December 12, 2011
Our goal at this meeting - the very first of its kind ever held in Africa - was to identify gaps in our knowledge and policies related to ethics in genomic research.
June 15, 2011
Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., is Director of the National Institutes of Health. He will be speaking at the Partnering for Global Health Forum in Washington, D.C. on June 27
July 6, 2010
The P. falciparum Community Project provides researchers with high-quality genotypes linked to a global resource characterising genetic variation in P. falciparum populations.
June 28, 2010
The vast majority of genomic studies have been of American, Asian and European genomes, with just one genome-wide association study (looking at malaria) based on an African population – surprising considering that around one billion people live on the African continent.
June 27, 2010
The H3Africa project is definitely a step in the right direction. As we empower African researchers and construct the infrastructure to allow true collaborations between countries, we move farther away from the scenario of one population taking advantage of another.
June 23, 2010
$38 Million Project Targets African Populations for New Insights into Genes, Environment and Health,
Vaccines are one of our most effective health interventions, but are often misunderstood. In this Q&A, we explain what they are, how they work and why they are important.
June 22, 2010
Effort Uses Gene-Screening and Clinical Tools, Builds Research Capacity on Continent