AFRICA INTERNATIONAL BIOMEDICAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE
Oct. 30th-Nov. 4th, 2023, Naivasha, Kenya
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
- Control and elimination of parasitic and zoonotic diseases
- Genomics and bioinformatics
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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.
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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
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Workshop courses
Below is a detailed list of courses planned and instructors in charge (tentative). Please note that some courses will involve practical lab 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. 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 Prof. Orlando Hoilett, University of Cincinnati, 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 HIV and other emerging viral infections | Prof. Elizabeth Bukusi, Kenya Medical Research Institute, KEMRI, Kenya Prof. Cristina Mussini, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy Prof. Elisa Vicenzi, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Italy Dr. Isabel Pagani, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Italy Dr. Eddy Odari, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya |
| Course 5 | 30 | Parasitic infections and zoonoses | Dr. Jesse Gitaka and his team, Mount Kenya University, Kenya Dr. Rosemary Bateta, Biotechnology Research Institute-KALRO, Kenya Dr. Winnie Okeyo, Biotechnology Research Institute-KALRO, Kenya Dr. Kennedy Ogolla, Biotechnology Research Institute-KALRO, Kenya |
| Course 6 (Track 1) |
15 | Genomics and bioinformatics I | 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 |
| Course 6 (Track 2) |
15 | Genomics and bioinformatics II | Prof. Jakob Skou Pedersen, Aarhuc University, Denmark Dr. Simon Grund Sørensen, Aarhuc University, Denmark Dr. Josiah Kuja, University of Copenhagen, Denmark |