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OPPORTUNITY: MSc in Computational Health Informatics
Deadline to apply: 30 sept 2026
health.uct.ac.za/human-genet…
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Don’t miss this FREE webinar on August 18, 2026, from 2–3 PM ET! Join ACMG experts as they examine the legal history of gene patenting as well as current legislative proposals’ potential impact on genetic testing, clinical practice, research, and patient care. Register: tinyurl.com/2nz8d486
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🧬 Join the ESHG Course on Translational Epigenetics in Precision Medicine!
📅 31 October–3 November 2026
📍 Telavi, Georgia
💡 Limited ESHG fellowships available
More information and registration:
geneticsgeorgia.org/language…
#Epigenetics #Genomics #ESHG #Genetics
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🎙️ Episode 5 of When the Code Speaks is now live!
In this episode, Dr. Nadia Carstens and Acclaim Moila take us behind the scenes to explore what it takes to build and sustain genomic sequencing infrastructure in South Africa. 🇿🇦🧬
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POSITION ALERT! Postdoc in Neuroimaging, Neurogenetics, and/or Translational Neuroscience Research with the Centre of Brain and Behaviour (Department of Psychiatry & Mental Health, UCT Neuroscience Institute). More info: neuroscience.uct.ac.za/oppor…
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Call for a full-time Master’s position (starting Jan 2027) in Neuroscience and Stem Cell Biology, supervised by @r_casterton (in @mubeengoolam's lab) in the Department of Human Biology at the @UCTHealthSci, and with the Neuroscience Institute. focussing on frontotemporal dementia
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Happy Africa Day, world. 🌍 #happyafricaday #africaday2026 #africaday #africa #iamanafrican #proudlysouthafrican #nkosisikeleliafrika – at Johannesburg, South Africa
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Announcing the COIN Unit's upcoming Rare Disease Solvathon.
A high-impact, in-person, case-solving event focused on cracking the hardest genetic cases together using HiFi long-read genome sequencing.
Apply now/submit a case: lnkd.in/dzsjf3Gg
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🎧 New episode!
We speak to Ferdie Danzfuss, developer of the Umsizi Reader app 👏
A FREE tool helping visually impaired users read in all 11 SA languages.
Inspiring + practical insights 💡
Listen: youtu.be/xepcj8eX3H4
#Accessibility #AssistiveTech #RetinalRealitiesPodcast
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The Africa CDC has announced the launch of the African Strategic Advisory Group on Genomics (ASAG), a new continental advisory mechanism established to provide independent, multidisciplinary and trusted technical guidance on the strategic governance and implementation of genomics across Africa. Congrats to new members. @christian_happi, @Tuliodna, @Nicky_Mulder @HopkinsMedicine, @acegid_igh, @H3ABioNet, @UCTHealthSci, @AfricaCDC Press release africacdc.org/news-item/afri…
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📢Exciting news!
The AfriGen-D Platform is launching soon
Join us as we unveil a transformative platform set to advance human genomics and strengthen capacity building across Africa.
📅Thursday, 07 May 2026
🔗Register: zoom.us/meeting/register/pRv…
Save the Date!
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As we celebrate women on this year’s #InternationalWomensDay, PGC Africa would like to recognise the remarkable women advancing psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders genetics research in Africa 🌍 🧬
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Starts tomorrow! Celebrate #MedicalGeneticsAwareness Week, sponsored by @myomeinc, with us March 10-14! How do you make a difference? Visit tinyurl.com/MGWresourcetoolk… for all you need to participate on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, & Instagram.
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28 February was Rare Disease Day 💜
We stand with individuals living with rare diseases and advocate for awareness, research, and equitable access to care.
This year’s theme, More Than You Can Imagine - Equity, reminds us that equity in healthcare matters. Today and every day.
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We’re thrilled to announce the WINNER of our Rare Disease Day 2026 Poster Competition: Nicole Brits 🎉
With a background in genetics and a passion for rare disease awareness and equity, Nicole’s design beautifully reflects this year’s theme, More Than You Can Imagine - Equity💜
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🧵 New publication from the PGC Anxiety Working Group. Our GWAS meta-analysis of anxiety disorders is now published in @NatureGenet! 🔗: doi.org/10.1038/s41588-025-0…
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👶 For children with genetic rare diseases, the rare disease journey often starts early.
💜 Equity for rare diseases means giving every child, everywhere, an equal start in life.
👉 Learn more:go.rarediseaseday.org/equity
#RareDiseaseDay #EquityForRare
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AlphaGenome is out in @nature today along with model weights! 🧬
📄 Paper: nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
💻 Weights: github.com/google-deepmind/a…
Getting here wasn’t a straight path. We sat down @googledeepmind to discuss the story behind the model, paper & API: youtu.be/V8lhUqKqzUc
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⏰ The countdown continues…ONE MONTH until #RareDiseaseDay!
How are you going to #LightUpForRare of #ShareYourColours? We want to know!
🌍 Explore toolkits & events to get involved: go.rarediseaseday.org/RDD
#RareDiseaseCommunity
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🧬 People living with a rare disease often wait years for answers.
💜 Equity means every person deserves the same chance to benefit from a treatment for their condition.
👉 Learn more: go.rarediseaseday.org/equity
#RareDiseaseDay #EquityForRare#TreatmentAccess
ALT “Blue-to-purple gradient graphic for Rare Disease Day. White text reads ‘72% of rare diseases are genetic’. Smaller text notes other causes include infections, allergies, environmental factors, or rare cancers. The date ‘28 Feb 2026’, the Rare Disease Day logo, ‘rarediseaseday.org’, ‘#RareDiseaseDay’, and a 2019 European Journal of Human Genetics reference appear on the image.”