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Anne Muigai, Prof.
Co-Chair | Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya

I am a molecular population geneticist with over 17 years of experience in research, academic and administrative management in the Kenyan public university sector. I am currently a Professor of Genetics at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Kenya. 

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ThankGod Ebenezer, Dr.
Co-Chair (Diaspora) | European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), UK

ThankGod Ebenezer is the Global Engagement Manager for EMBL-EBI Data Services at the EMBL-European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), UK, where his role focuses on exploring new approaches, data, metadata, functions, services, and potential uses of open data in low-resource settings.

Julian Osuji, Prof.
Co-Chair | University of PortHarcourt, Nigeria

Julian Osuji currently works at the Department of Plant Science & Biotechnology, University of Port Harcourt. Julian does research in Molecular Biology, Botany and Genetics. Their current project is 'Epigenetics, Molecular Genetics and Germplasm Characterization of Aroids'.

Bouabid Badaoui, Prof.
Chair | Mohammed V University, Morocco

I am a specialist in Genetics/Genomics, Bioinformatics and Data Analysis and my research focuses mainly on genetic diversity and phenotype-genotype interactions in different areas of biology. My research interests include Biostatistics tools development, Computational biology and Quantitative genetics.

Craig Kinnear, Prof.
Co-Chair | South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), South Africa

Craig Kinnear is a Professor of Human Genetics at Stellenbosch University and the Director of the South African Medical Research Council Genomics Platform. His work focuses on using "omics" to understand human and animal susceptibility to infectious disease.

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