Wafaa M Rashed: Polygenic Risk Scores in Africa, Addressing Biases in Genomic Data
Wafaa M Rashed, Faculty Lecturer of pharmacy at Ahram Canadian University, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“New Blog Alert!
“Polygenic Risk Scores in Africa: Addressing Biases in Genomic Data”.
We’re excited to share a powerful new blog by Mr. Mutaz Mohammed from Sudan, a passionate advocate and graduate of the PAPERI Policy Advocacy in Genetics & Genomics Course.
“If equity in healthcare is our goal, diversity in research must be our foundation.”
This blog highlights the urgent need to address biases in genomic data to ensure African populations can fully benefit from advancements in precision medicine.
Key Highlights:
- Understanding the Challenges.
- Learn how historical underrepresentation in genomic studies impacts the accuracy of polygenic risk scores (PRS) for African populations.
Pathways to Equity:
Explore the initiatives, local research efforts, and policy recommendations that can build a future of fair and effective PRS applications across Africa.
Empowering African Genomics.
See how collaborations like H3Africa and the development of African-specific databases are shaping a more inclusive genomic landscape.
A Call for African-Led Solutions.
It’s time to champion our diversity, own our data, and drive equitable genomic healthcare for all Africans.
Read the full blog here.”
-
Challenging the Status Quo in Colorectal Cancer 2024
December 6-8, 2024
-
ESMO 2024 Congress
September 13-17, 2024
-
ASCO Annual Meeting
May 30 - June 4, 2024
-
Yvonne Award 2024
May 31, 2024
-
OncoThon 2024, Online
Feb. 15, 2024
-
Global Summit on War & Cancer 2023, Online
Dec. 14-16, 2023