{"id":186071,"date":"2025-09-27T20:35:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T20:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/186071\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T20:35:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T20:35:07","slug":"wafaa-m-rashed-applications-are-open-for-the-policy-advocacy-in-genetics-and-genomics-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/186071\/","title":{"rendered":"Wafaa M Rashed: Applications are Open for the &#8216;Policy Advocacy in Genetics and Genomics&#8217; Course"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wafaa M Rashed, Chair and Founder of PAPERI (Pan-African PGS Education and Research Initiative), shared a post on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:7377598450663763968\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">LinkedIn<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Africa\u2019s future in genomics will not be left to chance \u2014 it will be forged by courageous young scientists who dare to shape policies for justice and equitable health.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Applications Now Open for the 12th Cohort of the \u2018Policy Advocacy in Genetics and Genomics\u2019 Course<\/p>\n<p>Hosted by the Pan-African PGS Education and Research Initiative (PAPERI)<\/p>\n<p>Open to African and Global Scientists, Advocates, and Professionals<\/p>\n<p>This intensive online course is designed to transform emerging and mid-career leaders into influential policy advocates \u2014 ensuring that African and global voices drive the ethical and equitable integration of genetics and genomics into health systems and research agendas.<\/p>\n<p>What You\u2019ll Gain<\/p>\n<p>Certificate upon completion<br \/>\nFinal policy debate and presentation opportunity<br \/>\nJoin a pan-African and global network of scientists and advocates<br \/>\nPost-course visibility (e.g., blog authorship, engagement opportunities)<\/p>\n<p>Cohort Timeline<\/p>\n<p>Course Start: 09 October 2025<br \/>\nFinal Exam Due: 25 October 2025<br \/>\nFinal Presentations and Debate: 01 November 2025<br \/>\nApplications Open: 27 September 2025<br \/>\nApplication Deadline: 04 October 2025<\/p>\n<p>Who Should Apply?<\/p>\n<p>Young scientists, graduate students, researchers, policymakers, healthcare professionals, bioethicists, and advocates committed to shaping the future of genomics policy in Africa and beyond.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeVIy9ogbV7Utqumd5PeSzOB_-AiEQLmqTq4Rfq0PlIY4Iubw\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Apply Here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Share widely \u2014 let\u2019s build the next generation of African policy champions in genomics!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More posts featuring <a href=\"https:\/\/oncodaily.com\/tag\/wafaa-m-rashed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wafaa M Rashed<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wafaa M Rashed, Chair and Founder of PAPERI (Pan-African PGS Education and Research Initiative), shared a post on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":186072,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[200,79],"class_list":["post-186071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-genetics","tag-genetics","tag-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=186071"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186071\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/186072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=186071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=186071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=186071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}