East African Regional Workshop

Since 2002, an international collaboration of scientists from SBRI, the University of Washington, Sokoine University of Agriculture, University of Dar es Salaam and other organizations have led the East African Regional Workshop, which emphasizes intensive hands-on training in order to help young scientists develop new research and laboratory skills. The Workshop is supported by grants to Patrick Duffy and Ken Stuart from the Fogarty International Center at the National Institutes of Health.

The two-weeklong course features faculty from around the world who lead the workshop for young East African students and scientists interested in basic and applied research on protozoan pathogens, including malaria, African trypanosomes and Leishmania. Areas covered include:

• Antigen Discovery and Validation

• Bioinformatics

• Live and Attenuated Parasite Vaccines

• Clinical Trials of Vaccines

• Proposal Writing 

• Good Clinical Practice

• Research Ethics 

• Immunology and Molecular Biology Assays

The workshop emphasizes student participation through symposia, poster sessions, roundtable discussions, hands-on laboratory sessions and informal interactions. 

For information on the 2008 Workshop, please click here.

The workshop organizers hope to generate interest in parasitic diseases research, to promote networks of East African and international scientists and students, and to identify graduate students and young scientists who may be interested in graduate or postdoctoral training at research facilities in East Africa or overseas.

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