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West African Center of Excellence for Global Health Bioinformatics Research Training

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

Bioinformatics

Project Information in NIH RePORTER

West African Center of Excellence for Global Health Bioinformatics Research Training

Principal Institution

University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako

Principal Investigator(s) (PI)

Doumbia, Seydou; Shaffer, Jeffrey G

Project Contact Information

Email: sdoumbi@gmail.com

Year(s) Awarded

2017-2026

Country

Mali

NIH Partners

OD/NIH

Project Description

This Bioinformatics research-training program aims to strengthen the capacity of masters and doctoral-level training program at NIAID-University of Bamako's African Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics in Mali. The training grant will address the need for bioinformatics and genomics research expertise in existing research programs and will result in sustainable center of bioinformatics research training relevant to global health research for the African countries.

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