Scaling Up advanced genomics and bioinformatics Research traininG in pEdiatric HIV/AIDS in Uganda - SURGE
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Funding Fogarty Program
HIV-associated Noncommunicable Diseases Research at LMIC Institutions
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
Scaling Up advanced genomics and bioinformatics Research traininG in pEdiatric HIV/AIDS in Uganda - SURGE
Principal Institution
Makerere University College of Health Sciences
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Kyobe, Samuel; Jjingo, Daudi; Mardon, Graeme
Project Contact Information
Email:
samuelkyobe@gmail.com
Year(s) Awarded
2025-2030
Country
Uganda
Collaborators
Baylor College of Medicine
Project Description
Sub Saharan Africa faces a disproportionally large number of children infected HIV with a significant burden of morbidity and mortality in the first year of life. Genomics and bioinformatics offers an opportunity to develop novel strategic for control of the epidemic. Consequently, HIV research training in genomics and bioinformatics is warranted to increase high impact HIV research capacity in Uganda.
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