TrypanoGEN+

TrypanoGEN+ was funded by Science for Africa Foundation and Wellcome. We are grateful! 🥳🎉🎓🎉👩🏽‍🎓🎉 👨🏽‍🎓🥳#TrypanoGEN+ #PhDFellows #Graduation @wellcometrust @SciforAfrica @MacLeod_Group @Makerere @H3Africa 4/4

Dr. Harriet Nankya dissected the ethics of genetics and genomics research in Uganda. #TrypanoGEN+ #PhDFellows #Graduation @wellcometrust @SciforAfrica @MacLeod_Group @Makerere @H3Africa 3/4

Dr. J Namulondo & Dr. P Nambala investigated host & parasite genetics in relation to Schistosomiasis & Human African Trypanosomiasis infection outcomes, respectively. Congratulations! #TrypanoGEN+ #PhDFellows #Graduation @wellcometrust @SciforAfrica @MacLeod_Group @Makerere 2/4

Three TrypanoGEN+ fellows have this week obtained PhDs from Makerere University. We are pleased to introduce Dr Joyce Namulondo, Dr Harriet Nankya & Dr Peter Nambala. 🥳👨🏽‍🎓👩🏽‍🎓 #TrypanoGEN+ #PhDFellows #Graduation @wellcometrust @SciforAfrica @MacLeod_Group @Makerere @H3Africa 1/4

@CFCBellarm @Jemba_Katwere Where is that 30m house?

@Jemba_Katwere I graduated before Covid

How to identify Covid graduate.

TrypanoGEN+ PhD fellows @JoyceNamulondo and @nambala_peter at #ICHG2023 where they will be presenting their exciting research. #Genetics #Bioinformatics

The @H3ABioNet 10 year symposium today has celebrated our achievements over a decade. Lovely to see everyone here together again in Cape Town #H3ABioNet10YearImpact

Persistently High Incidences of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense Sleeping Sickness With Contrasting Focus-Dependent Clinical Phenotypes in Malawi: Nambala et al 2022 frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… @MakCOVAB @MakCoNAS @KUHeS_mw @MlwTrust @UofGlasgow @wellcometrust @AASciences @H3Africa

High prevalence of S. mansoni infection in communities along the Albert-Nile, Northern Uganda calls for more frequent mass drug administration: Mulindwa et al, July 2022 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35895705/ @MakCoNAS @MakCOVAB @UofGlasgow @wellcometrust @AASciences @MRC_Uganda @Makerere

@ThankGod_Ebenez @DAISEA_AfricaBP @embl Very good news!

"The African BioGenome Project @DAISEA_AfricaBP and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory @embl have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to support each other in building genomics and bioinformatics capacity across Africa". ebi.ac.uk/about/news/ann…

H3Africa 19th Consortium Meeting; Abuja: Plenary Sessions DAY2 youtu.be/D1Z18oFe6vo via @YouTube

Congratulations to our Director, Prof Özlem (@tastanbishop ), for being awarded the Silver Medal from South African Society for Bioinformatics (SASBi) on its 10th anniversary. @Rhodes_Uni

Training Workshop on Parasite Genetics of NTDs at Dept of Biochemistry (CONAS) MUK & UVRI, Ebb, 9-13th May 2022. Organised by TrypanoGEN+ project @Mubcs1 @MakCoNAS @MakCOVAB @MRC_Uganda @ABU_gist @ACENTDFB @WHO @H3Africa @UofGlasgow @Makerere @AESA_Africa @AASciences