We welcome you to the H3Africa Genomics & HIV Infection: Predictors of Disease and Outcomes Workshop to be held in Nairobi, Kenya at the Emara Ole Sereni Hotel.

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Michelle Skelton

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Rolanda Julius

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Tanian Natus

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Wellcome Trust Webinar for researchers in Africa | Wednesday 26 July, 12:00 – 13:30 (UTC)

HIV/AIDS and Infectious Diseases Genomics Workshop Non-communicable Diseases and HIV Monday 24 July 2023

Venue: Meeting Hall: Mara Ballroom (Loita & Siana)
Facilitator(s): Mogomotsi Matshaba & Simone Richardson
07:00 - 08:15 Registration (Mara Ballroom Foyer)
Speaker(s) Title
H3Africa Speaker: Thomas Kariuki (Science for Africa (SFA) Foundation) Welcome and Opening
Catalyst Session
Speaker(s) Title
08:50 - 09:10 Guest Speaker: Mosepele Mosepele (UB) HIV Comorbidities
09:10 - 09:30 H3Africa Speaker: Jibreel Jumare (IHVN) Metabolic disorders among PLHIV in Nigeria
Reaction Session
Speaker(s)
09:30 - 10:00

Mosepele Mosepele

Jibreel Jumare

10:00 - 10:30 Refreshment Break & Poster Session (Mara Ballroom Foyer)
Catalyst Session
Speaker(s) Title
10:40 - 11:00 H3Africa Speaker: Elizabeth Mayne (UCT/NHLS) HIV-associated immunothrombosis and cardiovascular disease
11:00 - 11:20 George Githingi Best Practices: Navigating Data Repositories
Reaction Session
Speaker(s)
11:20 - 11:50

Elizabeth Mayne

George Githingi (KEMRI)

12:00 - 13:00 Lunch & Minute to Mentor: ECR's & PI's (ACACIA Restaurant)
Catalyst Session
Speaker(s) Duration Title
13:00 - 13:15 H3Africa Speaker: Judith Omumbo (Science for Africa (SFA) Foundation) 15 min Strategic planning of Science for Africa (SFA) Foundation
13:15 - 14:15 H3Africa Speaker: Judith Omumbo 15 min Grant writing tips/experiences
H3Africa Speaker: Mogomotsi Matshaba 15 min
H3Africa Speaker: Anita Ghansah 15 min
Reaction Session
Speaker(s)
14:15 - 14:30

Mogomotsi Matshaba

Anita Ghansah

Judith Omumbo

14:30 - 15:00 Refreshment Break & Poster Session (Mara Ballroom Foyer)
15:00 - 17:00 Catalyst Session 1 Catalyst Session 2
Title Title
Funding & Grant Writing Workshop PI Networking (Match made in Science: PI-PI Speed Networking)
Facilitator(s): Sudha Srinivasan (NIH), Stacy Carrington-Lawrence (NIH), Bri Foster (NIH) Facilitator(s): Mogomotsi Matshaba
17:00 - 17:30 Closing Summary Session Facilitator(s): Mogomotsi Matshaba & Simone Richardson
18:00 Cocktail Dinner at the Sky Lounge

HIV/AIDS and Infectious Diseases Genomics Workship HIV and Co-Infections Tuesday 25 July 2023

Venue: Meeting Hall: Mara Ballroom (Loita & Siana)
Facilitator(s) Michelle Skelton & Elizabeth Mayne
08:30 - 08:40 Recap from previous day and overview of day's activity
Catalyst Session
Speaker(s) Title
08:40 - 09:00 Guest Speaker: Patrick Arbuthnot (Wits University) A promising African outlook for the WHO-sponsored mRNA vaccine technology platform.
09:00 - 09:20 Guest Speaker: Dr. Eunice Nduati (KEMRI - Wellcome Trust) Characterization of the B-cell repertoire in African populations to inform HIV vaccine design
09:20 - 09:40 H3Africa Speaker: Mogomotsi Matshaba (Botswana - Baylor Children's Clinical Centre of Excellence) Epidemics and syndemics in the Genomics Era: understanding the role of co-infections in pediatric HIV management in Africa
Reaction Session
Speaker(s)
09:40 - 10:00

Patrick Arbuthnot

Eunice Nduati

Mogomotsi Matshaba

10:00 - 10:30 Refreshment Break & Poster Session (Mara Ballroom Foyer)
Catalyst Session
Speaker(s) Title
10:30 - 10:50 H3Africa Speaker: Simone Richardson (WITS/NICD) People living with HIV achieve delayed but equivalent antibody function after SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination
10:50 - 11:10 Guest Speaker: Lenine Liebenberg (CAPRISA Mucosal Immunology Laboratory) Exploring genetic susceptibility in the context of HIV and coinfections
Reaction Session
Speaker(s)
11:10 - 11:30

Simone Richardson

Lenine Liebenberg

Catalyst Session
Speaker(s) Title
11:30 - 12:30 Francesc Xavier Gomez-Olive (WITS) & Francis Agamah (UCT/H3ACC) Best Practices: Data Analysis & Hypothesis
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch & Minute to Mentor: ECR's & PI's (Acacia Restaurant)
Catalyst Session
Speaker(s) Title
13:30 - 16:30 Elizabeth Mayne (UCT/NHLS) Scientific Manuscript Writing
16:30 - 17:00 Refreshment Break (Mara Ballroom Foyer)
Facilitator(s) Title
17:00 - 17:30 Michelle Skelton & Elizabeth Mayne Closing Summary Session
18:00 Dinner in Almasi Banquet Hall (3rd Floor)

HIV/AIDS and Infectious Diseases Genomics Workshop HIV Across the Lifespan Wednesday 26 July 2023

Venue: Meeting Hall: Mara Ballroom (Loita & Siana)
Facilitator(s): Sudha Srinivasan & Stacy Carrington-Lawrence
08:30 - 08:40 Recap from previous day and overview of the day's activity
Catalyst Session
Speaker(s) Title
08:40 - 09:00 H3Africa Speaker: Adeodata Kekitiinwa (Baylor Foundation Uganda) HIV from conception to adolescence: Challenges, Lessons Learned and Advances
09:00 - 09:20 Guest Speaker: Tendani Gaolathe (University of Botswana) TBC
09:20 - 09:40 Guest Speaker: Collet Dandara (UCT) Pharmacogenomics of HIV: current understanding and mapping the future
Reaction Session
Speaker(s)
09:40 - 10:00

Adeodata Kekitiinwa

Tendani Gaolathe

Collet Dandara

Catalyst Session
10:00 - 10:20 H3Africa Speaker: Mary Kasule Ethical Research in the Context of Pandemics
10:20 - 10:50 Refreshment Break (Mara Ballroom Foyer)
Reaction Session
10:50 - 11:10

Mary Kasule

Paulina Tindana

Synthia Nchwangwi

Catalyst Session
Early Career Researcher Poster and flash talk
Speaker(s) Title
11:10 - 12:00 Begna Eticha Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex DNA in CD34-positive peripheral blood mononuclear cells of asymptomatic tuberculosis contacts: an observational study
Blessing Okonko Antiretroviral Drug Resistance Mutations and Polymorphism in HIV-1 Infected Individuals in Rivers State, Nigeria
Darius Riziki Martin The identification of DNA aptamers for the rapid detection of HIV biomarker protein
Ester Acen Vitamin D Binding Protein Gene Polymorphism Of The Rs7041 And Rs 4588 Minor Allele Are Associated With Hiv And Tuberculosis Coinfection
Karen Kengne Kamga Fragile X Syndrome: Postproduction Evaluation of a documentary used to share genomic research findings in Cameroon
Nicholas Ekow Thomford HIV coinfections and NCDs encountered in the Cape Coast Metropolis of Ghana: Preliminary Observations from the Coinfections in HIV project (CCHIV-PRO)
Tochi Cookey Characterization of Co- Receptor Usage in HIV-1 Infected Individuals in Port Harcourt, Nigeria
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch (Acacia Restaurant)
13:00 - 14:00 Strategic Planning Session: Future Directions, Collaborative Brainstorm
18:00 Closing Cocktail Dinner in Talek Banquet Hall (Mara Ballroom)

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