The first African Genomics Short Course 2025 (AGSC2025) has come to an end. It was a very enriching experience. Eleven days of intensive courses on all aspects of genetics. Thanks to all the organizers and UCT. – at Langa, South Africa
It has been exactly one month (8/09-8 /10/2025) since I successfully defended my PhD thesis in genetics and genomics at KU Leuven, under the supervision of the excellent Professor Koenraad Devriendt and Professors Prosper Lukusa and Aimé Lumaka. Thanks for your support!
To commemorate International Rare Disease Day, the CRMRND organized a conference on neuromuscular diseases. Our guest was Dr Andoni Urtizberea,from France, one of the world's leading experts on neuromuscular diseases.
The African Rare Disease Initiative (ARDI) and the Reference Center for Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases of the University of Kinshasa invite you to a webinar on Setting up and managing a biobank.
Thursday, November 14, 2024, 8:00 pm (UTC+1).
Link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8321307291… – at Louvain, Belgium
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Proud to announce that Prof. Koen Devriendt has received an honorary doctorate from @Unikinrdc for his remarkable contribution to education and health in the Democratic Republic of Congo. More info on his work and how you can contribute: giving.kuleuven.be/projects/…
The DRC Team (MD at the University Hospital of Kinshas), @ARDI_Africa, Well represented at the SASHG2024
SASHG2024 in Sun City, South Africa, where we presented the first DDD-Africa Genetics results for the DRC.
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ITHACA held its annual #EuroDysmorpho workshop last week in Ljubljana. Thank you to all participants for coming! We hope to see you next year in Vilnius, Lithuania, for EuroDysmorpho 2025! #rarediseases #dysmorphology
We were among the speakers at the #EuroDysmorphomeeting2024 currently taking place in Slovenia. I presented the first genetic results of Congolese patients with unexplained developmental disorders, analyzed within the framework of the DDD-Africa project.
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The @ARDI_Africa is ADVANCING GENOMIC MEDICINE THROUGH RARE DISEASES RESEARCH IN #AFRICA.
This week, our @Prince_Roy15 is in #Maniema. He had the honor to inaugurate the local antenna, train local team and offer free consultations.
@WilhelmFound @NHGRI_Director
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Today was the last day of the #undiagnoseddiseaseshackathon in #Nijmegen.
I'm proud of all the scientists who came from all around the world to offer their expertise to solve undiagnosed patients.
Thank you @WilhelmFound #Wendy @ahoischen @LisenkaVissers all the #Nijmegen team
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The first new diagnosis is a fact!
#undiagnosedhackathon2024
Well done team “space”!! @radboudumc @GeneticNijmegen @WilhelmFound
L'orateur de ce Jeudi 30 Mai 2024 à 20h00 (UTC+1), le Prof. Dr Joseph Bodi, Pédiatre, Paludologue et Médecin Directeur adjoint des CUK, nous partagera ses recherches sur les aspects génétiques de la fièvre bilieuse hémoglobinurique.
Lien: us06web.zoom.us/j/8321307291…
Dr Christelle Achkar, Neuropédiatre, Epileptologiste avec une expertise en neurogénétique à Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard, aux USA, fera un tour d'horizon sur la génétique des épilepsies et présentera les nouvelles approches thérapeutiques.
Lien: us06web.zoom.us/j/8321307291…
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Today, our PI and Co-PI attended the Advancing Genomic Medicine Research (AGMR) Grantee Meeting 2024. They presented the concept and progress of our project.
Potential collaborations among AGMR grantees were also discussed.
@aimelumaka @CHGen_Unikin @Unikinrdc
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Tomorrow we will celebrate #RareDiseasesDay in #Kinshasa, DR Congo. An opportunity to talk about advances and prospects for rare diseases in Africa
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Today is the start of the 2 days International Genomics Education and Training at the Wellcome Campus @sangerinstitute
40 coutries represented. AFRICA is well represented
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@aimelumaka and mamy more colleagues
