Science & Development in Africa

Thursday, July 21, 2011 from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM (ET)

Cambridge, MA


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In 2010 Seeding Labs launched the Fellows Program in partnership with The Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research (NIBR). This program brings highly-qualified early-career faculty from developing nations to the U.S. for scientific immersion programs. 

This summer, nine Fellows from Ghana and Mali have made the trip to Boston. Their research includes advances in identifying active compounds hidden inside traditional herbal medicines, finding potential cures for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria; and enhancing nutrition and food safety.


We invite you to meet these talented Fellows.

Learn about the impact and potential of science in Africa.

And learn how you can become involved in Seeding Labs’ programs to make an even greater global impact.


Hosted by: Seeding Labs; His Excellency Mamadou Traore, Ambassador of Mali; Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research; Genzyme, a Sanofi company; the MIT Enterprise Forum and the Life Tech Boston Economic Initiative.


Keynote speaker: 

Alex Dehgan, PhD, JD. Science & Technology Adviser and Director, Office of Science & Technology, USAID 

Panelists: 

Ken Simiyu, PhD. Commercialization Fellow, McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health

Brigitta Tadmor, PhD. VP, Global Head, Diversity & Inclusion and Health Policy,

Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research

Almoustapha Maiga, PhD. Assistant Professor of Virology, University of Bamako, Mali

Ibok Oduro, PhD. Head, Department of Food Science & Technology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana

Matthew Stremlau, PhD. Postdoctoral Fellow, The Broad Institute

 

When

Thursday, July 21, 2011 from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM (ET)

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Where

Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research
250 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139



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