SECOND CONFERENCE OF THE NIGERIAN BIOINFORMATICS AND GENOMICS NETWORK!
Leveraging Bioinformatics and Genomics for the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals in Africa
11 – 13 October, 2021
Virtual and In-Person
#NBGN21
Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Nigeria
Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Nigeria
Keynote speakers (confirmed)
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Dr. Abasi Ene-Obong
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, 54gene -
Prof. Nicola Mulder
Head, Computational Biology Division, University of Cape Town and Principal Investigator, H3ABioNet -
Dr. Solomon Rotimi
Associate Professor, Covenant University Nigeria -
Dr. Amy Bentley
Staff Scientist,Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health, NIH
Invited speakers (confirmed)
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Dr. Angela Eni
Associate Professor, Covenant University Nigeria and WAVE Nigeria South West Country Director -
Dr. Manuel Corpas
Chief Scientist at Cambridge Precision Medicine -
Dr. Tinashe Chikowore
Wellcome Trust International Training Fellow at University of the Witwatersrand -
Dr. ThankGod Ebenezer
Bioinformatician at EMBL-EBI
Chief host
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
Introduction to Genome Wide Association Studies and Polygenic Risk Scoring
Facilitators: Dr. Segun Fatumo, Dr. Tinashe Chikowore, Dr. Opeyemi Soremekun
Read MoreCONFERENCE CHAIRS
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Dr. Segun Fatumo
Assistant Professor, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine -
Dr. Marion Adebiyi
Senior Lecturer, Landmark University
IMPORTANT DATES
| Abstract and travel fellowship submission deadline: | September 24, 2021 |
| Workshop application deadline | September 24, 2021 |
| Acceptance and Travel fellowship Notifications: | September 30, 2021 |
| Participants Registration deadline: | October 1, 2021 |
| Exhibitors Registration deadline: | October 6, 2021 |
STEERING COMMITTEE
| Dr. Charles Adetunji | Co-Chair |
| Dr. Itunuoluwa Isewon | Co-Chair |
| Dr. Marion Adebiyi | LOC Chair |
| Mr. Wale Ogunleye | Sponsorship Committee Chair |
| Dr. Chinwe Ekenna | Programme Committee Chair |
| Dr. Elijah Oladipo | Programme Committee Co-Chair |
| Mr. Onuh Kinsley | Publicity Committee Chair |
| Mr. Toyin Abdusalam | Workshop Committee Chair |
Location
Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Nigeria
HashTag:#NBGN21
Hybrid (Virtual and In-Person)
Conference Organizer: The Nigerian Bioinformatics and Genomics Network (NBGN)
Conference Host: Landmark University, Omu-Aran
Conference Host: Landmark University, Omu-Aran
Email: info@nbgn21conference.org