Workshop-based learning and networking: a scalable model for research capacity strengthening in low- and middle-income countries
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Date
2022
Authors
Perier, Celine
Nasinghe, Emmanuel
Charles, Isabelle
Ssetaba, Leoson Junior
Ahyong, Vida
Bangs, Derek
Beatty, P. Robert
Czudnochowski, Nadine
Diallo, Amy
Birungi, Joanah
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Global Health Action
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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Keywords
Capacity strengthening, Research, Infectious diseases
Citation
Perier, C., Nasinghe, E., Charles, I., Ssetaba, L. J., Ahyong, V., Bangs, D., ... & Schaletzky, J. (2022). Workshop-based learning and networking: a scalable model for research capacity strengthening in low-and middle-income countries. Global Health Action, 15(1), 2062175. https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2022.2062175