Global Health Action (Dec 2022)
Workshop-based learning and networking: a scalable model for research capacity strengthening in low- and middle-income countries
- Celine Perier,
- Emmanuel Nasinghe,
- Isabelle Charles,
- Leoson Junior Ssetaba,
- Vida Ahyong,
- Derek Bangs,
- P. Robert Beatty,
- Nadine Czudnochowski,
- Amy Diallo,
- Eli Dugan,
- Jacqueline M. Fabius,
- Hildy Fong Baker,
- Jackson Gardner,
- Stephen Isaacs,
- Birungi Joanah,
- Katrina Kalantar,
- David Kateete,
- Matt Knight,
- Maria Krasilnikov,
- Nevan J. Krogan,
- Chaz Langelier,
- Eric Lee,
- Lucy M. Li,
- Daniel Licht,
- Katie Lien,
- Zilose Lyons,
- Gerald Mboowa,
- Ivan Mwebaza,
- Savannah Mwesigwa,
- Geraldine Nalwadda,
- Robert Nichols,
- Maria Elena Penaranda,
- Sarah Petnic,
- Maira Phelps,
- Stephen J. Popper,
- Michael Rape,
- Arthur Reingold,
- Richard Robbins,
- Oren S. Rosenberg,
- David F. Savage,
- Samuel Schildhauer,
- Matthew L. Settles,
- Ivan Sserwadda,
- Sarah Stanley,
- Cristina M. Tato,
- Alexandra Tsitsiklis,
- Erik Van Dis,
- Manu Vanaerschot,
- Joanna Vinden,
- Jeffery S. Cox,
- Moses L. Joloba,
- Julia Schaletzky
Affiliations
- Celine Perier
- H. Wheeler Center for Emerging & Neglected Diseases (CEND), University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Emmanuel Nasinghe
- School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
- Isabelle Charles
- H. Wheeler Center for Emerging & Neglected Diseases (CEND), University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Leoson Junior Ssetaba
- School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
- Vida Ahyong
- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Derek Bangs
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- P. Robert Beatty
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Nadine Czudnochowski
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Amy Diallo
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Eli Dugan
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Jacqueline M. Fabius
- Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI), University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Hildy Fong Baker
- School of Public Health, Center for Global Public Health (CGPH), University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Jackson Gardner
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Stephen Isaacs
- Former CEO, Aduro BioTech, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Birungi Joanah
- School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
- Katrina Kalantar
- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA, USA
- David Kateete
- School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
- Matt Knight
- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Maria Krasilnikov
- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Tufts Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Boston, MA, USA
- Nevan J. Krogan
- Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI), University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Chaz Langelier
- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Eric Lee
- Graduate Group in Infectious Diseases and Immunity, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Lucy M. Li
- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Daniel Licht
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Katie Lien
- Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Zilose Lyons
- California China Climate Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Gerald Mboowa
- School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
- Ivan Mwebaza
- School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
- Savannah Mwesigwa
- School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
- Geraldine Nalwadda
- School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
- Robert Nichols
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Maria Elena Penaranda
- Sustainable Sciences Institute, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Sarah Petnic
- Quality and Clinical Excellence Department, Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center, Napa, CA, USA
- Maira Phelps
- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Stephen J. Popper
- Sustainable Sciences Institute, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Michael Rape
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Arthur Reingold
- Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Richard Robbins
- Wareham Development, San Rafael, CA, USA
- Oren S. Rosenberg
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
- David F. Savage
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Samuel Schildhauer
- California Department of Public Health, Richmond, CA, USA
- Matthew L. Settles
- UC Davis Genome Center, Davis, CA, USA
- Ivan Sserwadda
- School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
- Sarah Stanley
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Cristina M. Tato
- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Alexandra Tsitsiklis
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Erik Van Dis
- Department of Immunology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
- Manu Vanaerschot
- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Joanna Vinden
- Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunity, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Jeffery S. Cox
- H. Wheeler Center for Emerging & Neglected Diseases (CEND), University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Moses L. Joloba
- School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
- Julia Schaletzky
- H. Wheeler Center for Emerging & Neglected Diseases (CEND), University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2022.2062175
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 15,
no. 1
Abstract
Science education and research have the potential to drive profound change in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) through encouraging innovation, attracting industry, and creating job opportunities. However, in LMICs, research capacity is often limited, and acquisition of funding and access to state-of-the-art technologies is challenging. The Alliance for Global Health and Science (the Alliance) was founded as a partnership between the University of California, Berkeley (USA) and Makerere University (Uganda), with the goal of strengthening Makerere University’s capacity for bioscience research. The flagship program of the Alliance partnership is the MU/UCB Biosciences Training Program, an in-country, hands-on workshop model that trains a large number of students from Makerere University in infectious disease and molecular biology research. This approach nucleates training of larger and more diverse groups of students, development of mentoring and bi-directional research partnerships, and support of the local economy. Here, we describe the project, its conception, implementation, challenges, and outcomes of bioscience research workshops. We aim to provide a blueprint for workshop implementation, and create a valuable resource for bioscience research capacity strengthening in LMICs.
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