According to Botswana-Baylor COE Senior Project Coordinator Ed Pettitt, “A ‘genome’ is a human’s entire genetic code - a library of instructions - which determines different aspects of our development and heredity.” Pettitt explains that genomics is a new field of research in Botswana, giving scientists an opportunity to find solutions to human health problems through studying human heredity and genetic traits.

Particular emphasis will be placed on the use of publically available software and resources (such as PLINK, HapMap, and 1000 genomes) and the benefits of collaborative research. Material will be covered by lectures, computational practicals and break-out discussion sessions.

H3Africa directly funds African scientists at African institutions to conduct research on the genomic and environmental bases of health problems of importance in Africa.

The Scientific Committee of Targeting Ebola 2015 invites all academics, researchers and industrials to present their latest innovations and researches in Targeting Infectious Diseases & Ebola Virus.

Community engagement, in broad terms, is a multi-faceted process of working collaboratively with a specific group or groups of people on a shared goal or common interest. In the context of health research, this may involve a range of activities and interactions between researchers and members of communities that are affected by or involved in research (please see H3A Community Engagement Guidelines).

Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme

Six South Africa-based scientists represent Africa on a list of the world’s currently most influential scientific minds.