Interview with MARCAD fellow Dr Drissa Coulibaly awarded IRIDA R01 Fellowship by the NIH/NIAID
Dr Drissa Coulibaly, a MARCAD postdoctoral fellow, has been awarded a grant on International Research in Infectious Diseases including AIDS (IRIDA) R01 by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)/ National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). In this interview, Dr Coulibaly talked about his new five-year grant project, which, according to him, aimed to assess the Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) impact.
How do you feel after being awarded an IRIDA R01 fellowship?
I feel lucky and a bit fear.
Lucky because as a researcher, this is an achievement in my Personal Development Plan. I will set up a team; medical and pharmacy students will work on the project and develop their thesis.
MARCAD postdoctoral fellows Drs Ousmane Sy and Benoît Sessinou Assogba present their research results and discoveries
MARCAD Postdoctoral Fellows, Dr Ousmane Sy and Dr Benoît Sessinou Assogba, have celebrated the World Malaria Day 2021 by presenting some of their recent research results and discoveries made within their MARCAD fellowship. Dr Sy and Dr Assogba have exposed these new data that could support the Malaria elimination during the joint webinar organised on 5th May 2021 by Senegal and The Gambia NMCPs, the University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar, The University of Thies, the MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM, LSHTM Malaria Center and MMV.
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
In line with its mission to contribute to gender equity in the research field, every 11th February, MARCAD celebrates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Initiated by the United Nations, this day aims to promote the access and participation of women and girls in science and to highlight their leading role in scientific and technical circles. On this occasion, our Postdoctoral fellow Dr Aminata Colle Lo, share with us some of her opinions about the challenges scientists women are facing and propose some solutions.
MARCAD Symposium on Fundamental and Applied Research at the University of Yaounde I, Cameroon
MARCAD team at the University of Yaounde held a symposium on Fundamental and Applied Research in the service of malaria control, on December 04th at the premises of the EcoPark, Yaounde/Cameroon.
Contributing to the global efforts of eradicating malaria
Oumou Kalsom Gueye is a PhD Fellow at the Malaria Research Capacity Development Consortium (MARCAD) based at the Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar (UCAD). MARCAD is one of the 11 Developing Excellence, Leadership and Training in Science in Africa (DELTAS Africa) programmes, which funds Africa-based scientists to amplify the development of world-class research and scientific leadership on the continent while strengthening African institutions. DELTAS Africa is implemented through the AESA Platform (Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa), a funding, agenda setting and programme management platform created by the African Academy of Sciences (AAS), the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), founding and funding global partners, and through a resolution of the summit of African Union Heads of Governments. DELTAS Africa is supported by Wellcome and the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO formerly DFID).
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