Victoria Kasprowicz

Our recent publication on the benefits of African-led scientific capacity building bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… @SANTHEafrica @AASciences @Afroscientist @Thumbi_Ndungu

For all those wondering about the next @H3ABioNet Introduction to Bioinformatics course, applications for participants are now open, follow the links below!

12 Remarkable African life scientists share their stories in this inspirational book, authored by @tabithamwangi working with the #KWTRP Schools engagement team & supported by @Wellcome. It is a delight that we got to launch the book with young people. shorturl.at/bgouH

Great opportunity for early-career researchers!

Congratulations Dr Mkhize!

One of our students, Zakithi Mkhize has been awarded her PhD degree. Congratulations to Dr Zakithi Mkhize, and her supervisor, Dr Paradise Madlala, on this fantastic achievement! #hpp #PhDCompleted @Zakkie_M

‘Decentralising editorial boards, addressing the language bias towards English and establishing independent regional-level citation databases can contribute to improving the quality and representation of Global South journals.’ 📣 New Commentary ➡️ gh.bmj.com/content/8/12/e…

For self-reliance in transformative health solutions, #Africa needs to nurture & harness promising talent to build strong #science & #technology. At the core is establishment of high quality graduate & postgraduate #researchtraining schemes as advanced by @IDeAL_KEMRI_WT in 🇰🇪

Bio-Imaging Training!!!! Apply for the upcoming training. Apply using the link wambian.org/courses/bio-im… by 10 December. It is residential!!!! @KEMRI_Wellcome @IDeAL_KEMRI_WT @acegid @wacci_gh @UCCGH_Official @VOICE_of_KNUST

🌍 Join us this Friday, for an insightful #CPHIA2023 virtual side event on #pandemicpreparedness in Africa! Explore #clinicaltrials, #AIpolicy, and open #DataScience perspectives. 🕛 12:00 - 14:00 (CAT). Register now 🔗 bit.ly/3R8nEez

KINGS OF RUGBY 🇿🇦 #RWC2023 | #RWCFinal

Never in a Rugby World Cup tournament has any team had to travel on such a difficult road as the @Springboks team of 2023, having beaten the top-ranking rugby teams in the world to reach this final. I spoke to the boys earlier today and informed them of the 62 million people back home joined by T he entire African continent who are rooting for them and who will stand behind them throughout the final. The boys are determined and are fully driven by your support. We are bringing the cup home. #GoBokke #StrongerTogether

❓How do we make science more inclusive? ✅Join this @SANTHEafrica workshop exploring challenges & solutions for diversity, equity & inclusivity in science in Africa. ➡️ register here: zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Join us as we discuss innovative solutions for mitigating the impact of climate on health and how to tackle climate amplified diseases and epidemics. @climade_health @WHOBotswana @AidsHarvard @_DASonline @ceri_news @SANTHEafrica @MoHWBotswana @UBBotswana

Read this article sharing #SANTHE Programme Director @Thumbi_Ndungu's thoughts on HIV cure: stories.gilead.com/articles/thumb… #HIVcure @GileadSciences @AHRI_News @SciforAfrica @gatesfoundation

Proud to share that AHRI's director for basic & translational science Prof @Thumbi_Ndungu is the 2023 recipient of the KT Jeang Retrovirology prize, for his outstanding work on HIV in Africa. @BioMedCentral Retrovirology editorial is here ➡️ retrovirology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… @SANTHEafrica

The AfOx KTPS fellowship provides 4-year funding for stipend, tuition, lab expenses, training, and conference travel. It includes a yearly return flight to Africa, mentoring, social activities, and partnerships with colleges. More at ow.ly/KYhW50PWZYF

It is a vibrant start to launch of SubSaharan Africa Consortium for Advanced Biostatistics phase2. In phase 1 SSACAB trained >100 masters and 27 PhDs in biostats @SSACABDeltas @SciforAfrica @FCDOGovUK @wellcometrust @KEMRI_Wellcome

.@Karl_Lauterbach laments that we are wasting time to invest to prevent future pandemics now, which would be cheaper than mounting a global response. Country ownership of global health institutions is key. #WHS2023

Target Malaria has created educational materials to help communicate about #malaria!🦟 On our website, you can find the new version of our comic book, the card game and colouring book! See them here⬇️ targetmalaria.org/why-malaria-ma…

Jerry Coovadia remembered - a champion of science, children and compassionate public health theconversation.com/jerry-coovadia… via @TC_Africa