A more realistic model of sucrose accumulation in sugarcane Stellenbosch University SANBI 🔬 #OpenAccess research: j.mp/3eHb8OF 📰Story: bit.ly/3u5qWSy from @botanyone

Day 3 #AfricaPGISymposium22 - The #Covid19 pandemic has integrated genomics into the public health sector" - moderator Dr Janaki Sonoo, Central Health Lab, Mauritius #AfricaPGI #BeyondCovid19 #GenomicsforAfrica2022

Dr Yenew Kebede of Africa CDC leading the session on communicating genomics for public health decision-making. How best to do that, he asked delegates at the #AfricaPGIsymposium22 taking place at African Union. #GenomicsForAfrica2022 #AfricaPGI @AfricaPGI

Day 3 #AfricaPGISymposium22 Participants add their voice to the issue, value of better communication genome findings in terms of diseases to the right people in government, through policy briefs and the like. #AfricaPGISymposium22 #AfricaPGI #BeyondCovid19 #GenomicsforAfrica2022

Day 3 #AfricaPGISymposium22 - Ideas that country representative could think about: Who champions policy briefs based on findings? How to fit public health pathogen genomics into regulatory framework, research policies? How to influence policy? #AfricaPGI #GenomicsforAfrica2022

Day 3 #AfricaPGISymposium22 Prof Tulio de Oliveira 's message to those doing disease surveillance using pathogen genomics: Politicians do not want to be surprised by news about outbreaks. Share findings with them first; they will then act. It's not your job to share news first to media.

Day 3 #AfricaPGISymposium22 #Covid19 crisis shaped training programmes in pathogen genomics in Africa. We now look toward targeted training, core curricula that focus on public health issues -Prof Alan Christoffels, SANBI, @uwconline Africa CDC @africapgi #AfricaPGI

Day 3 #AfricaPGISymposium22 Dr Yenew Kebede @africaCDC Talk to people in a way that matters to them. This will help to translate what we do, find in the lab into action. #diseasesurveillance #pathogengenomics #AfricaPGI #BeyondCovid19 #GenomicsforAfrica2022

Day 3 #AfricaPGISymposium22 "Every sequence we generate in the genomic lab is a useful tool in disease control, to eliminate such diseases from our communities." Note by representative of CDC #AfricaPGI #BeyondCovid19 #GenomicsforAfrica2022

Day 3 #AfricaPGISymposium22 - You can be proud of what has been done over the past few years re pathogen genome work, disease surveillance in Africa. - Representative of the Robert Koch-Institut #AfricaPGI #BeyondCovid19 #GenomicsforAfrica2022 @africacdc @AfricaPGI

Day 3 #AfricaPGISymposium22 drawing to a close. Ready for key take home messages presented by Africa CDC @AfricaPGI advisor Prof Alan Cornelissen of SANBI UWC

Day 3 #AfricaPGISymposium22 @africacdc @AfricaPGI Representative share their experiences in communicating their surveillance work through sequencing in their countries #diseasesurveillance #reacting2outbreaks #AfricaPGISymposium22 #AfricaPGI #BeyondCovid19 #GenomicsforAfrica2022

Thanks to the funders who have made the #AfricaPGISymposium22 possible Gates Foundation Robert Koch-Institut ASLM Africa CDC @AfricaPGI African Union

Closing #AfricaPGISymposium22 by Dr Kebede Africa CDC "Much is still expected from us. I hope we can deliver. We have been successful in what we have been able to deliver thanks to support by parnters. #diseasesurveillance #pathogengenomics #BeyondCovid19 #GenomicsforAfrica2022

Closing of #AfricaPGIsymposium: alan christoffels initiated a call to action by proposing the Addis Ababa Commitment 2022 to participants #BeyondCOVID19 Africa CDC @AfricaPGI #genomicsforAfrica

Sometimes you figure it out while you're figuring it out. instagram.com/reel/CuhYu9xr9…

washingtonpost.com/world/2023/07/… Everyone's watching and hoping the SAG-AFTRA and #WGA strikes change things for the better.

New from Prof Nicki Tiffin's research group at SANBI: what models are there for sharing / collaboration that can make secondary use of sensitive health data? gh.bmj.com/content/8/10/e…