G2MC News and Events GGMC Formally Appoints Tejinder K. Rakhra-Burris as President & CEO We’re excited to announce Executive Director Tejinder Rakhra-Burris’ appointment to President and CEO of the Global Genomic Medicine Collaborative (GGMC). Rakhra-Burris has been an active leader since June 2018, shepherding the continued growth of the G2MC and spearheading the creation of … Read more
G2MC News and Events G2MC Appoints Interim Co-Chair as Founding Co-Chair Finishes Term We are pleased to announce the appointment of Bruce Korf, MD, PhD (USA), as G2MC Interim Co-Chair for 2023. Dr. Korf has actively contributed to the growth of G2MC over the years, serving as a member on the Steering Committee, co-chair of … Read more
G2MC News and Events Register for Merck’s Innovation Cup Merck is now taking applications for its Innovation Cup 2023 event! As part of the Innovation Cup, selected applicants join a week-long summer camp, to work together in a highly stimulating environment. Work as part of a team to generate new ideas in the fields: oncology, … Read more
G2MC News and Events Rare Disease Project Awarded Funding for High Throughput Genotyping Equipment The Rare Disease Project was recently awarded funding by the National Agency for Research and Development (ANID-Chile) for high throughput genotyping equipment, the first in Chile. This interdisciplinary 4-year project is led by Gabriela Repetto, M.D., a member of the G2MC leadership team, … Read more
G2MC News and Events Scientists for Fair Publication Practices (SfFPP) Scientists for Fair Publication Practices (SfFPP) was founded in 2022 by 4 scientists, including Juergen Reichardt, a member of the G2MC Steering Committee, to address issues in the business of scientific publications. Its origins can be traced back to the botched implementation of a not-fit-for … Read more
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 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
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 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
G2MC News and Events Facebook Twitter Youtube Linkedin G2MC Newsletter November 2022 In this edition Featured: G2MC Strategic Planning Process G2MC 7th International Conference Update Featured Early Career Investigator: Peter James Abad Organizational Updates and Announcements Working Group and Flagship Project Updates Other Genomic Medicine News and Events Recent Publications Join G2MC Donate Contact Us … Read more
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