Presentation
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Applications of Pathogen Surveillance
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| Session 2: Genomics in Infectious Diseases and Applications of Pathogen Surveillance | Moderator: Dr. Bronwyn MacInnis | ||
| 10:55 – 11:15 | Building C Conference Center, C-201 | Fireside chat on Insights in Advancing Genomics in a Changing World with Keynote Speaker Professor Eric Lander, Founding Director of Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard |
| 11:15 – 11:20 | Guest Speaker: Dr. Placide Mbala – Head of Epidemiology and Global Health, Institut National de Recherche Biomedical (DRC), Topic: Mpox in DRC, a Tale of Two Outbreaks | |
| 11:20 – 11:30 | Abstract Presenter: Dr. Oluwatobi Adedokun, African Center of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID), Topic: Molecular Xenosurveillance to Detect and Monitor the Emergence and Spillover Potential of Fly-Borne Pathogens in Wet Markets and Livestock Farms | |
| 11:30- 11:50 | Q&A | |
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| 10:40 – 10:55 | Building C Outside Conference Center, C-201 | Coffee Break |
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Session 1: Holistic Approaches to Disease Surveillance | Moderator: Professor Pardis Sabeti
Building C Conference Center C-201
| Keynote speaker: Dr. Francis Collins – Distinguished Investigator, Former Director of the National Institutes of Health. Topic: Genomics and Epigenomics of Common Diseases, with a Focus on Diabetes | |
| 09:30 – 09:40 | Q&A |
| 09:40 – 09:50 | Keynote Speaker: Dr. John Nkengasong (Virtual) – U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Senior Bureau Official for Global Health Security and Diplomacy Bureau of Global Health Security and DiplomacyTopic: The Future of Pathogen Surveillance in Africa |
| 09:50 – 10:00 | Guest Speaker: Dr. Nelson Michael, Director, Center for Infectious Diseases Research, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Topic: Defense Health, Global Health: The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research Approach |
| 10:00 – 10:10 | Guest Speaker: Professor Oyewale Tomori – Professor of Virology and Former Vice Chancellor of Redeemer’s University, President of West Africa Network of National Academies. Topic: Genomics: From the Lab to the Living Room, Impacting Our Daily Life |
| 10:10 – 10:20 | Guest Speaker: Dr Abdu Mukhtar – National Coordinator of the Presidential Initiative for Unlocking the healthcare value chain. Topic: Unlocking Nigeria’s Healthcare Value Chain |
| 10:20 – 10:40 | Q&A |
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Building C Conference Center C-201
Opening Remarks
Overview of Agenda
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Building C
Conference Center, C-201
Dr. Jide Idris, Director General, Nigeria Center for Disease Control
Dr. Yenew Kebede Tebeje, Head of Division of Laboratory Systems at Africa CDC
Dr. Muhammad Ali Pate, Hon. Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare of Nigeria
H.E. Senator Ademola Jackson Adeleke, Governor of Osun State
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Genome Center Facility Tours-Each group will consist of no more than 30 people. Please sign up at the registration table.
Building A Front – Private tour, led by Professor Christian Happi
Building B Lab Entrance – Tour group 1, led by Professor Anise Happi
Building B Ground Floor – Tour group 2, led by Mr. Dolo Nosamiefan Housing Facility Entrance -Tour group 3, led by Dr. Johnson Okolie Canteen Entrance – Tour group 4, led by Professor Onikepe Folarin
Powerhouse Entrance – Tour group 5, led by Mrs. Philomena Eromon
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