VAnguard aims to strengthen collaborations between national and international stakeholders in the identification of social and biological factors that impair vaccine impact in African communities; to develop integrated strategies to optimize vaccine impact in Kenya and Uganda.

We have extended the application window for the POSSIBLE-Africa Fellowship Programme to 13 January 2023 to allow all potential applicants to participate. For more details visit 🔗 buff.ly/3Te8T82

MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit commemorates the #IDD2022

It was an honor having Professor Liam Smeeth, the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine director, attending the OBUNTU BULAMU facilitators evaluation meeting today. #lshtm

Calling all early career #African researchers to submit proposals for the GSK Africa Open Lab on #InfectiousDiseases. Each award is up to £75,000 plus mentoring, scientific and technical support Applications close 17 Feb 2023. More info: 👉🏾 gsk.com/en-gb/responsi… #BeatNTDs

Congratulations Prof Pontiano!

GOOD NEWS! 🥳 Today, #Uganda 🇺🇬 declared the end of the Sudan #Ebola virus outbreak that erupted less than 4 months ago in the central Mubende district! Congratulations to national health authorities, health workers and the people of Uganda! 👉🏿 ow.ly/85Ii50MnqL4

#WomenInScienceDay We celebrate PROSSY KABUUBI our laboratory technologist with over 10 years in #schistosomiasis research. Her lab work involves schistosomiasis diagnosis using various techniques i.e. Kato katz, urine CCA, PCR & CAA. She also has expertise in malacological work

Great job! Thank you everyone!

We congratulate our PhD student Emmanuella Driciru for being awarded Best poster presentation at the 🇺🇬 Schistosomiasis Symposium

📢#Call for Applications for our Essential Skills Grant Writing Programme for early-career African #researchers is now open for June 2023 intakes! We provide practical tips & support for writing grant proposals Read our guidance & apply by March 31st 👇🏿 bit.ly/3KRgOaJ

📝 TWAS opportunities for developing world scientists are currently available on the TWAS deadlines listing! And more calls for applications will be made throughout the remainder of this year. twas.org/opportunities/…

Exciting!!

The Crick Africa Network (CAN) is offering African Career Acceleration Fellowships supported by LifeArc for early-career biomedical scientists to develop translational scientific programmes and become independent scientists. Apply. crick.ac.uk/research/resea…

Exceptional opportunity to learn about immunobiology of parasites and other pathogens and also grant writing, science communication and mentoring from the best in the world. Amazing venue KEMRI-Wellcome too. What’s not to like?!

Researchers from LUMC Parasitology with colleagues from institutions in the Global South have published in Nature Rev Immunol on the problem of poor vaccine responses in low and middle income countries (LMICs)

The results from the single-sex female-only controlled human Schistosoma infection study are out and available below! 🪱 #schistosomiasis #NTDs thelancet.com/journals/ebiom…

Our latest blog gives a glimpse into the heart of biomedical research: participant recruitment on the shores of lake Albert Click the link below👇 to enjoy the read! muii.org.ug/usmrc/a-glimps…

The Disability Research Group is representing the Unit at the the AfriNEAD conference in Cape Town South Africa. The team led by femkembazzi will be sharing key insights on why youth with disabilities should be included in research.

Application deadline: January 26, 2024. Please share widely! Apply now: bit.ly/3S3eBuN #AfricanResearchleaders #DELTASAfricaII