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Happy Africa Day, world. 🌍 #happyafricaday #africaday2026 #africaday #africa #iamanafrican #proudlysouthafrican #nkosisikeleliafrika

Announcing the COIN Unit's upcoming Rare Disease Solvathon. A high-impact, in-person, case-solving event focused on cracking the hardest genetic cases together using HiFi long-read genome sequencing. Apply now/submit a case: lnkd.in/dzsjf3Gg

🎧 New episode! We speak to Ferdie Danzfuss, developer of the Umsizi Reader app 👏 A FREE tool helping visually impaired users read in all 11 SA languages. Inspiring + practical insights 💡 Listen: youtu.be/xepcj8eX3H4 #Accessibility #AssistiveTech #RetinalRealitiesPodcast

The Africa CDC has announced the launch of the African Strategic Advisory Group on Genomics (ASAG), a new continental advisory mechanism established to provide independent, multidisciplinary and trusted technical guidance on the strategic governance and implementation of genomics across Africa. Congrats to new members. @christian_happi, @Tuliodna, @Nicky_Mulder @HopkinsMedicine, @acegid_igh, @H3ABioNet, @UCTHealthSci, @AfricaCDC Press release africacdc.org/news-item/afri…

@UCTIDM Celebrating #DNADay and Photo 51 : Music, molecules and the legacy of Rosalind Franklin. Presented by Dr John Woodland with choral ensemble @VOXCapeTown @UCT_news @UCTHealthSci

📢Exciting news! The AfriGen-D Platform is launching soon Join us as we unveil a transformative platform set to advance human genomics and strengthen capacity building across Africa. 📅Thursday, 07 May 2026 🔗Register: zoom.us/meeting/regist… Save the Date!

Chromie’s Chronicles: Why Some Stories Have an Extra Chapter doi.org/10.35293/esi.76

Check out these fabulous children's books, written by our #humgenalum Monica Araujo (Genetic Counsellor)! Links to the FREE books are in the comments. @UCT_news @UCT_NI @UCTIDM

Chrome’s Chronicles: The Story of You and Me doi.org/10.35293/esi.61

Scenes from the UCT Faculty of Health Sciences Graduation Ceremony last night. 🎓🎉 @UCT_news @UCTIDM @uct_bmhsl @UCT_NI

DID YOU KNOW tomorrow is #downsyndromeawarenessday Celebrated on the 21st of the 3rd month, as it's caused by three copies of Chromosome 21 (Trisomy 21) March 21 is also Human Rights Day in South Africa. 🇿🇦 Celebrating respect, dignity, diversity and inclusion.

Our latest research on #retinoblastoma has just been published with @SpringerNature in BMC Cancer Read here: rdcu.be/e73nH We investigated the molecular landscape and potential healthcare & economic benefits of implementing genetic testing for heritable RB in 🇿🇦

As we celebrate women on this year’s #InternationalWomensDay, PGC Africa would like to recognise the remarkable women advancing psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders genetics research in Africa 🌍 🧬 1/2

Starts tomorrow! Celebrate #MedicalGeneticsAwareness Week, sponsored by @myomeinc, with us March 10-14! How do you make a difference? Visit tinyurl.com/MGWresourcetoo… for all you need to participate on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, & Instagram.

28 February was Rare Disease Day 💜 We stand with individuals living with rare diseases and advocate for awareness, research, and equitable access to care. This year’s theme, More Than You Can Imagine - Equity, reminds us that equity in healthcare matters. Today and every day.

We’re thrilled to announce the WINNER of our Rare Disease Day 2026 Poster Competition: Nicole Brits 🎉 With a background in genetics and a passion for rare disease awareness and equity, Nicole’s design beautifully reflects this year’s theme, More Than You Can Imagine - Equity💜

🧵 New publication from the PGC Anxiety Working Group. Our GWAS meta-analysis of anxiety disorders is now published in @NatureGenet! 🔗: doi.org/10.1038/s41588…

👶 For children with genetic rare diseases, the rare disease journey often starts early. 💜 Equity for rare diseases means giving every child, everywhere, an equal start in life. 👉 Learn more:go.rarediseaseday.org/equity #RareDiseaseDay #EquityForRare

A great collaboration on personalized medicine for #epilepsy in Africa! See the plain language summary here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dm…

AlphaGenome is out in @nature today along with model weights! 🧬 📄 Paper: nature.com/articles/s4158… 💻 Weights: github.com/google-deepmin… Getting here wasn’t a straight path. We sat down @googledeepmind to discuss the story behind the model, paper & API: youtu.be/V8lhUqKqzUc