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The GGMC Educational Webinar Series, established and previously hosted by the International Hundred K+ Consortium (IHCC), has been expanded to include both consortiums within the GGMC organization. The series brings together leaders, educators, researchers, and professionals with all levels of expertise to share health sciences initiatives taking place in their respective fields and countries.
Each month’s webinar will feature new guest speakers offering novel insights into their fields. The virtual platform allows us to reach a global audience, particularly those in low-and middle income countries (LMICs) where our organization’s mission is heavily focused. This monthly series is free and open to anyone who wishes to participate.
Join us as we come together each month to share scientific ideas, best practices, challenges, lessons learned, funding opportunities, and more as we continue our mission of improving population health for all.
Upcoming Webinar
"Reflections of a Biomedical Scientist on Four Continents: The Significance of Mentors, Students, Collaborators, and Interdisciplinarity."
July 27, 2023 | 8:00 AM EDT, 12:00 PM UTC
Prof. Juergen Reichardt
Juergen Reichardt rejoined JCU (James Cook University; Australia) as an Adjunct Professor in the AITHM (Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine) in retirement.
Juergen most recently served at YachayTech University, founded as the first research-intensive university in Ecuador, as the Vice Chancellor, Research and Innovation, equivalent to the role of a DVC Research in Australia or the UK or VP Research in the US or vice- or prorector for research in Europe. He previously served as the Head of School, Pharmacy and Molecular Sciences, (equivalent to a Dean) at JCU as well as in other functions such as Associate Dean, Research for the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Molecular Sciences.
Furthermore, Juergen has a long scientific career beginning in biochemistry and molecular biology which evolved further into molecular epidemiology as well as his long and enduring commitment to human genetics and human genomics. He got his PhD at Stanford University and postdoced at Baylor College of Medicine. Juergen was an Assistant and Associate Professor at the USC (University of Southern California) Keck School of Medicine and the foundation Plunkett Chair of Molecular Biology (Medicine) in the Faculty off Medicine at the University of Sydney.
About the Talk
Prof. Reichardt will take us on a multi-year career retrospective, reflecting on his experience in numerous fields.
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Previous Webinars (2023)
May 23, 2023: “Multi-Cohort Mental Health Research and Analyst Training w/ Dementias Platform UK”
Presented by Dr. Sarah Bauermeister
April 26, 2023: “Leveraging Public Data to Understand Genetic Sensitivity to Air Pollution in Pediatric Asthma”
Presented by Dr. Jelte Kelchtermans
April 3, 2023: “Using the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow’s Health to Identify the Earliest Determinants of Disease Evolution and Aging”
Presented by Dr. Philip Awadalla
February 22, 2023: “Transforming Health in Singapore Through Precision Medicine”
Presented by Prof. Patrick Tan
Previous Webinars (2022)
December 15, 2022: “Nightingale Biomarker Profiling Across Large Biobanks”
Presented by Dr. Peter Wurtz and Dr. Jeffrey Barrett
November 8, 2022: “Navigating Global Biobank Bias for Genomic Studies: What Can We Learn from Flourishing African Biobanks?”
Presented by Dr. Segun Fatumo
IHCC Panel Discussion-“Genetics-Related COVID Cohorts”
September 30, 2022: “Qatar Biobank: A Pillar in Precision Medicine Initiative”
Presented by Dr. Nahla Afifi
July 28, 2022: “Creating a COVID-19 Cohort for Genomic and Proteomic Research”
Presented by Dr. Ricardo Verdugo
June 28, 2022: “Using the IHCC to Prevent Premature Death Around the Globe”
Presented by Dr. Reza Malekzadeh
May 23, 2022: “A Journey from Opium Research to the Opioid Cohort Consortium”
Presented by Dr. Mahdi Sheikh
April 26, 2022: “Terra and the Biomedical Data Ecosystem”
Presented by Dr. Geraldine Van Der Auwera
March 31, 2022: “Genomic Data Sharing for Global Health”
Presented by Dr. Peter Goodhand
February 28, 2022: “Diversity in Africa or Novel COVID Host Susceptibility Study”
Presented by: Dr. Michèle Ramsay and Dr. Andrew May
January 31, 2022: “Global Mental Health Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic”
Presented by: Dr. Sarah Bauermeister
2021 WEBINARS
- April 30, 2021: “Establishing and Managing Large Biobank Studies“ presented by Prof. Zhengming Chen
- June 24, 2021: “The MAUCO Project“ presented by Prof. Catterina Ferreccio
- July 22, 2021: “Longitudinal Population Cohorts” presented by Dr. Kobus Herbst
- August 23, 2021: “Update on Bio-specimen Collection in MVP“ presented by Dr. J. Michael Gaziano
- September 28, 2021: “What Do iTunes and Genetic Analyses Have In Common?” presented by Oriol Canela-Xandri
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