and Who? Charmaine Royal, Duke Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy |
| 2:30 p.m. | Community Harms in Genomics Research in Africa Clement Adebamowo, Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria |
| 2:50 p.m. | Discussion |
| 3:30 p.m. | Tea Break |
| 4:00 p.m. | Breakout Groups |
| 4:45 p.m. | Report Back |
| 5:30 p.m. | Opportunities for Networking and Discussion with Funders
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| 7:00 p.m. | Drinks |
| 7:30 p.m. | Dinner |
| Wednesday, October 10 | |
| 7:30 a.m. | Private Breakfast for H3Africa Independent Expert Committee Members and Funders |
| 9:00 a.m. | Review of Day 2 and Introduction to Day 3 Pat Goodwin, Wellcome Trust |
| SESSION 7: Building Capacity Across the Network Chairs: Solomon Nwaka, WHO-TDR Ayoade Odoula, Institute for Infectious Diseases of Poverty (IIDP/IRMP), Nigeria |
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| 9:15 a.m. | Introductory Comments
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| 10:15 a.m. | Discussion |
| 11:00 a.m. | Coffee |
| 11:30 a.m. | Breakout Groups |
| 12:15 p.m. | Report Back |
| 1:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| SESSION 8: The H3Africa Initiative - What will success look like? Chairs: Pat Goodwin, Wellcome Trust and Eric Green, NIH-National Human Genome Research Institute |
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| 2:00 p.m. | Introductory Comments - Members of H3Africa Independent Expert Committee |
| 2:00 p.m. | Discussion and Breakout Groups |
| 3:30 p.m. | Review of Meeting and Next Steps |
| 4:00 p.m. | Close of Meeting |
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