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1st South African Gene Editing Conference, Johannesburg, 28-29 November 2019

Fri, Nov 15, 2019

Advances in biotechnology have made human gene editing a reality. Progress in the field is gaining momentum
and promises for well-being at a level not previously imagined, emerge. This progress also raises ethical,
legal and social considerations together with valid concerns that the law and ethics are lagging behind.
Moreover, recent reports on abuse of these technologies have triggered disquiet. Gene editing involves
precise additions, deletions and alterations to the genome. Basic science research in gene editing is already
under way in laboratories globally. Clinical applications involving somatic (non-reproductive cells) are in the
early stages and going forward there is great potential for the use of this technology in germline (reproductive)
cells. The first SA Conference on Gene Editing, hosted by the South African Medical Research Council
(SAMRC) together with The Steve Biko Centre for Bioethics and the Wits School of Clinical Medicine will discuss
and debate these issues including what this could mean for us in South Africa and Africa as a whole.

!! Call for scientific symposia !! Eleventh EDCTP Forum | Paris, France | 7-10 November 2023 (deadline: 17 May 2023)

Mon, Apr 3, 2023 The EDCTP Forum Programme Committee invites applications for scientific symposia to be held in person at the Eleventh EDCTP Forum.

Each symposium is 90 minutes in duration. The symposium format will include discussion and exchange of views with Forum delegates, aiming to advance science, policy and community engagement through the symposium.

The Programme Committee welcomes symposia on topics in the EDCTP remit, with relevance to the Forum theme ‘Partnering for Global Health Research Innovation and Impact in Africa’. 

The content of the symposium should be a topic that is:
- Novel, important and timely
- Relevant to the Forum theme and remit of EDCTP
- Of interest to a broad group of stakeholders and Forum delegates
Symposia focusing on a single programme or institution are discouraged

For more information and the application form click here

Visit from one of the well-known EDCTP Fellows to the Africa Office

Wed, Feb 22, 2023 We appreciate your visit to the EDCTP Africa Office, Prof. Jean Nachega.
Prof. Nachega came to express his continued support for the EDCTP program and to encourage other scientists both within and outside of the alumni to collaborate in the south by submitting joint grant applications for the EDCTP and engaging in other cooperative activities.

Research costing seminar (Spanish)

Fri, Dec 3, 2021 TDR, ESSENCE, SARIMA and CEDEIM are organising the free webinar ‘Five keys to optimizing the costing and pricing of research in low and middle-income countries’ in Spanish (‘Cinco claves para optimizar el cálculo de costos y estableciemento de precios de investigación en países de bajos y medios ingresos’). Registration: https://forms.office.com/r/JiMkYLyD5U