I'm a clinical scientist and genome analyst at Vancouver General Hospital with a PhD in Genome Science and Technology from the University of British Columbia (UBC). I also have a clinical faculty appointment with the UBC Faculty of Medicine as a clinical instructor. My scientific interests include cancer genomics, genetic sequencing and bioinformatics.

African genomes: from disparity to diversity

The under- and misrepresentation of African genomes

Posted on November 5, 2022

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African genomes are both under- and misrepresented in sequencing studies and genomic databases worldwide. This has huge implications for how equitable precision medicine research is. Our ability to identify specific clinical biomarkers and prescribe drugs to treat a patient based on their genetic makeup is directly dependent on the size... [Read More]
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