IHCC Cohort Spotlight: Uganda Genome Resource (UGR)

IHCC News and Events IHCC Cohort Spotlight: Uganda Genome Resource (UGR) Principal Investigator: Prof Segun Fatumo PhD, FHEA The Uganda Genome Resource (UGR) is a well-characterized genomic resource that contains a variety of phenotypic communicable and non-communicable diseases and their risk factors derived from the Uganda General Population Cohort (GPC), a population-based open cohort founded … Read more

2022 International Cohorts Summit (ICS5), Virtual

IHCC 5th International Cohorts Summit (ICS5) Tuesday, November 29 – Friday, December 2, 2022 Virtual Meeting Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The 5th International Cohorts Summit has concluded. A huge thanks to our sponsors, planning committee, speakers, and attendees for making this a successful event! Conference recordings and materials are posted below. About the Event The International … Read more

IHCC Members’ Cohorts Survey Summary

IHCC News and Events IHCC Members’ Cohorts Survey Summary From November 2021 through March 2022 a total of 42 unique cohorts completed the IHCC Members’ Cohorts Survey. A large proportion of respondents indicated that they already have deep and diverse data-types, with demographic data most widely available and with a large proportion having the ability … Read more

IHCC Cohort Spotlight: All of Us Research Program

IHCC News and Events IHCC Cohort Spotlight: All of Us Research Program All of Us Research Program Provides Unprecedented Platform for Health Discoveries Precision medicine effort leverages diverse participant base and robust data to drive new research Written by: Geoffrey Ginsburg, M.D., Ph.D., chief medical and scientific officer of the All of Us Research Program … Read more

IHCC Cohort Spotlight: Africa Wits-INDEPTH partnership for Genomic studies (AWI-Gen)

IHCC News and Events IHCC Cohort Spotlight: Africa Wits-INDEPTH partnership for Genomic studies (AWI-Gen) Prof Michele Ramsay (co-PI for the first 5 years: Prof Osman Sankoh) The Human Heredity and Health in Africa Consortium (H3Africa) (https://h3africa.org/) has made a fundamental contribution to enhancing genomics research and bioinformatics training across the continent. It supports cohort research, … Read more

Welcoming Prof. Michele Ramsay as IHCC Co-Chair

IHCC News and Events Welcoming Prof. Michele Ramsay as IHCC Co-Chair IHCC is proud to announce Prof. Michele Ramsay has been elected by the IHCC Scientific Steering Committee to serve as the new IHCC Co-Chair. Prof. Ramsay comes to us as the Director of the Wits Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience (SBIMB), Professor in … Read more

IHCC Cohort Spotlight: Generation Victoria (GenV)

IHCC News and Events IHCC Cohort Spotlight: Generation Victoria (GenV) PIs: Prof Melissa Wake MBChB MD, Prof Richard Saffery PhD, Prof Sharon Goldfeld MBBS PhD  Modern ‘mega’ cohorts, such UK Biobank, are transforming how policy and practice questions are addressed for older adults. The new Generation Victoria (GenV) Cohort 2020s is aiming to achieve this … Read more