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WEST AFRICAN SUSTAINABLE LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION TRAINING IN BIOINFORMATICS RESEARCH (WASLITBRe)

Award Number: U2RTW010679
ORGANIZATION: FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/05/2017
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2023

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WEST AFRICAN SUSTAINABLE LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION TRAINING IN BIOINFORMATICS RESEARCH (WASLITBRe) - West African Sustainable Leadership and Innovation Training in Bioinformatics Research (WASLITBRe) Training Program Summary. It is evidently clear that NIH has audaciously stimulated and is supporting research in human health and heredity in Africa, which is further, enhanced with informatics tools development and short-term training in bioinformatics. However, the long-term sustainability of the initiatives remain a doubt if effort is not directed to African Universities to develop innovative, future-looking- oriented data science academic education to perpetuity maintain the scientific research leadership in data science. We therefore proposed here to develop a West African Sustainable Leadership and Innovation Training in Bioinformatics Research (WASLITBRe) to support the H3Africa consortium. The proposed WASLITBRe is a collaborative program between Covenant University (CU), Nigeria, University of Bamako (UB), Mali and the University of Ghana/KNUST. The program will have two tracks - a training leading to award of MSc./ PhD, junior faculty (post doctorate) fellowships, and networking and mentorship training in advanced bioinformatics and data science research. Trainees for the MSc/PhD will be selected from pool of graduates with diverse background (clinician, information Science, computer science, mathematics, data Science, statistics/biostatistics, biology, physics and engineering), junior faculty fellowship will be selected from a pool of highly motivated graduates with less than 5 years of research experience post PhD training. The unifying theme of both tracks is that trainee must express and demonstrate interest in bioinformatics and data science research. Our long-term goal is to produce a sustainable network of individuals who are well trained in various aspects of advanced bioinformatics and data science research, ready to assume leadership roles at academic, health care and research institutions in West Africa.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2023	2021	COVENANT UNIVERSITY	KM 10 IDIROKO ROAD CANAANLAND	OTA	OGUN STATE			NGA	International Research and Research Training	001	5	1/16/2023	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$0
2023	2021	COVENANT UNIVERSITY	KM 10 IDIROKO ROAD CANAANLAND	OTA	OGUN STATE			NGA	International Research and Research Training	000	5	1/16/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $401,259 )
2021	2021	COVENANT UNIVERSITY	KM 10 IDIOKO ROAD	OGUN				NGA	International Research and Research Training	000	5	8/20/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$250,001
2021	2021	COVENANT UNIVERSITY	KM 10 IDIOKO ROAD	OGUN				NGA	International Research and Research Training	001	5	8/31/2021	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$151,258
														Subtotal = $401,259

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $250,001 )
2020	2020	COVENANT UNIVERSITY	KM 10 IDIOKO ROAD	OGUN				NGA	International Research and Research Training	000	4	8/10/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$250,001
														Subtotal = $250,001

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $250,001 )
2019	2019	COVENANT UNIVERSITY	KM 10 IDIOKO ROAD	OGUN				NGA	International Research and Research Training	001	3	8/30/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$250,001
2019	2018	COVENANT UNIVERSITY	KM 10 IDIOKO ROAD	OGUN				NGA	International Research and Research Training	000	2	1/31/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $250,001

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $250,001 )
2018	2018	COVENANT UNIVERSITY	KM 10 IDIOKO ROAD	OGUN				NGA	International Research and Research Training	000	2	8/29/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$250,001
														Subtotal = $250,001

Issue Date FY: 2017 ( Subtotal = $250,001 )
2017	2017	COVENANT UNIVERSITY	KM 10 IDIOKO ROAD	OGUN				NGA	International Research and Research Training	000	1	9/1/2017	NEW	$250,001
														Subtotal = $250,001

Grand Total All Awards = $1,401,263

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WEST AFRICAN SUSTAINABLE LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION TRAINING IN BIOINFORMATICS RESEARCH (WASLITBRe)

Award Number: U2RTW010679

ORGANIZATION: FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/05/2017

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2023

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