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Congratulations to Professor Alison Elliott, Professor of Tropical Medicine, who has received an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) for services to Medicine and Global Health. Based at the Medical Research Council Unit at the Uganda Virus Research Institute.

🔊The launch of Depression Genetics in Africa in Ethiopia - suported by Wellcome DepGenAfrica is recruiting in Malawi MEIRU MALAWI & commences shortly in Nigeria Taiwo Lateef Sheikh Niran Okewole Incredibly exciting to be part of this project

🚨 PGC Africa Monthly Meeting Alert! We are delighted to have Prof Leon Mutesa from University of Rwanda join this month's virtual PGC Africa meeting 📅 27th Feb 2025 ⏲️ 2PM GMT | 3PM WAT | 4PM CAT | 5PM EAT 📢 More details on the flyer below #Genetics #Africa #PTSD

Today, we celebrate the incredible women in our group, both in the UK and Africa, including our amazing associate members. We wish you a happy International Women's Day 2025. Your brilliance, resilience, and contributions to science, research, and beyond inspire us every day.

PGC Africa joins with PGC Consortium to celebrate the great women managing Psychiatric Genetic Research on the African continent. We are honored by your service 💪🏽🎉👩‍🏫👩‍⚕️ We welcome Dr. Susan Kanjira to the team👏🏽 #InternationalWomensDay2025 #WomenSupportingWomen #WomenInScience

Today, our scientists are camped in Mubende District to disseminate findings from the EBOLA+ D study, an initiative aimed at developing and piloting a primary mental health intervention for rural communities recovering from an Ebola Virus Disease outbreak. The event is attended

I’m very excited about this member of our The African Computational Genomics Research Group at MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit who has just been awarded a 1-year fully funded MPhil in Genomic Science fellowship at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, University of Cambridge. Well done Shakirah Namuli Segun Fatumo Christopher Kintu

🚨 PGC Africa Monthly Meeting Alert! We are delighted to have Dr Lerato Majara, Ph.D from the Martin Lab Broad Institute join the 3rd virtual PGC Africa meeting of 2025 📆24th April 2025 ⏲️2PM GMT | 2PM WAT | 3PM CAT | 4PM EAT 📢More details on the flyer below #Psychosis #Africa #GWAS

At the Society of Neuroscientists of Africa (SONA) conference at Marrakech, I just presented about Psychiatric Genetic Research and its Implications for Neuroscience Research in Africa. I highlighted our ongoing Wellcome funded work MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit and work by PGC Africa.

Don't miss out! Happening tomorrow live on Zoom 👇🏽

Meet the brilliant minds turning blood, swabs, and specimens into knowledge that saves lives. Whether it’s HIV, Mpox, NCDs or emerging threats, our labs keep Uganda and the region one step ahead. This #LabWeek, we celebrate the ones who turn samples into science and data into

The second article is by Allan Kalungi, PGC Africa Depression Co-Lead, and colleagues on how equitable psychiatric genetic research in Africa is being promoted through collaboration and ethical practices 🤝 (nature.com/articles/s4385…) Niran Okewole, Dan Stein, and Segun Fatumo. 5/6

Lastly, an article by Allan Kalungi and Segun Fatumo on how the Uganda General Population Cohort (GPC) bridges linguistic and cultural divides to make psychiatric genomics research more inclusive. (sciencedirect.com/science/articl…) 6/6

Big win for sustainability! Our Clinical Diagnostic Lab triumphed in the 2024 International Freezer Challenge, saving ~183 kWh/day through smarter storage, equipment upgrades and green practices. Partner with us to drive sustainable diagnostics and biobanking! Contact:

"let’s be clear: It isn’t institutions that are being punished. It’s the researchers who are the future of science in this country" What am I supposed to say to this generation of young scientists? statnews.com/2025/05/07/us-… via STAT

🎉 It's been an exciting first 3 months for the #AtlasLongitudinalDatasets!🗺️We've seen incredible global engagement, and the momentum is just getting started! 🚀 More updates are on the way—new features, new datasets, and new ways to explore! Dive in now: atlaslongitudinaldatasets.ac.uk

Elephants also have a sense of humor! 😂

We are set for tomorrow – our Genomic Diversity Symposium features a lineup of carefully selected high-profile speakers from around the globe. Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2025 Time: 9–4pm BST Location: Milton Lecture Theatre, Garrod Building, London E1 2AD

NEWS 📰 Ibrahim Sekagya has been promoted to a full-time First Team Assistant Coach. Ibra will join the first team immediately and coach his final New York Red Bulls II match on June 15 vs. Chattanooga FC.