Taiwo Lateef Sheikh

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Taiwo Lateef Sheikh

Taiwo Lateef Sheikh

@TaiwoSheikh

Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria. President Biological Psychiatry Society of Nigeria.

Kaduna Katılım Ağustos 2012
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DepGenAfrica
DepGenAfrica@depgenafrica·
Exciting news from our DepGenAfrica Ethiopia site 🇪🇹 🎉The team has recruited their 2⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣th study participant🎉 Huge congratulations to the team. Sincere thanks to all participants and our funder @wellcometrust @DrS_Teferra @melkam_kebede @AddisAbabaUni
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DepGenAfrica
DepGenAfrica@depgenafrica·
Ethiopia 🇪🇹 closed the country updates. @melkam_kebede and @DrS_Teferra reported strong progress as they approach 1,500 participants🌟 4/7
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DepGenAfrica
DepGenAfrica@depgenafrica·
A full day of exciting research updates on this landmark study concluded with forward-looking discussions including plans for genetic data generation led by Profs @psychgenomics and #MichéleRamsay, plus phenotypic analyses, and upcoming papers 5/7
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DepGenAfrica
DepGenAfrica@depgenafrica·
Day one concluded on a strong note, thanks to the brilliant partners pictured here and colleagues joining online @wellcometrust 6/7
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DepGenAfrica
DepGenAfrica@depgenafrica·
🚨New preprint from #DepGenAfrica!🚨 We are building a landmark study in #PsychiatricGenetics, the first large scale genetic study of Major Depressive Disorder #MDD in Africa 🌍🧬supported by @wellcometrust Here’s what you should know 🧵👇 1/7
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Dr. Ibrahim Oloriegbe
Dr. Ibrahim Oloriegbe@official_IYO·
I am deeply humbled to be recognised and honoured with the award of the "Legislative Champion for Public Health Resilience" at the Strategic Health Summit held today at Transcorp Hilton, Abuja.
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DepGenAfrica
DepGenAfrica@depgenafrica·
Prof. Andrew Mcintosh -Depression Genetic Africa giving a plenary talk during biannula meeting at Addis. It is all about depression genetics.
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Andrew McIntosh
Andrew McIntosh@mcintosh2001·
🔊The launch of Depression Genetics in Africa in Ethiopia - suported by @wellcometrust DepGenAfrica is recruiting in Malawi @MEIRU_MALAWI & commences shortly in Nigeria @TaiwoSheikh @Akanbiodi Incredibly exciting to be part of this project
DepGenAfrica@depgenafrica

Depression Genetics in Africa (DepGenAfrica) biannual meeting in Ethiopia. All smiles as we kick off with a cake-cutting ceremony! @mcintosh2001 @DrS_Teferra @jaredgmaina @psychgenomics

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Andrew McIntosh
Andrew McIntosh@mcintosh2001·
Travelling back to the UK from our 3rd @depgenafrica meeting at @SBIMB1 in Johannesburg. A very productive, collaborative & happy meeting, supported by the @wellcometrust
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Ameh A Zion
Ameh A Zion@zion_ameh·
The Nigeria Suicide Prevention Advocacy Working Group invite! Shifting Perspectives; Redefining Suicide Prevention in Nigeria “ When you feel like giving up, just remember why you held on for so long” - Haley W @uju_ugochukwu @titilayotade @surpinng @HadizaLolo @TaiwoSheikh
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PGC Consortium
PGC Consortium@PGCgenetics·
It involves colleagues in Nigeria, including @TaiwoSheikh, Tosin Adekeye & @Akanbiodi who are recruiting people with depression from clinical psychiatric facilities. 🇳🇬
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PGC Consortium
PGC Consortium@PGCgenetics·
This Wellcome Trust funded project will also establish a Pan-African depression genetics network, contributing to capacity building and African PI-led funding.
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PGC Consortium
PGC Consortium@PGCgenetics·
Populations in Africa, Southeast Asia and South America are often underrepresented in #genetics research, including #depression research. @depgenafrica seeks to recruit >10,000 depression cases in Ethiopia, Malawi and Nigeria.
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Taiwo Lateef Sheikh
Taiwo Lateef Sheikh@TaiwoSheikh·
Join us as we discuss “Reversing Africa’s suicide toll: a focus on youth” at Official Side Event of the 3rd CPHIA hosted by LifeLine International and Africa CDC. Africa CDC LifeLine International #suicidepreventionawareness #youthmentalhealth
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Eye on Africa – France 24
Eye on Africa – France 24@EyeOnAfricaF24·
🧬Mental health campaigners have scaled up their push to decriminalise #suicide on the continent. Accross #Africa there are at least 11 countries where it remains a crime. Dr Taiwo Lateef (@TaiwoSheikh), the african coordinator for @LifeLineInt is giving us insights ⤵️
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