🗓️Reminder of the monthly meeting tomorrow ‼️Please note the meeting time has shifted in some regions due to Europe's daylight saving change ⏰10am Eastern/3pm WAT/4pm SAST/5pm EAT

🚨 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

📢 Short Course Alert! Apply for the African Neuroscience, Neuroethics and Society Short Course! ⏳Deadline: Oct 15, 2025. Details in the poster 👇🏽 #Neuroethics #Neuropsychiatry #Ethics #Africa

Interesting fact! 📢 Did you know that there is a Community of Practice dedicated to Psychiatry at the African Bioinformatics Institute? 😉 Check out for more info and participate via the link: www.bioinformaticsinstitute.africa/communities-... #PGC_Africa #Psychiatry #Africa #Bioinformatics

🚨 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

🌟 Exciting news! 🌟 We’re proud to share that @pgc-africa.bsky.social member Dr Vivien Chebii of the Sydney Brenner Institute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Witwatersrand 🇿🇦, has been awarded the prestigious Wellcome Early Career Award @wellcometrust 1/2

A new month marks another round of clinical and scientific discussions among @pgc-africa.bsky.social members. Big thanks to all the brilliant scientists who shared their work with us earlier this year. We look forward to more collaborative and productive exchanges ahead 🤩

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

🚨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

🌍🧠 Exciting strides in neurogenetics across Africa! Prof Guida Landoure and colleagues 🎉👏🏽 Their recent article in Nature Reviews Neurology highlights the unique genetic landscape of Africa and its potential to revolutionise the understanding of HNDs doi.org/10.1038/s415...

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

🚨 PGC Africa Monthly Meeting Alert! We are delighted to have Dr Oliver Matshabane from @suhealthsci.bsky.social join the 4th virtual PGC Africa meeting of 2025 📆 29th May 2025 ⏰ 2PM GMT | 2PM WAT | 3PM CAT | 4PM EAT 📣 More details on the flyer below #Neuroethics #Neuropsychiatry #Africa

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

#GoodMonday! In today’s post we’re introducing “Genes Zetu”🧬, a #Genetics #public_engagement initiative by @pgc-africa.bsky.social Africa Outreach Co-Liaison @jaredgm.bsky.social 1/4

📂 Everything is free & open-access: 🔗 bit.ly/PGCAfricaAI_... #PGCAfricaAI2025 #AIinAfrica #OpenScience #PsychGenAfrica 6/6

🚨 Training materials now open! Missed the #PGCAfricaAI2025 workshop? No problem-you can now access: Introductory slides on AI/ML in genomics Hands-on Python & R tutorials Hands-on tasks on Generative AI models like ChatGPT Ethical reflections in African genomic science 5/6

Today we’re sharing highlights from the @pgc-africa.bsky.social #AI Workshop held during the 15th African Society of Human Genetics Conference and the 1st Ugandan Society of Human Genetics and Bioinformatics Conference in Uganda 🇺🇬 1/6

🚨Next up is an update by @oviidaniel.bsky.social of @pums-poznan.bsky.social on #stress_related #bipolardisorder 1/7

🚨We start by providing exciting updates from the #Anxiety/#OCD Working Group by @pgc-africa.bsky.social Africa #Anxiety theme lead Dr Mary Mufford 2/4

#GoodFriday! For the remaining period of the @pgc-africa.bsky.social takeover, we will highlight work done by various working groups and members. Please follow @pgc-africa.bsky.social to receive updates from our members beyond this PGC takeover 🎉 1/4

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

Another #WCPG2024 conference highlight was the launch of the new #PsychGenAfrica web portal by Dr Itunu Isewon which we're proud to introduce!🎉; a hub for #African-led research advancing psychiatric genomics across the continent 4/10

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 3/10

🎉 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 1/10

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

Are you ready for an exciting two weeks? Stay tuned 👇🏽💪🏽🎉 #Psychiatry #Genetics #Africa

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

🌟 Exciting News! 🌟 We are proud of #PGC_Africa leads Dr Mary Mufford & Dr Olivia Matshabane. These inspiring women have been selected to join the "Early Health Researcher Support Network" by the @gatesfoundation.bsky.social and facilitated by Neil Butcher & Associates🎉

🚨 PGC Africa Monthly Meeting Alert! We are delighted to have Dr @nadineparker.bsky.social from Norment, University of Oslo, join the 2nd virtual PGC Africa meeting of 2025 📆27th March 2025 ⏰1PM GMT | 2PM WAT | 3PM CAT | 4PM EAT 📢More details on the flyer below #Africa #Genetics #DrugTreatments

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

🚨 Training opportunity 🚨 📌 Polygenic Risk Score Analysis Workshop 📅 22nd - 27th June 2025 📍 Kampala, Uganda 🇺🇬 ⌛️Application deadline 1st April 2025 🔗 coursesandconferences.wellcomeconnectingscience.org/event/polyge... #Genetics #Polygenic #Risk #Score #Africa #PGS

🚨 Workshop alert 🚨 📌 NIH Grant Writing Boot Camp ℹ️ Scholarships available 📍 Online 📅 16th -17th June 2025 ⌛️ Scholarship application deadline 7th March 2025 🔗 publichealth.columbia.edu/academics/no... #Grant #Writing #Bootcamp #Research

🚨 Funding opportunity 🚨 📌BBRF Young Investigator Grant 💰 $35000/year for up to 2 years 📅 Deadline to apply: 12th March 2025 🔗 bbrfoundation.org/grants-prize... #PGC #Africa #Genetics #Research #Funding #Science

A huge thanks to everyone who joined our meeting yesterday. Special thanks to Prof Leon Mutesa from University of Rwanda who presented his group’s work on the relevance of #epigenetics to #PTSD in the case of #Rwanda after the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi 1/11

🚨 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

Exciting project underway in Addis Ababa 🎉 Congratulations DepGenAfrica team!