Mallex Shipanga
The Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) will host ConGen Global 2025 at its research centre in Otjiwarongo from 5 to 15 January.
The nine-day conference centres around the most recent advances in conservation genetics, particularly the use of genomic technologies to conserve biodiversity.
Participants of the conference will learn the latest applications, interpretations, and methods of molecular genetic analyses for the conservation of endangered species.
According to the organisers, the course will host 25 to 30 students, with emphasis on students from African countries as well as 15 to 20 faculty from around the world.
Lessons will be learnt through a combination of discussions, hands-on training, and lectures.
ConGen 2025 will feature more than 15 internationally renowned scientists such as Dr. Stephen J. O’Brien, ConGen’s Director.
“We began the course to help fulfil the desire and commitment of young genetics scientists with hopes of contributing to the conservation of endangered species through state-of-the-art scientific advances,” O’Brien said.
The host committee will be led by the CCF’s Director of Animal Health and Research, Dr Anne Schmidt Kuentzel, and the CCF’s founder and executive director, Dr Laurie Marker.
