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FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT
Institute for Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), University of
Cape Town, Anzio Road, Observatory 7925, Cape Town, South Africa
Registration opens shortly. Please email: collet.dandara@uct.ac.za
; to register your interest in this conference.
Organising Committee: Chair: A/Professor Collet Dandara, Dr Gloudi Agenbag ,
Dr Keleabetswe Mpye , Dr Michelle Skelton (University of Cape Town) Professor
Michael Pepper & Dr ( University of Pretoria); Professor Louise Warnich & Professor
Monique Zaahl (Stellenbosch University)

The African Pharmacogenomics Research Consortium represented by the
Universities of Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Pretoria from South Africa and African
Institute of Biomedical Science and Technology (AiBST), Harare Zimbabwe, is pleased to announce the 3 rd Pharmacogenetics and Personalised Medicine
Conference in Africa. This conference follows after two previous meetings (the first two both held in Nairobi Kenya in 2003 and 2009, respectively). This conference will bring together international and national leaders from academia, regulatory bodies, healthcare organisations, and pharmaceutical and diagnostics industries to discuss recent progress in this area. This conference will focus on Africa with the theme
“ Going back to our roots to find biomarkers of disease susceptibility and drug response ”. The conference also aims to highlight developments and advances in key areas of research including pharmacogenetics, pharmacogenomics, rare diseases, diabetes and cancer. We hope to attract multidisciplinary participation in the conference; however, to facilitate a highly interactive conference, the number of places available will be limited to 150; therefore, early registration is recommended.
Satellite meeting:
A 3 day workshop will be run prior to the conference ( 4th-6th April 2016 ) on the
Analysis of NGS Data for Pharmacogenomics. The workshop is aimed at genetics, genomics and bioinformatics researchers interested in the use of genomic data for personalizing treatment. It will include a combination of lectures and hands-on practical exercises covering topics such as NGS theory (an overview), annotation of variants, including functional analysis and implications. A more detailed timetable and registration form will be released in due course. For more details contact Professor
Nicola Mulder at: nicola.mulder@uct.ac.za
.
Sessions will include:

Pharmacogenomics: recent advances and implementation

Public perception of genomics and individualized therapy

Microbiomics and metablomics in health and disease

Pharmacokinetics and pharmacometrics

Epigenomics in health and disease

Infrastructure & support of genomics research in Africa

Big Data

Predictive genomics

Cancer genomics and stratification

African traditional medicine

Ethics
Scientific Advisory & programme committee:
Professor Raj Ramesar, University of Cape Town
Professor Michele Ramsay, Witwatersrand University
A/Professor Ambroise Wonkam, University of Cape Town
Professor Nicola Mulder, University of Cape Town
A/Professor Collet Dandara
Confirmed invited speakers
Munir Pirmohamed, UK Chair, Pharmacogenetics Research, Liverpool University, UNITED
KINGDOM
Adrián LLerena , Extremadura University Hospital and Medical School, Badajoz, SPAIN
Eleni Aklillu , Clinical Pharmacology, Karolinska Institute, SWEDEN
Collen Masimirembwa , African Institute of Biomedical Science and Technology ( AiBST ),
ZIMBABWE
Ambroise Wonkam, Medical Geneticist & Senior consultant, University of Cape Town,
SOUTH AFRICA
Further information and a list of confirmed speakers will be available shortly
Conference Programme: TBA.
Abstract submission deadline: (format to be published)
Open November 1 st , 2015
Close December 15 th 2015
Late breaking Abstracts, 31 January 2016

Registration & Accommodation
Registration Fees:
Registration fees for African-based delegates and international students will be R3000
Registration fees for International delegates will be R4000
Registration for students from Africa will be R2500
Late registration will attract an additional cost of R1200
Registration Deadline:
Early Registration Deadline 15 th February 2016
Accommodation:
A special rate has been for conference delegates has been arranged with Protea
Hotel Mowbray 021 442 5300;Contact
reservations1@phmowbray.co.za;