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Wafaa M Rashed Announces Opportunity to Apply for PAPERI’s Policy Advocacy in Genetics Course

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Aug 26, 2025, 09:31

Wafaa M Rashed Announces Opportunity to Apply for PAPERI’s Policy Advocacy in Genetics Course

Wafaa M Rashed, Chair and Founder of PAPERI (Pan-African PGS Education and Research Initiative), shared a post on LinkedIn:

“Deadline Extended! Applications Now Open for the 11th Cohort of the “Policy Advocacy in Genetics and Genomics” Course

“Genomics without policy is powerless — and Africa without its young voices in policy risks being left behind. Now is the time to rise, lead, and advocate.”

The Pan-African PGS Education and Research Initiative (PAPERI) invites applications for the 11th Cohort of the Policy Advocacy in Genetics and Genomics Course.
This course equips African and global scientists, policymakers, and advocates with the tools to influence policy, transform science into action, and ensure the equitable integration of genomics into health systems and research across the continent.

What You’ll Gain:

Certificate of completion
Final policy debate and presentation experience
Access to a Pan-African and global advocacy network
Opportunities for post-course visibility and engagement

Key Dates:

Course Start: 01 September 2025
Final Exam Submission: 17 September 2025
Final Presentations and Debate: 20 September 2025
Application Deadline (Extended): 30 August 2025

Who Should Apply?
Young scientists, graduate students, policymakers, researchers, healthcare professionals, bioethicists, and advocates ready to shape Africa’s genomics policy landscape.
Apply Here.

We call on every African scientist to share this announcement widely — across West, East, North, and South Africa. One voice. One aim. One Africa leading in genomics policy advocacy.”

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