Free webinar series
Join us in our webinar series to learn more about the goals of ASDCG.
| Date and Time | Speaker | Topic | Registration link/ Video Link |
| 28 March 2024 SAST (GMT+2) | Professor Manogari Chetty | Evidence-based dental practice requires the development of the dentist-scientist workforce in Africa. | |
| 25 April 2024 | Dr. Imaan Roomaney | Unlocking insights from dental anomalies in understanding genetic conditions | https://youtu.be/Bfz92wh3CaI?si=WMwXGqMjEj8yf0VQ |
| 23 May 2024 3 pm SAST (GMT+2) | Dr. Dada Temilola | The role of exosomes as liquid biopsy for oral cancer in Africa. | https://youtu.be/5yJpIM2lh5k?si=0xquQy3dhGbanHOF |
| 27 June 2024 3 pm SAST (GMT+2) | Prof Aziz Butali | Genomics Research and Implementation Science for Orofacial Clefts in Africans: Updates from AfriCRAN | https://youtu.be/-qTIA86FnyA?si=wndN2qcOBxIZtP1q |
| July | Prof Anwar Mall | The Changing Face of the Biological Sciences in the twenty first century | https://youtu.be/SjQChIm9vSI?si=OOvuyzpgnrbh1h2h |
| 22 August 2024 3 pm SAST (GMT+2) | Pertunia Mutheiwana | Adapting the blended learning classroom model for training multiple learner groups in genomic medicine | https://youtu.be/ZVJRz8ykvlk?si=HTqmAb0RAo9AVD8R |
| 26 September 2024 3 pm SAST (GMT+2) | Dr. Janina Kueper | Intersections of Machine Learning and Genetics in Congenital Craniofacial Conditions | https://youtu.be/9rGZQdPhokA?si=ZmJfSfCv6_6_p4-R |
| 24 October 2024 3 pm SAST (GMT+2) | Dr. Salma Kabbashi | The Missing Piece: Decoding Periodontitis Susceptibility | https://youtu.be/6En19Gmz7cM?si=Jcufn2QkiM1RQiu- |
| 23 January 2025 3 pm SAST (GMT+2) | Prof. LORD JEPHTHAH JOOJO GOWANS | Genetic aetiology of syndromic orofacial clefts among Africans | https://youtu.be/phTUia4EFm0?si=XHIToQ1opQtxXRDZ |
| 27 February 2025 3 pm SAST (GMT+2) | Prof. Melvin Ambele | From Genomic Landscapes to Clinical Innovations: Pioneering Diagnostics in Oral Cancer and Beyond | https://youtu.be/AHfbfhR8UR8?si=rLCNCWDZKjwJKHa_ |
| 27 March 2025 | Dr Vicky Nembaware | Curriculum Design: Basic Genomic Medicine Training for Health Care Workers | https://youtu.be/imWoy-Rb8lU?si=X03VzMpY0eV2N91n |
| 24 April 2025 | Emmanuele Aladenika | Investigating the Contributions of Variants in Non-coding Regions to the Aetiology of Non-syndromic Clefts. | |
| 22 May 2025 | Mutiat Afolabi | Law, Ethics and the Genome: Shaping the Future of Dental And Craniofacial Research in Africa | https://youtu.be/FYFYBZ5eH-Q?si=5IcI26wgKQXPmZ0o |
| 25 June 2025 | Dr. Hamilton Ganesan | PacBIO SMRT technology overview | https://youtu.be/u2FUvDmnph8?si=WDVqoIJNfsoLXR2m |
| July 2025 | Dr. Kengne K. Karen | Advancing Genetic Services in African Healthcare: Challenges, Opportunities and Strategic Insights from a Scoping Review | |
| September 2025 | Ms. Malebo Malope | Genetic counselling and psychosocial considerations in the context of craniofacial genetic disorders. | https://youtu.be/6lpFuDyDBp0?si=7sgrNa5hDI6OuiG6 |
| October 2025 | Dr. Janvier Habumugisha | Beyond the Clinic: My Journey Bridging Clinical Orthodontics and Basic Research | https://youtu.be/XpDDMQUNhu8?si=7Lg7vZ2K7WzMp2ZN |
Education and Training Opportunities
Short courses and structured diplomas, master’s, and PhD programs will be available in the future.