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BioStruct-Africa

@BiostructA

Empowering African Scientists through Structural Biology knowledge transfer and mentoring.

Stockholm, Sweden Katılım Ekim 2018
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Faith Osier
Faith Osier@FaithOsier·
Over the moon to see the BRAINS project take off at Strathmore University… supporting masters and PhD students from Morocco, Tunisia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya and Soutj Africa… Thanks to strathmore, Bernhards &Florence for their leadership 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾😎😎😎😎@Inst_Infection @ImperialSci
Strathmore University@StrathU

We were joined virtually by Prof. @FaithOsier, the initiator of BRAINS and an award-winning African immunologist, paediatrician and educator. She provided an overview of the inception of BRAINS and why the program, which is funded by @EUinKenya, is so important for Africa.

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BioStruct-Africa, Dr. Nji, & researchers in Sweden & USA have been awarded another network grant to build structural biology capacity in Africa and support structure-based drug designed against malaria by Formas, a Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development. @DakTraore
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BioStruct-Africa, Dr. Nji, and researchers in Sweden and USA have been awarded a network grant to build structural biology capacity in Africa and support structure-based drug designed against malaria by the Swedish Research Council. @DakTraore
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Dr Daouda Traore (Co-Founder of BioStruct-Africa) and Scientists from the Executive Committee of the African Light Source Foundation discuss work towards building an advanced light source in Africa, and what remains to be done. Read the full paper in: nature.com/articles/s4225…
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Utilizing a combination of cryo-EM and transport assays, our CEO (Dr. Emmanuel Nji) and researchers in France elucidate the molecular mechanisms important to brain and placenta development and function. Read the full paper at: nature.com/articles/s4159…
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Happy to see that our research is of great value to the scientific community
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Faith Osier
Faith Osier@FaithOsier·
What an absolute honor! ☺️☺️☺️ Delighted to serve and to re-ignite my passion to #MakeMalariaHistory through effective vaccination @Inst_Infection @ImperialSci @ImperialMed @iuis_online @FAISAfrica @imperialcollege
Imperial Science@ImperialSci

Leading Kenyan #malaria researcher Prof @FaithOsier joins our Department of Life Sciences & is appointed Co-Director @Inst_Infection. "I feel the urgency with dealing with these [infectious disease] problems because I have experienced them up close": imperial.ac.uk/news/236815/pr…

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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf@MaEllenSirleaf·
On #WorldMalariaDay let us remember that 95% of malaria cases are in sub-Saharan Africa. We must not take our foot off the gas in the fight to prevent and treat #Malaria. We need more investments & innovations to tackle this crisis that disproportionately affects Africa.
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Faith Osier
Faith Osier@FaithOsier·
Crystals grown by vapor diffusion & X-ray/Cro-EM data collected remotely @ESRF ⁦@BiostructA⁩ course in Bamako! 👩🏾‍🎓African female scientists on the charge 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾 Thanks to Company of Biologists, @Royal Society of Chemistry, ⁦@IUCr⁩, ⁦@MrtcParasito⁩ #YesSheCan
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Where: Bamako, Mali at the Malaria Research and Training Centre (MRTC) Date: 25-28 April 2022 Organizer: BioStruct-Africa (biostructafrica.org) Malaria Research and Training Centre, Bamako, Mali.
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Hands-on training in structural biology, a tool for sustainable development in Africa: series 4
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