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Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa): Partnership for Innovation Research Projects (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) RFA-RM-22-023
PI NAME INSTITUTION NAME TITLE COUNTRIES
CHOUDHURY, ANANYO WITS HEALTH CONSORTIUM (PTY), LTD WITS HEALTH CONSORTIUM (PTY), LTD South Africa
KATEETE, DAVID PATRICK (contact)
NAKATUMBA, JOYCE NABENDE
MAKERERE UNIVERSITY Tuberculosis in households with infectious cases in Kampala city: Harnessing health data science for new insights on TB transmission and treatment response (DS-IAFRICA-TB) Uganda
LEKE, AMINKENG ZAWUO HEALTH RESEARCH FOUNDATION Artificial Intelligence assisted echocardiography to facilitate optimal image extraction for congenital heart defects diagnosis in Sub-Saharan Africa Cameroon
LOMBARD, ZANE WITS HEALTH CONSORTIUM (PTY), LTD Advancing discovery for developmental disorders - expanded analysis of the DDD-Africa resource South Africa
OYELADE, JELILI OLANREWAJU (contact)
GYMREK, MELISSA
JJINGO, DAUDI
COVENANT UNIVERSITY Genome-wide characterization of complex variants and their phenotypic effects in African populations Nigeria
SINYINZA, ELIJAH (contact)
ABIMIKU, ALASH'LE G
AWANDARE, GORDON AKANZUWINE
WINTERS, ANNA MARIE
AKROS RESEARCH, INC. Geo-enabled detect and respond system for antimalarial resistance in Ghana: GDRS - Ghana Zambia

 

Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa): Partnership for Innovation Research Projects (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) RFA-RM-22-023
PI NAME INSTITUTION NAME TITLE COUNTRIES

AMEGAH, ADELADZA KOFI (contact)
BAINOMUGISHA, ENGINEER

UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST

Leveraging Data Science Applications to Improve Children's Environmental Health in Sub-Saharan Africa (DICE)

Ghana

FATUMO, SEGUN (contact)
CHIKOWORE, TINASHE
KUMA, AMA BENNEH-AKWASI

UGANDA VIRUS RESEARCH INSTITUTE

BCX-Africa: Utilizing data science to evaluate the applicability of blood cell traits polygenic risk scores for disease prediction in Africa

Uganda

KALK, EMMA KATE

UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN

INnovative data Science to Impact the TB Epidemic - INSITE

South Africa

MAKANGA, PRESTIGE TATENDA (contact)
GOVINDASAMY, TAMARA

CENTRE/SEXUAL HLTH/HIV AID RES/ZIMBABWE

CHaracterizing Effects of Air Quality In Maternal, Newborn and Child Health: The CHEAQI-MNCH Research Project

Zimbabwe

NAKASI, ROSE

MAKERERE UNIVERSITY

Automated Mobile Microscopy for Malaria Diagnosis and surveillance in Uganda

Uganda

RETSHABILE, GAONE (contact)
KYOBE, SAMUEL

UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA

DSpace: Utilizing Data Science to Predict and Improve Health Outcomes in Pediatric HIV

Botswana

SALEH, MANSOOR N (contact)
BALIS, ULYSSES GREGORY JOHN
RAO, ARVIND
SAYED, SHAHIN
WALJEE, AKBAR K

AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY (KENYA)

Leveraging artificial intelligence/machine learning-based technology to overcome specialized training and technology barriers for the diagnosis and prognostication of colorectal cancer in Africa

Kenya

 

Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa): Research Education Program (UE5 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) RFA-RM-22-022
PI NAME INSTITUTION NAME TITLE COUNTRIES

DOUMBIA, SEYDOU (contact)
SHAFFER, JEFFREY G

UNIV OF SCIENCES, TECH & TECH OF BAMAKO

West Africa Center of Excellence for Data Science Research Education

Mali

MASIGA, DANIEL KANANI (contact)
ALI, AMINA ABUBAKAR
NGUGI, ANTHONY KARANJA

INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOG

Eneza Data Science: Enhancing Data Science Capability and Tools for Health in East Africa

Kenya

OWOLABI, MAYOWA OJO (contact)
FATUMO, SEGUN
OVBIAGELE, BRUCE

COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN

Growing Data-science Research in Africa to Stimulate Progress (GRASP)

Nigeria

SAMPANE-DONKOR, ERIC

COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF GHANA

Application of Data Science to Build Research Capacity in Zoonoses and Food-Borne Infections in West Africa

Ghana

TUMUSIIME, DAVID (contact)
DAVILA-ROMAN, VICTOR G
FORAKER, RANDI E

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA

SYNthetic Healthcare DAta Platform for Data SciEnce Training ("SYNAPSE")

Rwanda

 

Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa) Open Data Science Platform and Coordinating Center (U2C – Clinical Trial Not Allowed) RFA-RM-20-018
PI Name Institution Name Title Collaborating Countries
MULDER, NICOLA (contact)
SKELTON, MICHELLE
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN eLwazi Open Data Science Platform and Coordinating Center South Africa, Mali, Mauritius, Sudan, Uganda

 

Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa): Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications Research (U01 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed) RFA-RM-20-017
PI Name Institution Name Title Collaborating Countries
MOODLEY, KEYMANTHRI (contact)
RENNIE, STUART
STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY TYGERBERG CAMPUS Research for Ethical Data Science in Southern Africa (REDSSA) South Africa
OGUNDIRAN, TEMIDAYO OLUSADE (contact)
ADEBAMOWO, CLEMENT ADEBAYO
CENTER FOR BIOETHICS AND RESEARCH, NIGERIA Bridging Gaps in the ELSI of Data Science Health Research in Nigeria (BridgELSI) Nigeria
THALDAR, DONRICH WILLEM UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL DS-I Africa - LAW South Africa, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda
WONKAM, AMBROISE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN Public Understanding of Big data in Genomics Medicine in Africa (PUBGEM-Africa) South Africa, Cameroon, Ghana

 

Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa) Research Training Program (U2R – Clinical Trial Optional) RFA-RM-20-016
PI Name Institution Name Title Collaborating Countries
BERHANE, KIROS T (contact)
BEKELE, RAHEL
WEKE, PATRICK OLOO
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES Advancing Public Health Research in Eastern Africa through Data Science Training (APHREA-DST) United States of America, Ethiopia, Kenya
CHIMUSA, RUGAMIKA EMILE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN Computational Omics and Biomedical Informatics Program (COBIP) South Africa, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tunisia, Uganda, Zimbabwe
CHUNARA, RUMI (contact)
HOGAN, JOSEPH W
MWANGI, ANN
VEDANTHAN, RAJESH
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY NYU-Moi Data Science for Social Determinants Training Program United States of America, Kenya
DAVILA-ROMAN, VICTOR G (contact)
NDIFON, WILFRED
PAYNE, PHILIP R O
TUMUSIIME, DAVID
TWIZERE, CELESTIN
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Research Training in Data Science for Health in Rwanda
 
United States of America, Rwanda
FAWZI, WAFAIE W (contact)
BARNIGHAUSEN, TILL
MOSHABELA, MOSA
MWAMBI, HENRY GODWELL   
HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH Research Training on Harnessing Data Science for Global Health Priorities in Africa United States of America, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda
KATEETE, DAVID PATRICK (contact)
JOLOBA, MOSES LUTAAKOME
MAKERERE UNIVERSITY Makerere University Data Science Research Training to Strengthen Evidence-Based Health Innovation, Intervention and Policy (MakDARTA) Uganda
MCKINNEY, CHRISTY MICHELLE (contact)
AMOAKO-YIRENKYI, PETER
DONKOR, PETER
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON Data Science for Child Health Now in Ghana (DS-CHANGE) United States of America, Ghana

 

Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa) Research Hubs (U54 – Clinical Trial Optional) RFA-RM-20-015
PI Name Institution Name Title Collaborating Countries
ABIMIKU, ALASH'LE G (contact) 
CHARURAT, MANHATTAN E
DE OLIVEIRA, TULIO DE PAIVA NAZARETH ANDRADE
NARANBHAI, VIVEK
XIONG, CHENFENG
  
INSTITUTE OF HUMAN VIROLOGY
Role of Data Streams In Informing Infection Dynamics in Africa- INFORM Africa Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia
ALI, AMINA ABUBAKAR (contact)
WALJEE, AKBAR K
AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY (KENYA) UZIMA-DS: UtiliZing health Information for Meaningful impact in East Africa through Data Science Kenya
CHERSICH, MATTHEW (contact)
LUCHTERS, STANLEY
WITS HEALTH CONSORTIUM (PTY), LTD Developing data science solutions to mitigate the health impacts of climate change in Africa: the HE2AT Center South Africa, Cote d'Ivoire, Kenya
CHICHOM, ALAIN MEFIRE (contact)
HUBBARD, ALAN E
JUILLARD, CATHERINE
NGUEFACK, TSAGUE
UNIVERSITY OF BUEA Harnessing Data Science to Promote Equity in Injury and Surgery for Africa Cameroon, South Africa, Uganda
HAPPI, CHRISTIAN T (contact)
FOUTS, DERRICK E
OBARO, STEPHEN
REDEEMER'S UNIVERSITY Combatting AntiMicrobial Resistance in Africa Using Data Science (CAMRA) Nigeria, Rwanda
HAZELHURST, SCOTT (contact)
KYOBUTUNGI, CATHERINE
RAMSAY, MICHELE MICHELE
TOLLMAN, STEPHEN
WITS HEALTH CONSORTIUM (PTY), LTD MADIVA (Multimorbidity in Africa: Digital innovation, visualisation and application) South Africa, Kenya
OBUA, CELESTINO (contact)
CELI, LEO ANTHONY G
HABERER, JESSICA ELIZABETH
MBARARA UNIVERSITY/SCIENCE/ TECHNOLOGY MUST Data Science Research Hub (MUDSReH) Uganda, Ghana, Kenya

 

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