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"Africa is rising" ~Francis Collins, PhD ends off his Opening Plenary of #ICHG2023 by giving a moving tribute and reminds us of Prof Bongani Mayosi's motto: "Lift as you Rise"

The 14th International Congress of Human Genetics plenary sessions have officially kicked off, the first session is entitled “Genomics and anthropology— insights on the peopling of Africa”. #ICHG2023 #WomenInScience #Genetics #Africa

Just did the first of two presentations at #ICHG2023 🎉

In the latest edition of Inside Human Genetics and Genomics Advances, hear from Lerato Majara, PhD, about her paper, “Low and differential polygenic score generalizability among African populations due largely to genetic diversity”: ashg.org/hgga/inside-hg…

Today's webinar showcased research from field experts and highlighted the intersection between the #RDoC framework and global mental health research. Recording available soon!

📢 Today we launch the @PGCGenomics Video Textbook! A structured training program in psychiatric genetics, analysis methods and software tools. Open access, do share widely. #WCPG2023 1/n

In case you missed this yesterday at #WCPG2023 🇨🇦. Here are highlights of the activities of PGC_Africa diversity group so far. ISPG PGC Consortium Check our website for more insights 😊

NI researchers scooped 2 out of the 6 UCT College of Fellows Young Researcher Award for 2023. tinyurl.com/bd7br7fk Offered annually in recognition of outstanding scholarly work by young academics who have made significant independent contributions to research in their field.

Thanks Dr Cathryn Lewis. Truly, it's a very common STRUGGLE and a challenge for PGC_Africa researchers, particularly those based in Africa 😪. Not just Canada visa but spans across other countries as well. Help is needed to mitigate this situation in the future.

On Fri June 14, 2024, we took some time off from the lab to celebrate Dr Vanessa Sue Wacleche Vanessa Sue Wacleche, MSc, PhD who will be moving to Penn State this Fall as an Assistant Professor of Immunology. Dr Wacleche has been a very active member of our HMS Black Postdoctoral Association community. Congratulations Dr VSW🎉

Excellence in South Africa science globally, please met Dr. Lerato Majara (middle with the Harvard cap) at the BROAD institute of MIT/Harvard in Boston. Fantastic to see SA graduates excelling in the top organizations in the world. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Harvard University Broad Institute #Africa #Science

Some wonderful photos from our Annual Retreat and Gala held on Saturday August 17, 2024 at Harvard Club of Boston. It was fun and exciting cerebrating our individual and collective achievements for the past year!😊🎶👩‍🎤👨‍🎤💃🕺🎉 #HBPAretreat

Excited to introduce the HMS Black Postdoctoral Association 2024-2025 Board! Meet the leaders driving our mission of community &growth. Let's continue uplifting Black postdocs across Harvard Medical School & beyond. Cynthia Tchio, MS, PhD Kemardo Henry Uche Ogbede Jhullian J. Alston, PhD Lerato Majara, Ph.D Maribel EK Okiye Raie Bekele Adam F Kebede

🎉 💃🏽Excited to share that my latest 1st author paper, “AGTR1 🧬 variant rs2638355 is associated with increased salt 🧂sensitivity of blood pressure: a female-specific effect in individuals from the HyperPath cohort,” is out in J Hypertension. doi.org/10.1097/hjh.00…

Fantastic oral presentations by various PGC Africa team leads at #WCPG2024 🇸🇬 They provide insights on different aspects of psychiatric genomic research. Lerato Majara, Ph.D Melek Chaouch Dr. Linnet Ongeri Cheru Kipkemoi 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 #AfricansInWCPG2024

Updates from the ongoing poster sessions. Endeavour to check these out 👇🏽 @ #WCPG2024 🇸🇬 #DeepGenAfrica #depression #SuicideBehavior #PRS #Pharmacogenomics Allan Kalungi Jared 'Yared' Gichohi Megan Campbell Nigussie Tadesse, Dr. Azmeraw Amare

Today I presented preliminary findings from the Neuropsychiatric Genetics in African populations study (NeuroGAP) - the largest study of psychosis in continental Africans. 🧬 #WCPG2024 #PGCAfrica@WCPG24 #PsychGen

🚨 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

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