Turning Discoveries into Treatments: Immunology in Africa.

Osier, Faith H A; Mwandumba, Henry C; Gray, Clive M

Osier, Faith H A; Mwandumba, Henry C; Gray, Clive M.

Osier FHA; Centre of Infectious Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany; KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Centre for Geographic Medicine Research-Coast, Kilifi, Kenya. Electronic address: FOsier@kemri-wellcome.org.
Mwandumba HC; Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi.
Gray CM; Division of Immunology, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.

Trends Immunol ; 41(12): 1051-1053, 2020 12.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-907150

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

An exemplar outcome of an immunology-based intervention is vaccine development; the current COVID-19 pandemic is a case in point. Can we build an immunology research ecosystem in Africa that nurtures discovery and enables translation? We see African immunologists as key agents of change and discuss obstacles and opportunities.

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Allergy and Immunology; Developing Countries; Africa; Allergy and Immunology/education; Allergy and Immunology/organization & administration; Allergy and Immunology/trends; COVID-19 Vaccines; Humans; SARS-CoV-2

Keywords

African scientists; funding; immunology; training; vaccines

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Developing Countries / Allergy and Immunology Type of study: Prognostic study Topics: Vaccines Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: English Journal: Trends Immunol Journal subject: Allergy and Immunology Year: 2020 Document Type: Article

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