Genomic Medicine Training Programme for Medical Professionals in Sri Lanka

G2MC News and Events Genomic Medicine Training Programme for Medical Professionals in Sri Lanka The Department of Anatomy, Genetics and Biomedical Informatics at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka introduced a short course designed to equip medical doctors to integrate genetic and genomic information into their routine clinical practice in January 2021. … Read more

G2MC Featured Young Investigator: Peter James Abad

G2MC News and Events G2MC Featured Young Investigator: Peter James Abad For our November G2MC Young Investigator profile, we’re proud to sit down with Nurse and Genetic Counselor, Peter James Abad. Abad is part of the faculty at the University of the Philippines Manila College of Nursing and also an affiliate of the Master of … Read more

Genomic Medicine Clinics for Rare Genetic Disorders: Pilot Project Update

G2MC News and Events Genomic Medicine Clinics for Rare Genetic Disorders: Pilot Project Update The G2MC flagship project on Genomic Medicine Clinics for Rare Genetic Disorders is aimed at promoting the implementation of Genomic Medicine in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The pilot project, which kicked off in 2021 with funding from the RTW foundation, … Read more

G2MC Family Health History (FHH) Group Shares Projects Going Into 2023; Challenges and Successes of Members

G2MC News and Events G2MC Family Health History (FHH) Group Shares Projects Going Into 2023; Challenges and Successes of Members Looking Ahead The year 2023 will be a busy one for the Family Health History (FHH) Flagship Project group. Building on activities that have been under development in 2022, the group will focus on three … Read more

IHCC Cohort Spotlight: Uganda Genome Resource (UGR)

IHCC News and Events IHCC Cohort Spotlight: Uganda Genome Resource (UGR) Principal Investigator: Prof Segun Fatumo PhD, FHEA The Uganda Genome Resource (UGR) is a well-characterized genomic resource that contains a variety of phenotypic communicable and non-communicable diseases and their risk factors derived from the Uganda General Population Cohort (GPC), a population-based open cohort founded … Read more

CDC Webinar “Increasing Use and Impact of Family Health History in Medically Underserved Populations,” to be Moderated by G2MC’s Grant Wood

G2MC News and Events G2MC Education Working Group Refines Goals, Elicits Suggestions for Future Projects In addition to completing a manuscript authored by members of the Education Working Group and recently published in the Journal of Personalized Medicine, the Education Working Group continues to meet regularly to identify how the collective expertise of the group … Read more

2023 G2MC 7th International Conference, Geneva, Switzerland

G2MC 7th International Conference October 2-4, 2023 Geneva, Switzerland Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The G2MC 7th International Conference has concluded. Our sincerest thanks to our sponsors, organizing partners, planning committee, speakers, and attendees for making this a successful event! About the Event The Global Genomic Medicine Consortium (G2MC) 7th International Conference was held October 2-4, 2023 in … Read more

G2MC Education Working Group Refines Goals, Elicits Suggestions for Future Projects

G2MC News and Events G2MC Education Working Group Refines Goals, Elicits Suggestions for Future Projects In addition to completing a manuscript authored by members of the Education Working Group and recently published in the Journal of Personalized Medicine, the Education Working Group continues to meet regularly to identify how the collective expertise of the group … Read more