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IHCC Cohort Spotlight: The Estonian Biobank

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

IHCC Cohort Spotlight: ELSA-Brasil

IHCC News and Events IHCC Cohort Spotlight: ELSA-Brasil The Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Health (“Estudo Longitudinal da Saúde do Adulto” – ELSA-Brasil) has been part of the IHCC since its inception. Prof. Paulo Lotufo, full professor of the University of São Paulo Medical School and Bernard Lown Scholar, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, … Read more

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS – Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) 8 Open Committee Seats

IHCC News and Events CALL FOR NOMINATIONS – Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) 8 Open Committee Seats In accordance with the ratified IHCC Membership Agreement (link) “The SSC has 15 voting members. These comprise (of) Cohort Members elected by the IHCC membership to represent the diversity of the membership of IHCC”. In order to comply with … Read more

How the Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative is Using Global Cohorts to Tackle Alzheimer’s

IHCC News and Events How the Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative is Using Global Cohorts to Tackle Alzheimer’s Today, Alzheimer’s research is held back by a simple fact: we don’t fully understand the heterogeneity of the disease. Ninety percent of genomic research has studied white populations of European legacy, even though these populations only make up about … Read more

2021 International Cohorts Summit (ICS4), Virtual

IHCC 4th International Cohorts Summit (ICS4) May 25 – 27, 2021 Virtual Meeting Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The 4th International Cohorts Summit has concluded. A huge thanks to our sponsors, planning committee, speakers, and attendees for making this a successful event! Conference materials are posted below. About the Event The International HundredK+ Cohorts Consortium (IHCC) hosted … Read more

Article Published in The Lancet Authored by Members of IHCC Leadership

IHCC News and Events Article Published in The Lancet Authored by Members of IHCC Leadership The International Hundred Thousand Plus Cohort Consortium: integrating large-scale cohorts to address global scientific challenges Teri A Manolio, Peter Goodhand, Geoffrey Ginsburg Large cohort studies involving hundreds of thousands of participants have been established or launched in several regions worldwide. … Read more

Announcing Recipients of 2020 IHCC Pilot Project Awards

IHCC News and Events Announcing Recipients of 2020 IHCC Pilot Project Awards The International 100K+ Cohorts Consortium (IHCC) is pleased to announce the recipients of funding for the 2020 IHCC pilot project awards. Four projects were selected to receive funding, with awards totaling $630,000 USD. Funding for these awards is made possible through the financial … Read more