Chair: Edward Tobias  (University of Glasgow & NHS, United Kingdom)

Co-Chair: Angela Solano  (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Co-Chair: Charlie Wray  (The Jackson Laboratory, United States)

 

Carolyn Applegate (Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, US)

Surabhi Aryal (Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Nepal)

Qasim Ayub (Monash University Malaysia)

Anna Benet-Pages (Helmholtz Zentrum Munich, Germany)

Zilfalil Bin Alwi (Universiti Sains Malaysia)

Bernando Bertoni (Universidad de la República de Uruguay, Uruguay)

Maria Madalena Chimpolo (Universidade Agostinho Neto, Angola)

Huy Do (Vietnamese Organization for Rare Diseases, Vietnam)

Sultana Faradz (Diponegoro University, Indonesia)

Christian Gilissen (Radboud University, Netherlands)

Patricio Gonzalez-Hormazaba (University of Chile, Chile)

Sherifa Hamed (Assiut University Hospital, Egypt)

Ada Hamosh (OMIM & Johns Hopkins University, US)

Vincent Harley (Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Australia)

Annie Hasan (Kamineni Hospital, India)

Luz Lopez Hernandez (Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara, Mexico)

Paul James (Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia)

Punyaram Kharbuja (Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital, Nepal)

Nilam Thakur Kunwar (Kathmandu Center for Genomics and Research Laboratory, Nepal)

Dhavendra Kumar (Queen Mary University of London, UK)

Andreas Laner (MGZ – Medical Genetics Center, Germany)

Iscia Lopes-Cendes (University of Campinas, Brazil)

Julie Makani (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania)

Alison McEwen (University of Technology Sydney, Australia)

Olfa Messaoud (Pasteur Institute, Tunisia)

Kelly Ormond (ETH-Zurich/Stanford University, US)

Merlene Peter (Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, US)

Janelle Ryan (Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Australia)

Vinod Scaria (CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, India)

Monisha Sebastin (The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, US)

Tilak Shrestha (Tribhuvan University, Nepal)

Catherine Lynn Silao (NIH Philippines, Philippines)

Nara Sobreira (Johns Hopkins University, US)

Joris Veltman (University of Edinburgh, UK)

Sook Yee Yoon (GENETIX Cancer Research/Genetic Counselling Society, Malaysia)

Narazah Yussof (Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia)

Juan Carlos Zenteno (Hospital General de México, Mexico)

The HUGO Education Committee organises different sub-committees comprising members with a specific interest. It will be individually led or jointly led with another member of the sub-committee.

1. Genomic technologies including genome sequencing
2. Variant interpretation and genome databases
3. Computational genetics and genomics including bioinformatics
4. Clinical genomics and genomic medicine
5. Genomic education for lay people and the general public

Aim

“Develop, design, and guide the diverse global community in human genomic education and training”

 

 

Objectives

• Courses and seminars incorporating new knowledge and advances in genome science and technology.
• Aiming to incorporate and enhance skills and competencies across worldwide diagnostic genomic laboratories.
• Develop mechanisms for delivering integrated and comprehensive genomic education and training programs employing ‘state of the art’ digital and artificial intelligence methods.
• Emphasise and enhance skills and competencies required for specific sectors: for example laboratory genomics, computational genomics and clinical genomics.
• Explore and liaise with current global genomic educational and training activities and programs
• Identify, and develop excellent working relationships with, national and international human genetic and genomic organizations and institutions: for example ASHG, ACMGG, ESHG, BSGM, NHGRI, SIAMG, APHG, AGSHG, H3Africa and Country Nodes of the Human Variome Project extending to Latin America.
• Design and implement genomic education teaching and training for students/ trainees, non-genetic physicians and healthcare professionals, the general public and continued adult education.
• Explore and develop courses/ guidance related to bioinformatics, digital and artificial intelligence in diverse human genomic applications.
• Identify and develop close links with established course leaders and teachers, for example the Harbor Genetics Course, European Certificate in Medical Genetics and Genomics (ECMGG), Masters Genetic Counselling Programs (UK, USA, Canada, South Africa, Australia, India, Philippines etc.) and many other courses and degree programs.
• Identify and support human genomic education and training targeted at specific areas and gaps in developing and under-resourced nations.