Activities
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The APTI is currently soliciting applications for a second cohort of fellows
The African Postdoctoral Training Initiative (APTI) is currently soliciting applications for a second cohort of fellows, with applications due December 1, 2019. APTI is supported by the African Academy of Sciences (AAS), the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to promote the training of early-career African scientists in the field of biomedical research.…
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HLA polymorphism associated with Susceptibility to Tuberculosis in Mali
Dr. Amadou Koné’s presentation at the 12th conference of the African Society of Human Genetics (AfSHG) and the 1st Congress of the Malian Society of Human Genetics (MSHG). Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is a public health problem caused by bacteria from the Mycobacterium (M.) complex of which M. africanum is responsible for cases in Africa. HLA is important in the immune…
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Video: Professor Seydou Doumbia at the official opening of the 12th AfSHG Conference
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Genetic variations in human IL10 proximal promoter and Susceptibility to HIV infection: A pilot study in Mali, West Africa.
During the “Genetics of Infectious Diseases” session of the 12th Conference of the AfSHG and the 1st MSHG, Dr. Djeneba Dabitao, presented the topic: “Genetic variations in human IL10 proximal promoter and Susceptibility to HIV infection: A pilot study in Mali, West Africa”. Background: Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is a key anti-inflammatory cytokine that plays an important role in modulating immune responses…
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Bioinformatics, Genomics Medicine in Africa/Training the next generation of scientists in Africa: Challenges and opportunities
During the seventh session of the 12th conference of the African Society of Human Genetics and the 1st Congress of the Malian Society of Human Genetics, Professor Seydou Doumbia had the honor to present to a hundred participants. His presentation was on the topic: “Bioinformatics, Genomics Medicine in Africa: Challenges and opportunities“. Backgrounds and objectives: Bioinformatics and genomics research have…
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University Diploma in HIV / AIDS: September 2 to 28, 2019, Deadline for submitting applications August 28, 2019
The degree is open to any female or male person of any Nationality committed to the fight against HIV and AIDS in Mali and Africa: General practitioners or specialists of a university of the sub-region Attached is the APPLICATION FILE DU-VIH-2019-PDFDownload
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Do you apply for the ISCB Africa ASBCB 2019 conference taking place in Kumasi, Ghana, from November 11th to 13th?
The African Society for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (ASBCB) and the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) are organizing the ISCB Africa ASBCB 2019 conference(https://www.iscb.org/iscbafrica2019) that will take place in Kumasi, Ghana from November 11th to 13th including a half-day student symposium on the 11th morning. The conference will be followed by several workshops on the 14th and 15th of November.The…
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University Diploma in Retrovirology: The training will take place from 2 to 28 September 2019 at the UCRC / SEREFO Lab
The University of Science, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako (USTTB) through the UCRC / SEREFO Laboratories and the International Center for Excellence in Research (ICER) of the USTTB / NIAID is organizing from 2 to 28 September 2019, a training in University Diploma of Retrovirology. It is in partnership with the West African Network of Excellence for TB, AIDS and…
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Quaterly staff meeting : The UCRC employees meet for a second time
The second quaterly staff meeting was held on friday, July 5, 2019, in the UCRC lab meeting room. Chaired by UCRC Director Prof Seydou Doumbia, with the deputy Director, Prof. Mahamadou Diakité, this meeting which aimed to make contact with new employees, gathered around sixty participants. In his presentation, Prof Doumbia enumerated the different goals of the center. “Develop and…
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Scientific and grant writing workshop from June 24th to 28th, 2019: The list of accepted application
Illustration University Clinical Research Center (UCRC), within its mission to reinforce research capacity, and in collaboration with the USTTB-Johns Hopkins Fogarty Research Training Program (D43) Funded by the National Institutes of Health of the USA, is organizing a scientific and grant writing workshop from June 24th to 28th, 2019, in the conference room of the FMOS deanship. The-list-of-accepted-application-for-Grant-and-Scientific-workshopDownload
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