Tenth H3Africa Consortium Meeting
VENUE: Gaborone, Botswana
Meeting Overview |
| Friday, 12 May 2017 |
| Grant Applications/Pharmacogenomics/Genome Analysis Publications & Writing Sub group/Study Coordinators |
| Saturday, 13 May 2017 |
| Working Group day/Poster Sessions |
| Sunday, 14 May 2017 |
| Principal Investigators/Fellow Presentation Day |
| Monday, 15 May 2017 |
| Principal Investigators/Fellow Presentation Day/Sustainability Stakeholders/Poster Session |
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Friday, 12 May 2017 Grand Palm, GaboroneSatellite Sessions |
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| 7:30 | Registration Opens | ||
Venue |
Tshodilo B4 |
Serondela 1 & 2 |
Serondela 3 & 4 |
| 9:00-10:00 | Grant Applications: Useful Tips (Informal Discussion)
Jennifer Troyer, Laura Povlich & NIH Team |
Study Coordinators | |
| 10:00-11:00 | GAPW Sub group | ||
| 11:00-12:00 | Health information resources for researchers, clinicians and consumers
Dineo Ketshogileng |
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| 12:00-13:00 |
Lunch (See Exhibitors in Foyer) |
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| 13:00-13:15 | Chair: Michèle Ramsay | Study Coordinators | GAPW Sub group (if required) |
| Welcome: Importance of pharmacogenomics in an African setting
Michèle Ramsay |
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| 13:15-13:30 | GSK and the OpenLab: Characterization of ADME gene variation in populations by exome sequencing
Presenter: Matt Hall (GSK) |
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| 13:30-13:40 | Status of the H3A population genetics study and potential overlap with the pharmacogenomics project
Presenter: Debo Adeyemo |
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| 13:40-14:00 | Proposed workplan for the project Presenter: Scott Hazelhurst | ||
| 14:00-14:20 | Small group discussions | iScan Genotyping Platform at CPGR (Scientific, Technical & Logitical Engagement)-
Presenters: Judith Hornby & Lindsay Petersen (CPGR) |
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| 14:20-14:50 | Report back and discussions | ||
| 14:50-15:00 | Discussion (Led by Scott Hazelhurst) | ||
| 15:00 | Tea/Coffee Available | ||
| 15:00-17:00 | Optional Excursion: Three Chiefs Monument; Botswana-Baylor Children’s Clinical Centre of Excellence; University of Botswana and Innovation Hub | ||
| 17:30-19:00 | Health information resources for researchers, clinicians, and consumers by Dineo Ketshogileng (if required) | Pre Dinner Meeting: H3Africa Principal Investigators | Pre Dinner Meeting: IEC & Funders |
Saturday, 13 May 2017 Saturday Grandpalm GaboroneWorking Group Day |
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| 7:30 | Registration Opens | ||||
| Venues | Serondela 1&2 | Tshodilo B4 | Tshodilo A | Serondela 3 | Serondela 4 |
| 8:30-9:30 | Genome Analysis & GAPW Subgroup Chairs: Debo Adeyemo & Zane Lombard; Neil Hanchard
Rapporteur: Jennifer Troyer & Audrey Duncanson |
Biorepository PI WG Chairing: Alash’le Abimiku Rapporteur: Laura Skow | Ethics & Study Coordinators Chair: Aminu Yakubu Rapporteur: Karen Lacourciere | Sustainability WG Chair: Raj Ramesar Rapporteur: Mark Guyer | |
| 9:30-10:30 | Study Coordinators Chairs: Veronica Francis & Slee Mhbele Rapporteur: Robin Mason | Phenotype Harmonization Chair: Alia Benkahla Rapporteur: Jeff Streuwing | |||
| 10:30-11:25 | Tea break/Poster session | ||||
| 11:30–12:30 | DBAC Chair: Nicky Mulder
Rapporteur: Audrey Duncanson & Jennifer Troyer |
Joint Ethics & Regulatory Issues & CEWG Chair: Aminu Yakubu Rapporteur: Katherine Littler | HIV/AIDS Chair: Mogomotsi Matshaba & Xavier Gomez-Olive Rapporteur: Bonnie Joubert | ECTWG Chairs: Raj Ramesar & Samar Kassim Rapporteur: Laura Povlich | |
| 12:30– 13:30 | CVD Chair: Akinlolu Ojo Rapporteur: Marva Moxey-Mims | ||||
| 13:30-14:25 | Lunch/Poster Session | ||||
| Working Group Report Back Session Venue: Tshodilo A | |||||
| 14:30-15:40 | Chairs: Ayoade Oduola & Graeme Mardon | Presenter | |||
| Genome Analysis & GAPW | Adebowale Adeyemo/Neil Hanchard | ||||
| Phenotype Harmonization | Jeff Struewing | ||||
| Biorepository PI (15 min) | Alash’le Abimiku | ||||
| DBAC | Nicola Mulder | ||||
| Sustainability | Raj Ramesar/Dwomoa Adu | ||||
| Discussion | |||||
| 15:40-16:45 | Chairs: Solomon Nwaka & Sununguko Wata Mpoloka | ||||
| Community Engagement | Paul Ndebele | ||||
| Education & Coordinated Training | Raj Ramesar/ Samar Kassim | ||||
| Ethics & Regulatory Issues WG | Aminu Yakubu | ||||
| Study Coordinators | Veronica Francis/Slee Mbhele | ||||
| HIV/AIDS | Mogomotsi Matshaba/Xavier Gomez-Olive | ||||
| CVD | Akinlolu Ojo | ||||
| Discussion & IEC Feedback | |||||
| 16:45-17:00 | Tea break/Poster session | ||||
| 17:00-17:25 | Title: Unlocking domestic resources for research and innovation – lessons from SANBio partnerships
Presenter: Dr Ereck Chakauya |
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| 17:30-18:30 | H3Africa Steering Committee Meeting with Funders (Serondela 1-4) | ||||
| 18:30-19:00 | Social Hour | ||||
| 19:00-19:30 | |||||
| 19:30 | Opening Address: Honourable Minister Dr Alfred Madigele Ministry of Tertiary Education, Research, Science and Technology
Formal Dinner (Tshodilo C) |
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Sunday, 14 May 2017 Grandpalm Gaborone Tshodilo APrincipal Investigators/Fellow Presentation Day |
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| 08:00-08:05 | Welcome & Introductions: Gabriel Anabwani |
| 08:05-08:10 | H3Africa Steering Committee Chair: Enock Matovu |
| 08:10-08:50 | Director, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH: Dr Eric Green
Presentation: Genomics, Precision Medicine, and H3Africa: Journeys to Advance Human Health Presentation: 35 minutes Q&A: 5 minutes |
| Session I Chair: Barry Bloom | |
| 08:50-09:20 | Project: Genomic and Environmental Risk Factors for Cardiometabolic Disease in Africans (AWI-Gen)
Title: The AWI-Gen journey: Burden of cardiometabolic diseases across six African populations Presenter: Michele Ramsay Presentation: 18 minutes Q&A: 2 minutes Title: Factors influencing lipid levels in rural Ghanaian adults Presenter: Godfred Agongo Presentation: 8 minutes Q&A: 2 minutes |
| 09:20-09:50 | Project: Stroke Investigative Research & Educational Network (SIREN) Phenotypic characteristics and outcomes of stroke among Africans: Evidence from the SIREN study.
Presenter: Fred Stephen Sarfo Presentation: 18 minutes Q&A: 2 minutes Title: Household air pollution as a risk factor for stroke in Africans Presenter: Adekunle Gregory Fakunle Presentation: 8 minutes Q&A: 2 minutes |
| 09:50-10:10 | Project: Burden, Spectrum and Aetiology of Type 2 Diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa
Title: H3A Diabetes Study: preliminary data Presenter: Kenneth Ekoru Presentation: 18 minutes Q&A: 2 minutes |
| 10:10-10:30 | Project: H3Africa Kidney Disease Research Network
Title: H3Africa Kidney Disease Research Network Presenter: Dwomoa Adu Presentation: 18 minutes Q&A: 2 minutes |
| 10:30-11:00 | Tea/Coffee |
| Session II Chair: Kay Davies | |
| 11:00-11:30 | Project: RHDGen: The Genetics of Rheumatic Heart Disease Network
Title: The RHDGen Network Presenter: Bongani Mayosi Presentation: 18 minutes Q&A: 2 minutes Title: Genetics of RHD: An Update Presenter: Babu Muhamed Presentation: 8 minutes Q&A: 2 minutes |
| 11:30-12:00 | Project: Clinical and Genetic Studies of Hereditary Neurological Disorders in Mali
Title: Neurogenetic diseases in Mali: update Presenter: Guida Landoure Title 1: Is Ataxia the most prevalent hereditary neurological disorder in Mali? Presenter 1 & 2: Abdoulaye Tamega & Abdoulaye Yalcouye Presentation: 8 minutes Q&A: 2 minutes (each) |
| 12:00-12:20 | Project: The Nasopharyngeal Microbiome and Respiratory Disease in African Children
Title: The nasopharyngeal microbiome as a biomarker for pneumonia in African children Presenter: Shantelle Claassen-Weitz Presentation: 18 minutes Q&A: 2 minutes |
| 12:20-12:50 | Project: The Genomics of Schizophrenia in the South African Xhosa People Presenter: Raj Ramesar Presentation: 18 minutes Q&A: 2 minutes
Presenter: Lerato Majara Presentation: 8 minutes Q&A: 2 minutes |
| 12:50-13:50 | Lunch |
| Session III Chair: Rex Chisholm | |
| 14:00-14:20 | Project: Establishment of an H3Africa Biorepository at Clinical Laboratory Services
Presenter: Elizabeth Mayne Presentation: 18 minutes Q&A: 2 minutes |
| 14:20-14:50 | Project: IHVN H3Africa Biorepository (I-HAB) Initiative
Title: Update from H3Africa W/Africa regional biorepository Presenter: Alash’le Abimiku Presentation: 18 minutes Q&A: 2 minutes Title: TBA Presenter: James Onyemata Presentation: 8 minutes Q&A: 2 minutes |
| 14:50-15:10 | Project: Integrated Biorepository of H3Africa Uganda – IBRH3AU
Presenter: TBA Presentation: 18 minutes Q&A: 2 minutes |
| 15:10-15:30 | H3Africa Data Archive/EGA Data Submission
Presenter: Sumir Panji Presentation: 18 minutes Q&A: 2 minutes |
| Gather at the Departure Point in the Hotel Parking Area | |
| 16:00 | Depart for the Mokolodi Bush Braai |
| Game Drive (Optional)/Social Hour | |
| 18:00 | Mokolodi Bush Braai |
| Return to Hotel | |