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African Society of Human Genetics

Welcome to the African Society of Human Genetics (AfSHG) Home Page

The African Society of Human Genetics provides a forum for scientists interested in Human Genetics in Africa to meet, interact, network and collaborate.The Society's aim is to equip the African scientific community and policymakers with the information and practical knowledge they need to contribute to the field of genetics research and to attract global attention to the efforts of African scientists.  A major goal of the society is the organization of a series of annual workshops and meetings in various parts of Africa.

The next AfSHG conference will take place from March 13-15, 2009 in Yaounde, Cameroon. The theme for the conference is “Human Origins, Genetic Diversity and Health”. The sub-themes are: "Human Origins and Genetic Diversity", "Chronic Diseases", "Medical Genetics", "Pharmacogenomics" and "Ethnicity, Appearance, Culture and Genetics". The meeting will be held in conjunction with the Cameroon Genetics Society. Abstract submission is now open. Please submit your abstracts online after reviewing the guidelines for authors. The deadline for abstract submission is December 7, 2008.

More information about the conference program, scientific sessions,  and travel will become available soon. Do check back often !

Our most recent meeting, the 5th Annual Meeting of the African Society of Human Genetics (AfSHG), was held November 2 - 5, 2007 in conjunction with the First Annual Meeting of the Division of Human Genetics and Genome Research and the National Society of Human Genetics of Egypt. The conference theme was: Genomics Research in Africa: Implications for Disease Diagnosis, Treatment and Drug Development.  You can learn more about the meeting from the conference program,  the book of abstracts, and notes from the annual general meeting. 

Looking forward to seeing you all in Yaounde, Cameroon in 2009 !

Support for meetings has been provided by the:

	National Institutes of Health
	John E. Forgarty International Center
	National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
	National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
	National Human Genome Research Institute
	National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
	Affymetrix
	Illumina, Inc
	Sequenom, Inc
	National Human Genome Center at Howard University
	Jackson State University, Missisipi, USA
	deCODE Genetics
	Applied Biosystems
	Oxford University Press
	Cambridge University Press

Funding for this conference was made possible (in part) by 2 R13 HG003267-04 from the National Human Genome Research Institute. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention by trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

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Photos from past conferences can be found here.