Support for Vector Biology Training for Sustainable Control of Vector Borne diseases in East Africa
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
Global Infectious Diseases (GID)
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
Support for Vector Biology Training for Sustainable Control of Vector Borne diseases in East Africa
Principal Institution
Biotechnology Research Institute - KALRO
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Mireji, Paul O; Aksoy, Serap
Project Contact Information
Email:
mireji.paul@gmail.com
Year(s) Awarded
2023-2027
Country
Kenya; Tanzania; Uganda
Collaborators
Yale School of Public Health (YSPH)
Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)
Gulu University (GU)
Vector and Vector-Borne Diseases Institute (VVBDI)
NIH Partners
NIAID
Project Description
Research is needed to develop effective responses to vector-borne neglected tropical diseases in sub-Saharan Africa. This program will allow scientists from East Africa—Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organization (BioRI-KALRO), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) in Kenya and Gulu University in Uganda—and their Yale University collaborators, to train early career scientists in fundamental principles of vector biology and vector borne diseases and in new and emerging translational technologies for vector control. This program contains a mix of postdoctoral training for junior academicians/practitioners and thematic workshops and courses to enhance research capacity in vector biology and advance enhance vector control.
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