HUMAN GENOME MEETING (HGM) 2025

"From Africa to the World: Exploring African Diversity through Human Genomes"

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HGM2025 will be held in Durban, South Africa on 11 - 14 March, 2025.

The symposiums, workshops, exhibition, welcome reception will be held in the many meeting venues at Southern Sun Elangeni Maharani Hotel, an iconic hotel in Durban from 12 - 14 March. The Trainee Symposium Day for students, post-docs, and early-career researchers will be held on March 11th at University of Kwazulu-Natal.

We're excited to have you join us for a day of learning, networking, and growth. Enjoy the symposium and experience the natural landscapes and special features of Durban!

EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS

Genome Sequencing (Exome Analysis)

Nara Sobreira, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, USA

Pangenome Workshop

Karen Miga, UCSC, USA

*March 11, University of Kwazulu-Natal

Variant Interpretation 

Andreas Laner, MGZ, Germany
 Robert Kuhn, UCSC, USA

All About Tools (ClinGen, GenCC, OMIM, GeneMatcher, gnomAD)

Ada Hamosh, Johns Hopkins University, USA

Skills for Competencies for Multi-Disciplinary Genomic Healthcare

HUGO Education Committee

*March 12, Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani Hotel

ETHICS WORKSHOPS

Re-Examining the Assumptions: Population-Specific Reference Genomes, 
Genomic Sovereignty and Global Health Equity

HUGO Committee on Ethics, Law and Society (CELS)

*March 12, Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani Hotel

PLENARY SESSIONS

Plenary 1: Hemoglobinopathies

Ambroise Wonkam, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine & University of Cape Town, USA

Genomic Diversity Plenary

Karen Miga, UCSC, USA
Konrad Karczewski, Broad Institute of MIT and Havard, USA

Ma'n Zawati, McGill University, Canada

Panel Discussion Session: Insight on Initiatives - Pangenomes and Genomic Diversity, African Genomes within/outside of Africa

Maria Madalena Chimpolo, Rokhaya Ndiaye, Aime Lumaka, Yosr Hamdi, Iscia Lopes-Cendes, Paul Ogendi, Manjinder Sandhu, Karen Miga, Konrad Karczewski

Plenary 2: 110,000 Genomes in Africa

Rizwana Mia, SAMRC, South Africa

Plenary 3: Data Governance

Collet Dandara, University of Cape Town & H3Africa DBAC (Data and Biospecimen Access Committee), South Africa

*March 12-14, Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani Hotel

SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS & ABSTRACT TOPICS

Implementation Challenges in Rare Disease

Aime Lumaka, University of Kinshasa, DR Congo
Sukhvinder Nicklen, PacBio & Melissa Nel, University of Cape Town

Single–Cell Genomics and Diversity

Shyam Prabhakar, A*Star Singapore, Singapore

Implementation of Precision Medicine in African / LMIC Context

Michele Ramsay, University of Witwatersland, South Africa
Iscia Lopes-Cendes, University of Campinas, Brazil

Epigenetics and Environmental Genomics

Hans Bjornsson, University of Iceland & Johns Hopkins University, Iceland
Leon Mutesa, University of Rwanda, Rwanda

Human Genome Co-evolution and Population Genetics

Segun Fatumo, Queen Mary University of London, UK
Nicola Mulder, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Bioinformatics (Machine Learning) and Artificial Intelligence for Molecular Medicine

Jin Billy Li, Stanford University, USA

Cancer Genomics

Raj Ramesar, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Microbiome and Metagenomics

Christian Happi, Redeemer's University, Nigeria
Ami Bhatt, Stanford University, USA

Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI)

*March 12-14, Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani Hotel

TRAINEE SYMPOSIUM

Oral Presentations by Students/Post-docs and Early-Career Researchers

Educational Workshop 1 & 2

Mentoring Session with Academic / Industry Mentors

How to Write a Grant / How to Write a Paper

Seminar and Q&A Session with Journal Editors

*March 11, University of Kwazulu-Natal

Discover the Future of Genetic Counselling: Join Our Workshop in HGM2025

Don't miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and contribute to shaping the future of genetic counselling!

This workshop will take place on March 11th at University of KwaZul-Natal from 1PM to 5PM (South Africa Time) and will also be available online via Zoom. If you choose the General Registration option, you will have access to all HGM2025 programs; however, registration fees will apply. Alternatively, by completing the Genetic Counselling Workshop: Online-Only Registration (https://forms.gle/2k4t72D68e1nV7nw6), you can participate in the online Genetic Counselling Workshop for free. Please select the registration option that suits your needs.