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Vanderbilt-Nigeria Research Ethics Training Program (V-NET)

The following grant was awarded by, is supported by, is administered by or is in partnership with the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Funding Fogarty Program

Bioethics

Project Information in NIH RePORTER

Vanderbilt-Nigeria Research Ethics Training Program (V-NET)

Principal Institution

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Principal Investigator(s) (PI)

Aliyu, Muktar Hassan; Gordon, Elisa J; Iliyasu, Zubairu

Project Contact Information

Email: muktar.aliyu@vumc.org

Year(s) Awarded

2024–2029

Country

Nigeria

Collaborators

Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital/Bayero University Kano

NIH Partners

NIAID; NHGRI

Project Description

The Vanderbilt-Nigeria Research Ethics Training Program (V-NET) will develop a new master of science degree program in research ethics at Bayero University Kano that involves didactic courses in addition to skills development, mentoring, and practicum experiences to build capacity for the ethical design, conduct, and oversight of genetic and genomic research in Nigeria.

Through a series of collaborative educational efforts at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital/Bayero University Kano and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, V-NET will create a cadre of academics, researchers, health professionals and institutional review board members who will provide future leadership in the ethical design and review of research in the rapidly developing field of genetic and genomic research in Nigeria.

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