{"id":681,"date":"2018-04-04T13:08:11","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T13:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/h3a.cbio.uct.ac.za\/?page_id=681"},"modified":"2023-03-14T09:45:13","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T07:45:13","slug":"tenth-h3africa-consortium-meeting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/h3africa.org\/index.php\/events\/tenth-h3africa-consortium-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Tenth H3Africa Consortium Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1539849387971{margin-right: 6% !important;margin-left: 6% !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3407&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Tenth H3Africa Consortium Meeting<\/h3>\n<hr>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">VENUE: Gaborone, Botswana<\/h4>\n<table class=\" alignleft\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"601\">\n<h3>Meeting Overview<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"601\">Friday, 12 May 2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"601\">Grant Applications\/Pharmacogenomics\/Genome Analysis Publications &amp; Writing Sub group\/Study Coordinators<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"601\">Saturday, 13 May 2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"601\">Working Group day\/Poster Sessions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"601\">Sunday, 14 May 2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"601\">Principal Investigators\/Fellow Presentation Day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"601\">Monday, 15 May 2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"601\">Principal Investigators\/Fellow Presentation Day\/Sustainability Stakeholders\/Poster Session<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Gallery<\/h4>\n<hr>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n\t#foogallery-gallery-5084 .fg-image {\r\n        width: 150px;\r\n    }\r\n<\/style>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-default foogallery-lightbox-none fg-gutter-10 fg-center fg-default fg-light fg-border-thin fg-shadow-outline fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-caption-hover fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom fg-ready\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-5084\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:true,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:true},&quot;lazy&quot;:true}\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/h3africa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2-Copy.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"5087\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/h3africa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2018\/10\/2-Copy\/1322626049.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/h3africa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/10-Copy.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"5088\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/h3africa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2018\/10\/10-Copy\/3389630956.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/h3africa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/14-Copy.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"5089\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/h3africa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2018\/10\/14-Copy\/3058067125.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/h3africa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/DSC_8569_1-Copy.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"5090\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/h3africa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2018\/10\/DSC_8569_1-Copy\/3152139499.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion style=&#8221;outline&#8221; 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NIH Team<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"3\" width=\"184\">Study Coordinators<\/td>\n<td width=\"133\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"90\">10:00-11:00<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"133\">GAPW Sub group<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"90\">11:00-12:00<\/td>\n<td width=\"195\">Health information resources for researchers, clinicians and consumers<\/p>\n<p>Dineo Ketshogileng<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"90\">12:00-13:00<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"511\">\n<h4><strong>Lunch (See Exhibitors in Foyer)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"90\">13:00-13:15<\/td>\n<td width=\"195\">Chair: Mich\u00e8le Ramsay<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"184\">Study Coordinators<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"7\" width=\"133\">GAPW Sub group (if required)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"195\">Welcome: Importance of pharmacogenomics in an African setting<\/p>\n<p>Mich\u00e8le Ramsay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"90\">13:15-13:30<\/td>\n<td width=\"195\">GSK and the OpenLab: Characterization of ADME gene variation in populations by exome sequencing<\/p>\n<p>Presenter: Matt Hall (GSK)<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"3\" width=\"184\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"90\">13:30-13:40<\/td>\n<td width=\"195\">Status of the H3A population genetics study and potential overlap with the pharmacogenomics project<\/p>\n<p>Presenter: Debo Adeyemo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"90\">13:40-14:00<\/td>\n<td width=\"195\">Proposed workplan for the project&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Presenter: Scott Hazelhurst<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"90\">14:00-14:20<\/td>\n<td width=\"195\">Small group discussions<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"3\" width=\"184\">iScan Genotyping Platform at CPGR (Scientific, Technical &amp; Logitical Engagement)-<\/p>\n<p>Presenters: Judith Hornby &amp; Lindsay Petersen (CPGR)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"90\">14:20-14:50<\/td>\n<td width=\"195\">Report back and discussions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"90\">14:50-15:00<\/td>\n<td width=\"195\">Discussion (Led by Scott Hazelhurst)<\/td>\n<td width=\"133\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"90\">15:00<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"511\"><strong>Tea\/Coffee Available<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"90\">15:00-17:00<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"511\"><strong>Optional Excursion:<\/strong>&nbsp;Three Chiefs Monument; Botswana-Baylor Children\u2019s Clinical Centre of Excellence; University of Botswana and Innovation Hub<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"90\">17:30-19:00<\/td>\n<td width=\"195\">Health information resources for researchers, clinicians, and consumers by Dineo Ketshogileng (if required)<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\">Pre Dinner Meeting: H3Africa Principal Investigators<\/td>\n<td width=\"133\">Pre Dinner Meeting: IEC &amp; Funders<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221; Saturday, 13 May 2017 Saturday Grandpalm Gaborone&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1539849461234-fd82b8cf-845f4976-4680&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<table class=\" alignleft\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\" width=\"601\">\n<h3>Saturday, 13 May 2017 Saturday Grandpalm Gaborone<\/h3>\n<h3>Working Group Day<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"94\">7:30<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"507\">Registration Opens<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"94\"><strong>Venues<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"92\"><strong>Serondela 1&amp;2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"102\"><strong>Tshodilo B4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"103\"><strong>Tshodilo A<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"100\"><strong>Serondela 3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"110\"><strong>Serondela 4<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"94\">8:30-9:30<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"92\">Genome Analysis &amp; GAPW Subgroup Chairs: Debo Adeyemo &amp; Zane Lombard; Neil Hanchard<\/p>\n<p>Rapporteur:<\/p>\n<p>Jennifer Troyer &amp; Audrey Duncanson<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"102\">Biorepository PI WG Chairing: Alash&#8217;le Abimiku Rapporteur: Laura Skow<\/td>\n<td width=\"103\">Ethics &amp; Study Coordinators Chair:&nbsp; Aminu Yakubu Rapporteur: Karen Lacourciere<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"100\">Sustainability WG Chair: Raj Ramesar Rapporteur: Mark Guyer<\/td>\n<td width=\"110\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"94\">9:30-10:30<\/td>\n<td width=\"103\">Study Coordinators Chairs: Veronica Francis &amp; Slee Mhbele Rapporteur: Robin Mason<\/td>\n<td width=\"110\">Phenotype Harmonization Chair: Alia Benkahla Rapporteur: Jeff Streuwing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"94\">10:30-11:25<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"507\"><strong>Tea break\/Poster session<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"94\">11:30\u201312:30<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"92\">DBAC Chair: Nicky Mulder<\/p>\n<p>Rapporteur:<\/p>\n<p>Audrey Duncanson &amp; Jennifer Troyer<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"102\"><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"103\">Joint Ethics &amp; Regulatory Issues&nbsp; &amp; CEWG&nbsp; Chair: Aminu Yakubu Rapporteur: Katherine Littler<\/td>\n<td width=\"100\">HIV\/AIDS Chair: Mogomotsi Matshaba &amp; Xavier Gomez-Olive&nbsp; Rapporteur: Bonnie Joubert<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"110\">ECTWG Chairs: Raj Ramesar &amp; Samar Kassim Rapporteur: Laura Povlich<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"94\">12:30\u2013 13:30<\/td>\n<td width=\"100\">CVD Chair: Akinlolu Ojo Rapporteur: Marva Moxey-Mims<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"94\">13:30-14:25<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"507\"><strong>Lunch\/Poster Session<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"94\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"507\"><strong>Working Group Report Back Session Venue: Tshodilo A<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"7\" width=\"94\">14:30-15:40<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"297\"><strong>Chairs:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Ayoade Oduola &amp; Graeme Mardon<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"210\">Presenter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"297\">Genome Analysis &amp; GAPW<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"210\">Adebowale Adeyemo\/Neil Hanchard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"297\">Phenotype Harmonization<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"210\">Jeff Struewing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"297\">Biorepository PI&nbsp; (15 min)<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"210\">Alash&#8217;le Abimiku<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"297\">DBAC<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"210\">Nicola Mulder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"297\">Sustainability<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"210\">Raj Ramesar\/Dwomoa Adu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"507\">Discussion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"8\" width=\"94\">15:40-16:45<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"507\"><strong>Chairs: Solomon Nwaka &amp; Sununguko Wata Mpoloka<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"297\">Community Engagement<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"210\">Paul Ndebele<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"297\">Education &amp; Coordinated Training<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"210\">Raj Ramesar\/ Samar Kassim<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"297\">Ethics &amp; Regulatory Issues WG<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"210\">Aminu Yakubu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"297\">Study Coordinators<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"210\">Veronica Francis\/Slee Mbhele<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"297\">HIV\/AIDS<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"210\">Mogomotsi Matshaba\/Xavier Gomez-Olive<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"297\">CVD<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"210\">Akinlolu Ojo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"507\">Discussion &amp; IEC Feedback<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"94\">16:45-17:00<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"507\"><strong>Tea break\/Poster session<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"94\">17:00-17:25<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"507\"><strong>Title:&nbsp;<\/strong>Unlocking domestic resources for research and innovation \u2013 lessons from SANBio partnerships<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presenter<\/strong>: Dr Ereck Chakauya<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"94\">17:30-18:30<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"194\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"313\">H3Africa Steering Committee Meeting with Funders (Serondela 1-4)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"94\">18:30-19:00<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"194\">Social Hour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"94\">19:00-19:30<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"313\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"94\">19:30<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"507\"><strong>Opening Address: Honourable Minister Dr Alfred Madigele<\/strong>&nbsp; Ministry of Tertiary Education, Research, Science and Technology<\/p>\n<p>Formal Dinner (Tshodilo C)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Sunday, 14 May 2017 Grandpalm Gaborone Tshodilo A&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1539931415353-f85aeb6b-81e44976-4680&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<table class=\" alignleft\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"616\">\n<h3>Sunday, 14 May 2017 Grandpalm Gaborone&nbsp;Tshodilo A<\/h3>\n<h3>Principal Investigators\/Fellow Presentation Day<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">08:00-08:05<\/td>\n<td width=\"515\"><strong>Welcome &amp; Introductions:<\/strong>&nbsp;Gabriel Anabwani<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">08:05-08:10<\/td>\n<td width=\"515\"><strong>H3Africa Steering Committee Chair:<\/strong>&nbsp;Enock Matovu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">08:10-08:50<\/td>\n<td width=\"515\"><strong>Director, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH:<\/strong>&nbsp; Dr Eric Green<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presentation:<\/strong>&nbsp;Genomics, Precision Medicine, and H3Africa: Journeys to Advance Human Health<\/p>\n<p>Presentation: 35 minutes Q&amp;A: 5 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"515\"><strong>Session I Chair: Barry Bloom<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">08:50-09:20<\/td>\n<td width=\"515\"><strong>Project: Genomic and Environmental Risk Factors for Cardiometabolic Disease in Africans (AWI-Gen)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Title:&nbsp;<\/strong>The AWI-Gen journey: Burden of cardiometabolic diseases across six African populations<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presenter<\/strong>:&nbsp;&nbsp; Michele Ramsay&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Presentation: 18 minutes Q&amp;A: 2 minutes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Title:<\/strong>&nbsp; Factors influencing lipid levels in rural Ghanaian adults<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presenter:<\/strong>&nbsp;Godfred Agongo&nbsp;&nbsp; Presentation: 8 minutes Q&amp;A: 2 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">09:20-09:50<\/td>\n<td width=\"515\"><strong>Project: Stroke Investigative Research &amp; Educational Network (SIREN<\/strong>) Phenotypic characteristics and outcomes of stroke among Africans: Evidence from the SIREN study.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presenter:<\/strong>&nbsp;Fred Stephen Sarfo&nbsp; &nbsp;Presentation: 18 minutes Q&amp;A: 2 minutes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Title:<\/strong>&nbsp;Household air pollution as a risk factor for stroke in Africans&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Presenter<\/strong>: Adekunle Gregory Fakunle&nbsp;&nbsp; Presentation: 8 minutes Q&amp;A: 2 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">09:50-10:10<\/td>\n<td width=\"515\"><strong>Project: Burden, Spectrum and Aetiology of Type 2 Diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Title:<\/strong>&nbsp;H3A Diabetes Study: preliminary data<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presenter:<\/strong>&nbsp;Kenneth Ekoru&nbsp;&nbsp; Presentation: 18 minutes Q&amp;A: 2 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">10:10-10:30<\/td>\n<td width=\"515\"><strong>Project: H3Africa Kidney Disease Research Network<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Title:&nbsp;<\/strong>H3Africa Kidney Disease Research Network<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presenter:<\/strong>&nbsp;Dwomoa Adu&nbsp; &nbsp;Presentation: 18 minutes Q&amp;A: 2 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">10:30-11:00<\/td>\n<td width=\"515\"><strong>Tea\/Coffee<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"515\"><strong>Session II Chair: Kay Davies<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">11:00-11:30<\/td>\n<td width=\"515\"><strong>Project:&nbsp; RHDGen: The Genetics of Rheumatic Heart Disease Network<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Title:&nbsp; The RHDGen Network Presenter:<\/strong>&nbsp;Bongani Mayosi&nbsp;&nbsp; Presentation: 18 minutes Q&amp;A: 2 minutes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Title:<\/strong>&nbsp;Genetics of RHD: An Update<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presenter:<\/strong>&nbsp;Babu Muhamed&nbsp;&nbsp; Presentation: 8 minutes Q&amp;A: 2 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">11:30-12:00<\/td>\n<td width=\"515\"><strong>Project: Clinical and Genetic Studies of Hereditary Neurological Disorders in Mali<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Title:<\/strong>&nbsp; Neurogenetic diseases in Mali: update<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presenter:<\/strong>&nbsp;Guida Landoure<\/p>\n<p><strong>Title 1:<\/strong>&nbsp;Is Ataxia the most prevalent hereditary neurological disorder in Mali?<br \/>\n<strong>Title 2:<\/strong>&nbsp; Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease study in Mali shows a genetic diversity and expands its global epidemiology<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presenter 1 &amp; 2<\/strong>: Abdoulaye Tamega &amp;&nbsp; Abdoulaye Yalcouye&nbsp; &nbsp;Presentation: 8 minutes Q&amp;A: 2 minutes (each)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">12:00-12:20<\/td>\n<td width=\"515\"><strong>Project: The Nasopharyngeal Microbiome and Respiratory Disease in African Children<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Title:<\/strong>&nbsp;The nasopharyngeal microbiome as a biomarker for pneumonia in African children<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presenter:<\/strong>&nbsp; Shantelle Claassen-Weitz&nbsp;&nbsp; Presentation: 18 minutes Q&amp;A: 2 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">12:20-12:50<\/td>\n<td width=\"515\"><strong>Project: The Genomics of Schizophrenia in the South African Xhosa People<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Presenter:<\/strong>&nbsp;Raj Ramesar&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Presentation: 18 minutes Q&amp;A: 2 minutes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presenter:<\/strong>&nbsp;Lerato Majara&nbsp;&nbsp; Presentation: 8 minutes Q&amp;A: 2 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">12:50-13:50<\/td>\n<td width=\"515\"><strong>Lunch<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"515\"><strong>Session III Chair: Rex Chisholm<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">14:00-14:20<\/td>\n<td width=\"515\"><strong>Project: Establishment of an H3Africa Biorepository at Clinical Laboratory Services<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Presenter<\/strong>: Elizabeth Mayne&nbsp;&nbsp; Presentation: 18 minutes Q&amp;A: 2 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">14:20-14:50<\/td>\n<td width=\"515\"><strong>Project:&nbsp;&nbsp; IHVN H3Africa Biorepository (I-HAB) Initiative<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Title:<\/strong>&nbsp;Update from H3Africa W\/Africa regional biorepository<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presenter:<\/strong>&nbsp;Alash&#8217;le Abimiku&nbsp;&nbsp; Presentation: 18 minutes Q&amp;A: 2 minutes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Title<\/strong>: TBA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presenter:<\/strong>&nbsp;James Onyemata&nbsp;&nbsp; Presentation: 8 minutes Q&amp;A: 2 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">14:50-15:10<\/td>\n<td width=\"515\"><strong>Project:&nbsp; Integrated Biorepository of H3Africa Uganda \u2013 IBRH3AU<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Presenter:<\/strong>&nbsp;TBA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Presentation: 18 minutes Q&amp;A: 2 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">15:10-15:30<\/td>\n<td width=\"515\"><strong>H3Africa Data Archive\/EGA Data Submission<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Presenter:<\/strong>&nbsp;Sumir Panji&nbsp;&nbsp; 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