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Computational Omics and Biomedical Informatics Program (COBIP)

Award Number: U2RTW012131
ORGANIZATION: FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/22/2021
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 07/31/2026

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Computational Omics and Biomedical Informatics Program (COBIP) - PROJECT SUMMARY Despite the significant human health and disease burden in Africa, no biomedical data science graduate degree programmes in computational omics, clinical informatics and translational research are offered on the continent. To foster research training that will cultivate graduates able to respond with agility to future biomedical data science needs and develop innovative solutions to address African health challenges, formal interdisciplinary training in biomedical data science is needed. Such training opportunities should include: (i) Biomedical data science applied to data from multi-omics and other technologies, such as biomedical imaging, coupled with the ethical, legal and social Implications of these advances; (ii) Fundamental and advanced concepts in machine intelligence and computational paradigms for developing novel approaches for mining large-scale biomedical data; and (iii) Awareness, amongst graduates, of career opportunities within biomedical data science along with how the soft and hard skills gained in the training program could be transferred into a range of biotechnology/biomedical industries and research/professional careers. Motivated by these needs and leveraging the expertise in clinical and translational research as well as biomedical informatics at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), we propose to develop the “Computational Omics and Biomedical Informatics Program” (COBIP) at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. The program will introduce graduate degree programs to train African biomedical data scientists and faculty in rigorous fundamental data science, computational omics, clinical informatics and imaging data science. COBIP will lead to the development of solutions that address the African disease burden and are relevant to global health. Specifically, we aim to: 1) Develop an interdisciplinary data science training program focused on the health and healthcare needs and priorities of Africa; 2) Train faculty with relevant disciplinary backgrounds, from collaborating African institutions, in biomedical data science to support the development of the field across the continent; and 3) Establish COBIP as an international center of excellence in computational omics and biomedical informatics, distributed across African institutions as a collaborative network of faculty, researchers, and students focused on the African health priorities. COBIP will attract cohorts of trainees from diverse backgrounds including mathematics, statistics, informatics, computer sciences, engineering and biomedical sciences. COBIP will provide innovative educational infrastructure and research opportunities as well as links between clinicians, researchers and biomedical industries through placements and internships. COBIP, through its graduates, will have decisive impacts on African biomedical data science research and stimulate diagnostics, therapeutic selection and drug development to support improved human health and healthcare in Africa and globally.


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: 2025 ( Subtotal = $348,831 )
2025	2025	UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN	LOVERS WALK	CAPE TOWN				ZAF	International Research and Research Training	000	5	8/6/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$348,831
														Subtotal = $348,831

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $349,508 )
2024	2024	UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN	LOVERS WALK	CAPE TOWN				ZAF	International Research and Research Training	000	4	7/30/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$349,508
														Subtotal = $349,508

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $349,924 )
2023	2023	UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN	LOVERS WALK	CAPE TOWN				ZAF	International Research and Research Training	000	3	7/12/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$349,924
														Subtotal = $349,924

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $344,804 )
2022	2022	UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN	LOVERS WALK	RONDEBOSCH				ZAF	International Research and Research Training	002	2	8/3/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$344,804
2022	2021	UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN	LOVERS WALK	RONDEBOSCH				ZAF	International Research and Research Training	001	1	6/23/2022	NEW	$0
2022	2021	UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN	LOVERS WALK	RONDEBOSCH				ZAF	International Research and Research Training	000	1	12/9/2021	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $344,804

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $346,157 )
2021	2021	UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN	LOVERS WALK	RONDEBOSCH				ZAF	International Research and Research Training	000	1	9/16/2021	NEW	$346,157
2021	2021	UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN	LOVERS WALK	RONDEBOSCH				ZAF	International Research and Research Training	001	1	9/17/2021	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $346,157

Grand Total All Awards = $1,739,224

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Computational Omics and Biomedical Informatics Program (COBIP)

Award Number: U2RTW012131

ORGANIZATION: FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

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

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/22/2021

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 07/31/2026

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