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Computational Omics and Biomedical Informatics Program (COBIP)

The following grant was awarded by, is supported by, is administered by or is in partnership with the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Funding Fogarty Program

Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa)

Project Information in NIH RePORTER

Computational Omics and Biomedical Informatics Program (COBIP)

Principal Institution

University of Cape Town, South Africa

Principal Investigator(s) (PI)

Bendou, Hocine; Hersh, William R; Mulder, Nicola; Mutsvangwa, Tinashe Ernest Muzvidzwa

Project Contact Information

Email: hocine.bendou@uct.ac.za

Year(s) Awarded

2021-2026

Country

South Africa

Collaborators

Oregon Health & Science University

NIH Partners

NHGRI, NIBIB

Project Description

For this research training program, the University of Cape Town will partner with Oregon Health & Science University to provide interdisciplinary training opportunities to develop the next generation of researchers working on aspects of fundamental data science, computational omics, and imaging data science. The training program will place strong emphasis on training graduate students and faculty from participating African institutions, through a combination of in-person and online teaching, research projects, and internships to foster biomedical data science research that will build critical capacity in data science and drive the development of innovative solutions to African health challenges.

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