Are we ready for today's session? At 12:00PM CAT/10:00AM GMT we have Conversations with Shumi Chimombe "How to communicate your research in the mainstream media and social media" #The18thH3AfricaConsortiumMeeting

#The18thH3AfricaConsortiumMeeting Session 5: Poster Speed Presentations. Join to support our fellows.

Congratulations to our Director, Prof Özlem (Ozlem Tastan Bishop ), for being awarded the Silver Medal from South African Society for Bioinformatics (SASBi) on its 10th anniversary. Rhodes University

Training Workshop on Parasite Genetics of NTDs at Dept of Biochemistry (CONAS) MUK & UVRI, Ebb, 9-13th May 2022. Organised by TrypanoGEN+ project Makerere University Biochemistry Society (MUBcS) Makerere University College of Natural Sciences COVAB - Makerere University MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit A.B.U.Zaria ACE-Neglected Tropical Diseases & Forensic Biotech World Health Organization (WHO) Human Heredity and Health in Africa University of Glasgow Makerere University AESA African Academy of Sciences

H3Africa 19th Consortium Meeting; Abuja: Plenary Sessions DAY2 youtu.be/D1Z18oFe6vo via YouTube

High prevalence of S. mansoni infection in communities along the Albert-Nile, Northern Uganda calls for more frequent mass drug administration: Mulindwa et al, July 2022 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35895705/ Makerere University College of Natural Sciences COVAB - Makerere University University of Glasgow Wellcome African Academy of Sciences MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit Makerere University

Persistently High Incidences of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense Sleeping Sickness With Contrasting Focus-Dependent Clinical Phenotypes in Malawi: Nambala et al 2022 frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… COVAB - Makerere University Makerere University College of Natural Sciences Kamuzu University of Health Sciences @MlwTrust University of Glasgow Wellcome African Academy of Sciences Human Heredity and Health in Africa

The H3ABioNet 10 year symposium today has celebrated our achievements over a decade. Lovely to see everyone here together again in Cape Town #H3ABioNet10YearImpact

TrypanoGEN+ PhD fellows C_Joyce and Peter Nambala at #ICHG2023 where they will be presenting their exciting research. #Genetics #Bioinformatics

ICHG 2023 Cape Town

Three TrypanoGEN+ fellows have this week obtained PhDs from Makerere University. We are pleased to introduce Dr Joyce Namulondo, Dr Harriet Nankya & Dr Peter Nambala. 🥳👨🏽‍🎓👩🏽‍🎓 #TrypanoGEN+ #PhDFellows #Graduation Wellcome Science for Africa Foundation Annette Macleod Lab Makerere University Human Heredity and Health in Africa 1/4

Dr. J Namulondo & Dr. P Nambala investigated host & parasite genetics in relation to Schistosomiasis & Human African Trypanosomiasis infection outcomes, respectively. Congratulations! #TrypanoGEN+ #PhDFellows #Graduation Wellcome Science for Africa Foundation Annette Macleod Lab Makerere University 2/4

Dr. Harriet Nankya dissected the ethics of genetics and genomics research in Uganda. #TrypanoGEN+ #PhDFellows #Graduation Wellcome Science for Africa Foundation Annette Macleod Lab Makerere University Human Heredity and Health in Africa 3/4

TrypanoGEN+ was funded by Science for Africa Foundation and Wellcome. We are grateful! 🥳🎉🎓🎉👩🏽‍🎓🎉 👨🏽‍🎓🥳#TrypanoGEN+ #PhDFellows #Graduation Wellcome Science for Africa Foundation Annette Macleod Lab Makerere University Human Heredity and Health in Africa 4/4