Weekly round-up #46
Weekly round-up #46
It has been a busy week for the VALIDATE Network, so first we would like to welcome some new members:
New Investigators: Dr Monde Muyoyeta (CIDRZ, Zambia), Dr Hyejon Lee (International Tuberculosis Research Centre, South Korea); Professor Vijay Prajapati (Central University of Rajasthan, India)
New Associates: Dr Rajiv Kumar (Banaras Hindu University, India); Dr Yiltawe Wungak (National Veterinary Research Institute, Nigeria); Dr Kushboo Borah (University of Surrey, UK)
New Affiliates: Shintouo Cabirou (University of Buea, Cameroon); Daniel Tapia (University of Texas Medical Branch, USA); Yemisi Obafemi (Covenant University, Nigeria); Olugbenga Taiwo (Covenant University, Nigeria); Dr Erni Nelwan (Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia); Van Le Hong (OU Clinical Research Unit, Vietnam); Emmaculate Ntang (University of Buea, Cameroon); Hannatu Abubakar Sani (Kebbi State University of Science and Technology), Patpong Rongkard (Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Thailand and University of Oxford, UK)
You can read all about their research interests in our members' directory.
In other news this week:
Our Network Manager Samantha Vermaak attended the 9th EDCTP Forum last week, where she gave a talk in the Vaccines for Neglected Diseases session about the VALIDATE Network and our connected approach to expediting vaccine R&D for tuberculosis, leishmaniasis, leprosy and melioidosis. There were many interesting speakers and talks at the Forum, as well as the official launch of the TB Vaccine Development Pathway website developed by TBVI, Aeras and other stakeholders. This will be a very useful tool for our community, so do take a look at the website.
We also joined our sister network IMPRINT's 2nd Annual Meeting in Kingston upon Thames, UK on Tuesday 25 September where Sam gave another presentation outlining VALIDATE's remit, aims and the benefits of VALIDATE membership.
