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Resources & Education

GGMC Educational Webinar Series

Upcoming Webinar: September 27, 2024 | 9:00 am EST / 2:00 PM UK

Join Us Each Month

The GGMC Educational Webinar Series, established and previously hosted by the International Health Cohorts Consortium (IHCC), has been expanded to include both consortiums within the GGMC organization. The series brings together leaders, educators, researchers, and professionals with all levels of expertise to share health sciences initiatives taking place in their respective fields and countries.

Each month’s webinar will feature new guest speakers offering novel insights into their fields. The virtual platform allows us to reach a global audience, particularly those in low-and middle income countries (LMICs) where our organization’s mission is heavily focused. This monthly series is free and open to anyone who wishes to participate.

Join us as we come together each month to share scientific ideas, best practices, challenges, lessons learned, funding opportunities, and more as we continue our mission of improving population health for all.

Upcoming Webinar

"Sickle Cell Trait and Inequality."

September 27, 2024 | 9:00 am EST | 2:00 PM UK

Dr. Brian Carney

Dr. Brian Carney is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and an attending physician in the Division of Hematology and Hematologic Malignancies at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston, Massachusetts.

He also serves as Medical Director of Apheresis Services at BIDMC. In addition to the above roles, Dr. Carney is a clinical investigator with a particular interest in cancer-associated thrombosis and research relating to the safe and effective delivery of apheresis care.

He is currently the principal investigator for the SCT-Collect Study, a national multi-center cohort study seeking to determine the incidence of complications in patients with known and possible sickle cell trait undergoing stem cell mobilization and collection.

About the Talk

Sickle cell trait (SCT) is not a disease. Despite this, SCT status has been used as justification for unequal treatment in the military and college athletics, as cover for police misconduct, and as a rationale for inappropriate treatment of patients with SCT requiring stem cell collection.

This presentation will discuss current policies and review how many of them run contrary to the evidence.

Apply To Be a Speaker

Interested in speaking at an upcoming webinar? Use the form below to provide us with some information on your proposed topic and your availability to speak. 

Previous Webinars (2024)

Presented by Kawmadi Gunawardena

May 28, 2024: “Integrating Genetics into Tanzanian Healthcare: An Overview”

Presented by Dr. Mohamed Zahir Alimohamed

March 28, 2024: “The All of Us Research Program”

Presented by Dr. Geoffrey S. Ginsburg

February 29, 2024: “A Case for Extracellular Vesicles”

Presented by Prof. Carlos Salomon Gallo

February 15, 2024: “Personalized Therapeutics: Clinical Reality and Future Challenges”

Presented by Prof. George P. Patrinos

Previous Webinars (2023)

December 21, 2023: “Personalized Risk Assessment for Early Detection of Cancer”

Presented by Prof. Nora Pashayan

October 30, 2023: “Challenges, Insights and Outcomes of RDNow”

Presented by Dr. Michelle de Silva

July 27, 2023: “Reflections of a Biomedical Scientist on Four Continents.”

Presented by Dr. Juergen Reichardt

June 27, 2023: “Utility of Broad Scale Proteomics in Population Cohort Studies”

Presented by Dr. Cindy Lawley

February 22, 2023: “Transforming Health in Singapore Through Precision Medicine”

Presented by Prof. Patrick Tan

Older Webinars

2022 WEBINARS

2021 WEBINARS

G2MC Grand Rounds

This series of lectures conducted by G2MC in 2016 showcases some of the primary initiatives in genomic medicine from around the globe during this time, and is a precursor to the journey of G2MC.

We Want to Hear From You!

For questions or feedback regarding the GGMC Educational Webinar Series, or to suggest a speaker for a future meeting, please contact us.