🎉 In today’s thread we are celebrating exciting achievements from our members, including recent promotions, appointments and grant/conference awards. Stay tuned as we highlight their success stories 👏🏽🌍
#PGCAfrica #ScienceInAfrica
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These awards highlight the growing impact and visibility of African researchers in global psychiatric genomics.
👏🏽 Congratulations to all! This is African science on the world stage!
#PGCAfrica #GlobalRecognition #WCPG2024 #ScienceInAfrica
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🚨PGC Africa Monthly Meeting Alert!

We are delighted to have Dr @olivia-wootton.bsky.social from Dr @hilarycmartin.bsky.social's group @sangerinstitute.bsky.social join the 5th virtual PGCAfrica meeting of 2025

📆 26th June 2025
⏰ 2PM GMT|2PM WAT|3PM CAT|4PM EAT
📢 Details in the flyer

#PGCAfrica

To access the portal;
🔗 Visit: psychgenafrica.org
💡 Join the movement: #PsychGenAfrica
#AfricanGenomics #MentalHealthAfrica #PGCAfrica #OpenScience
5/10

The workshop brought together ~40 researchers from across #Africa and beyond, equipping them with foundational knowledge in #AI and machine learning, and their applications in human genetics. A fantastic step toward building capacity in genomic data science! 🌍🧬 #PGCAfrica
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🚨 PGC Africa Monthly Meeting Alert!

We are delighted to have Prof Amina Abubakar from the Aga Khan University Institute for Human Development join this month's virtual meeting

📆20th November 2025
⏲️9AM ET | 2PM GMT | 3PM WAT | 4PM SAST | 5PM EAT

Details in the flyer below

#ADHD #PGCAfrica

🚨 PGC African Monthly Meeting Alert!

We are delighted to have Dr Wisdom Nakanga from MEIRU, Malawi and University of Edinburgh joining us for this month's virtual PGC Africa meeting.

📆 25th June 2026
⏰ 2PM GMT/2PM WAT/3PM SAST/4PM EAT/9AM EST
📣 Details in the flyer below

#PGCAfrica

The authors of the article are members of the #crosscultural working group of the International Brain Initiative and this paper is a product of the working group
Read more on their article here www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#AfricanNeuroscience #PGCAfrica
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🚨 PGC African Monthly Meeting Alert!

We are delighted to have Dr Frances Adiukwu from University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital joining us for this month's virtual PGC Africa meeting.

📆 30th July 2026
⏰ 2PM GMT/2PM WAT/3PM SAST/4PM EAT/9AM EST
📣 Details in the flyer below

#PGCAfrica

🚨 PGC African Monthly Meeting Alert!

We are delighted to have Prof Zane Lombard from the #SBIMB at University of the Witwatersrand 🇿🇦 joining us for this month's virtual PGC Africa meeting.

📆 28th May 2026
⏰ 2PM GMT/3PM WAT/4PM SAST/5PM EAT/9AM EST
📣 Details in the flyer below

#PGCAfrica

🚨 PGC African Monthly Meeting Alert!

We are delighted to have Ms. Jamey Thom from Wits Health Consortium & University of Witwatersrand 🇿🇦 joining us for this month's virtual PGC Africa meeting

📆 30th April 2026
⏰ 2PM GMT/3PM WAT/4PM SAST/5PM EAT/9AM EST
📣 Details in the flyer below

#PGCAfrica

🚨 PGC African Monthly Meeting Alert!

We are delighted to have Mr. Morné Du Plessis from @suhealthsci.bsky.social joining us for this month's virtual PGC Africa meeting

📆 26th March 2026
⏰ 2PM GMT/3PM WAT/4PM SAST/5PM EAT/9AM EST
📣 Details in the flyer below

#PGCAfrica #PolygenicScores #PTSD

🚨 PGC Africa Monthly Meeting Alert!

We are delighted to have Dr @daphmarts.bsky.social from Stanford Centre for Biomedical Ethics joining us for our first monthly meeting of 2026 🎉

📆 26/Feb/2026
🕰️ 2PM GMT/3PM WAT/4PM SAST/5PM EAT/9AM EST

Details in the flyer below

#PGCAfrica

🚨 PGC Africa Monthly Meeting Alert!

We are delighted to have Prof Ananyo Choudhury from the SBIMB (Uni of Wits 🇿🇦) join this month's virtual PGCAfrica meeting

📆30th October 2025
⏲️2PM GMT | 3PM WAT | 4PM SAST | 5PM EAT

Details in the flyer below

#Diversity #Africa

🚨 PGC Africa Monthly Meeting Alert!

We are delighted to have Assoc. Prof Azmeraw Amare from the University of Adelaide join this month's virtual PGC Africa meeting

📆 25th September 2025
🕰️ 2PM GMT | 2PM WAT | 3PM CAT | 4PM EAT
📣 Details in the flyer below

#PGCAfrica #Research #Funding

These milestones reflect the growing impact of African researchers in psychiatric genomics. The journey continues, and the future is bright 🧠✨
Stay tuned!
#PGCAfrica #AfricanExcellence #PGC #Genetics #Africa
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During the workshop, Dr Raquel Iniesta from @kingsioppn.bsky.social gave an invited talk on applying #AI to develop targeted treatments for depression and hypertension🧠💊, followed by an engaging Q&A session moderated by Prof Lukoye Atwoli of Aga Khan University
#PrecisionMedicine #PGCAfrica
3/6

.@pgc-africa.bsky.social facilitated a post-conference workshop on #AI in Human Genetics, led by Dr Itunu Isewon and Dr Conrad Iyegbe. Dr. Itunu kicked things off with an engaging intro to AI, followed by a hands-on session
💻🤖
#PGCAfrica #MachineLearning
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