The Civic Center, Lagos Address: Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue, Opposite 1004, Victoria Island

The Conference Thematic Areas are as follows:

(1) The potential of Synthetic Biology in revolutionizing modern medicine in Africa with the following sub-themes: 

• Synthetic biology prospect and challenges in Africa
• Application of Synthetic biology in healthcare delivery in Africa
• Addressing Synthetic biology research gap in Africa d. Ethics and Regulations of synthetic biology in Africa

(2) Addressing the challenge of dual use research in Africa with the following subthemes:

• Bioethics in Africa
• Ethical/Regulatory Issues specifically for Africa in relation to dual use research
• Laboratory biosecurity and biosafety
• International biosecurity Conventions: Biological Weapons Convention and United Nations 1540 Security Council Resolution

(3) Mitigating biological threats in Africa using emerging biotechnology with the following sub-themes: 

• CRISPR/CAS9 Technology
• genomics for the management of infectious diseases and epidemics
• Perspective on Genetically modified Organisms

(4)  Maximizing Bioeconomy in Africa with the following sub-themes: 

• developing policies and strategies to enhance bioeconomy in Africa
• maximizing emerging biotechnologies to stimulate industrial and economic growth in Africa

(5) Emerging Infectious Diseases as an accelerating phenomenon with the following subthemes:

• One Health
• Emerging infectious disease response in Africa
• Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR).
• Clinical trials
• Infectious disease burden and trends across Africa (Ebola, Lassa, MERS, Yellow Fever,

Pandemic Influenza) (6) Importance of Data in enhancing health security with the following sub-themes: 

• Data generation and use during health emergencies
• Understanding the fifth industrial revolution
• Data ethics and governance
• Computational biology
• Artificial Intelligence in healthcare delivery

(7) Biobanking infrastructure, with the following sub-themes:

• Biobank project across Africa
• Minimum characteristics to establish a Biobanking for EID (Emerging Infectious Disease) specimens in Africa
• The economics of biobanking
• Biobanking Networks (H3Afica, etc.) and societies (ISBER, ESBB, BBMRI, etc.).

(8) The Cultural, Anthropological, Social and Economic Impact of Emerging Infectious  Diseases (CASE), with the following sub-themes:

• African cultural practices and management of biosecurity threats
• Community engagement in the fight against emerging infectious diseases
• Ethics and the management of EIDs in Africa
• Contextualizing policy approaches and intervention strategies to fit local responses to biosecurity threats in Africa

(9) Other emerging issues with the following sub-themes:

• Climate change and biosecurity threats in Africa
• Harnessing the digital revolution and digital platforms to advance biosecurity in Africa

Guidelines for Abstract Submission   A 200-300 word electronic abstract must be submitted latest by 30^th of June, 2023. Kindly submit your abstract to bobadoyed@getafrica.org. Specify platform or poster presentation preference. You will be notified of the fate of your submission by 30^th of July 2023.   Important Dates to note:

• Abstract submission due: May June 2023.
• Abstract acceptance notifications: July 30, 2023.

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