UK-India Genomic Medicine Alliance (UKIGMA)

The Genomic Medicine Foundation (UK) is a registered non-profit corporate organization providing up-to-date and evidence-based information on all aspects of OMICS and Genomics relevant to the contemporary practice in clinical and preventive medicine and healthcare. The Foundation undertakes a number of professional activities including publishing books & journals, organizing dedicated educational conferences, seminars, and symposia on genetics & genomics, advice and consultancy on genomic research projects, and providing information to the lay public, and press, and media. The Foundation shares its objectives and works in partnership with several international genomics and biotechnological organizations for improving global health and enhancing the socio-economic progress in many developing and less developed nations.

The Alliance is actively involved in pursuing collaborative programs and projects in the following key sectors

• Genetic and Genomic Education
• Birth defects (Congenital Anomalies)
• Rare genetic diseases
• Cancer genetics and genomics
• Cardiovascular genetics and genomics
• Neurological and psychiatric genetics and genomics
• Genetic and genomics of eye diseases
• Genetic and genomics of kidney diseases
• Infectious diseases (tuberculosis, malaria, dengue, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, COVID-19, and others)
• Adult metabolic diseases (obesity, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus)
• Genome laboratory technologies (chromosomal microarray analysis, next-generation sequencing, whole-exome/genome sequencing, bioinformatics)
• Ethical, legal, and social issues (ELSI) in genomic medicine and healthcare
• Genomic and Precision Medicine