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AFRICA INTERNATIONAL BIOMEDICAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE

WORKSHOP TOPICS

AIBBC 2023 will feature hands-on-training in advanced biomedical technologies to be led by expert instructors invited from within and outside Africa. For some courses, practical training on the bench will be blended with illuminating lectures, discussions and review to ensure maximum acquisition of knowldge and practical skills. Because of space and resource limitations, some workshop courses will have restricted capacity, and participation will be pegged on your motivation as demonstrated in your application form. Course allocation will be on a first come first served basis.

  • Flow Cytometry: Understanding & applications
  • Point-of-care diagnostics for resource-limited settings
  • Molecular diagnostics
  • New insights into HIV and Covid-19 infections
  • Malaria control and elimination workshop
  • Genomics and bioinformatics

Important instructions

  • Due to space and resource limitations, some workshop courses will have limited capacity, and the slots will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
  • In the application form (see below) you will be requested to select at least THREE courses of your interest. Please note that this is not a guarantee that you will be allocated the courses chosen. While best effort will be done, the final course allocation may be different from your choices.
  • Due to limited resources, we strongly encourage participants to make their own travel arrangements.
  • A limited number of highly deserving participants will be awarded the AIBBC Travel Awards.To be eligible, please fill the motivation letter in the application form.

How to apply

To apply, simply access the GOOGLE FORM via the link below, fill in the required information and submit to us. We will get back to you later with feedback.

GOOGLE FORM

Workshop courses

Below is a detailed list of courses planned and instructors in charge (tentative). Please note that some courses will involve practicallab training and therefore will have capacity restrictions.

 No.  Capacity  Title  Instructors
Course 1 25 Flow Cytometry: Understanding & applications Prof. J. Paul Robinson, Purdue University, USA
Dr. Heather Paich, Agilent Technologies, Inc. USA
Dr. Lucy Ochola, Institute for Primate Research, Kenya
Course 2  25 Point-of-care diagnostics for resource-limited settings Prof. Aman Russom, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Prof. Tamara Kinzer-Ursen, Purdue University, USA
Prof. Linnes Jacqueline, Purdue University, USA
Dr. Martin Wekesa Sifunah, Chiba University, Japan
Course 3  25 Molecular diagnostics Prof. Masood Kamali-Moghaddam, Uppsala University, Sweden
Dr. Radiosa Gallini, Uppsala University, Sweden
MSc. David Mwaura, Primate Research Institute, Kenya
Course 4  30 New insights into viral infections and antimicrobial stewardship Prof. Elizabeth Bukusi, Kenya Medical Research Institute, KEMRI, Kenya
Prof. Andrea Cossarizza, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
Prof. Guido Poli, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Italy
Dr. Isabel Pagani, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Italy
Dr. Eddy Odari, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya
Course 5   30 Malaria control and elimination Dr. Jesse Gitaka, Mount Kenya University, Kenya
A team of other instructors
Course 6  15 Genomics and bioinformatics Prof. Daniela Maria Cirillo, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Italy
Dr. Andrea Cabibbe, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Italy
Dr. Steven Nyanjom, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya