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IHCC News and Events IHCC Cohort Spotlight: Taiwan Biobank (TWB) The Taiwan Biobank is the oldest and arguably most comprehensive biobank in Taiwan. Established in 2012 at Academia Sinica, its goal is to accelerate scientific discovery by providing researchers access to resources for biomedical research. The TWB’s main resource is its population cohort, which is … Read more

IHCC News and Events IHCC Cohort Spotlight: PRECISE – Singapore National Precision Medicine Programme Singapore’s contribution to precision medicine to shape the future of healthcare and the PRECISE-SG100K study Precision medicine offers an effective means of translating research into more efficient healthcare delivery systems and better health outcomes for populations.  Globally, nations are witnessing an … Read more

IHCC News and Events IHCC Cohort Spotlight: 23andMe 23andMe, Inc. pioneered personalized genetics, offering individuals direct access to their genetic information. Beyond providing direct-to-consumer genetic testing services, 23andMe has established a research cohort of over 11 million individuals, fueling scientific advancements and fostering a deeper understanding of human health and genetics. Over 80% of 23andMe … Read more

IHCC News and Events IHCC Cohort Spotlight: The PERSIAN Cohort Study The Prospective Epidemiological Research Studies in IrAN (PERSIAN), is the largest, multi-center cohort study in Iran, launched in 2014. The main goal of the PERSIAN Cohort Study is to assess the burden of major non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Iran and identify the risk factors … Read more

IHCC News and Events IHCC Cohort Spotlight: The Opioid Cohort Consortium (OPICO) Background Opioids are a type of pain-relieving medications that have origins and/or effects similar to opium. Although opioids are commonly used for medical purposes, they can be misused for their euphoric effects and addictive properties. Opioid misuse is a global health crisis, with … Read more

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

IHCC News and Events IHCC Cohort Spotlight: All of Us Research Program All of Us Research Program Provides Unprecedented Platform for Health Discoveries Precision medicine effort leverages diverse participant base and robust data to drive new research Written by: Geoffrey Ginsburg, M.D., Ph.D., chief medical and scientific officer of the All of Us Research Program … Read more

IHCC News and Events IHCC Cohort Spotlight: Africa Wits-INDEPTH partnership for Genomic studies (AWI-Gen) Prof Michele Ramsay (co-PI for the first 5 years: Prof Osman Sankoh) The Human Heredity and Health in Africa Consortium (H3Africa) (https://h3africa.org/) has made a fundamental contribution to enhancing genomics research and bioinformatics training across the continent. It supports cohort research, … Read more

IHCC News and Events IHCC Cohort Spotlight: Generation Victoria (GenV) PIs: Prof Melissa Wake MBChB MD, Prof Richard Saffery PhD, Prof Sharon Goldfeld MBBS PhD  Modern ‘mega’ cohorts, such UK Biobank, are transforming how policy and practice questions are addressed for older adults. The new Generation Victoria (GenV) Cohort 2020s is aiming to achieve this … Read more

IHCC News and Events IHCC Cohort Spotlight: The Estonian Biobank PI: Prof. Andres Metspalu, M.D., Ph.D. The Estonian Biobank (Est.BB) is an active member of the IHCC and has a current cohort size of more than 200,000 individuals. Est.BB is part of the international biobanking community and is a founding member of other consortia like … Read more