Researcher stories

Read more about the researchers we support and their research projects here.

Developing better treatments for tuberculosis - Dr Leopold Tientcheu

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Harnessing health data to support practice and policy - Dr Barbara Burmen

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How could building design influence the spread of infectious disease? - Dr Oluwafemi Akande

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Improving care for mothers and new-born children - Dr Pauline Bakibinga

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Improving HIV testing - Dr Joseph Matovu

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Improving malnutrition science - Dr Martha Mwangome

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Pinpointing risk for HIV infection - Dr Zachary Kwena

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Tackling depression in Nigeria - Dr Akin Ojagbemi

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Targeting mosquito DNA to fight malaria - Dr El Hadji Amadou Niang

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LSHTM Professional Diploma in Tropical Nursing (PDTN)

The LSHTM is encouraging MRCG and collaborating Gambia government candidates to apply. Application deadline 2 June 2021.
Women in Research Essential Grant Writing Skills Workshop - September/October 2021

AREF is calling for applications from women who are emerging biomedical/health researchers in Sub-Saharan Africa to participate in its Essential Grant Writing Skills Workshop.
L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science 2022 International Awards - Call for Nomination

The 2022 Awards will designate five outstanding researchers in Life and Environmental Sciences, each working in one of the following regions: Africa and the Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America. Deadline 31 May 2021
The World Academy of Sciences - Seed Grant for New African Principal Investigators (SG-NAPI)

The Seed Grant for New African Principal Investigators (SG-NAPI) aims to support early-career scientists in Sub-Saharan Africa, with particular emphasis on Least Developed Countries (LDCs). Deadline 27 July 2021.

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Women in Research Essential Grant Writing Skills Workshop - September/October 2021

AREF is calling for applications from women who are emerging biomedical/health researchers in Sub-Saharan Africa to participate in its Essential Grant Writing Skills Workshop.
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