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African Collaboration in Cancer Chemoimmunotherapy, Biophysics and Mathematical Modeling

African researchers are invited to express interest in a multidisciplinary collaboration examining chemoimmunotherapy response in non-small-cell lung cancer through transcriptomics, drug-transport biophysics and mathematical modeling. Core analyses and an initial manuscript have been completed. The current phase seeks specialist scholarly input for biological interpretation, clinical framing, methodological refinement and critical review. No major new primary analysis is currently anticipated.

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Call for Collaboration 2026

One Health Surveillance and Molecular Capacity-Building Grant Proposal in Tanzania

Expressions of interest are invited from suitably qualified Tanzanian professionals to collaborate on the development and possible implementation of a One Health grant proposal focused on community-level surveillance, zoonotic disease risk reduction, environmental health, food-system safety and practical molecular capacity building in Tanzania. Interested professionals should submit their expression of interest within 7 days from the announcement date.

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Fellowship 2025

Postdoctoral fellowship in tuberculosis and malnutrition

Dr. Maghembe is engaged in tuberculosis and malnutrition research through the Kibongoto Infectious Disease Hospital–University of Virginia NIH-funded programme.

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Publication 2025

Scientific African publication on African thermophilic microbiomes

Omics workflows for identifying molecular-grade DNA polymerase and DNA-binding protein isoforms from African thermophilic microbiomes published in Scientific African.

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Publication 2025

Microbiology Spectrum publication on Klebsiella pangenomics

Work on Tanzanian clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae pangenomics and high genome plasticity published in Microbiology Spectrum.

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Webinar 2024

ISAC/ESCMID webinar on antimicrobial resistance

Attended the ISAC/ESCMID educational webinar on antimicrobial resistance in low-resource settings and displaced populations.

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Training 2023

Proteomics: From Theory to Practice

Selected for the ICGEB-sponsored Proteomics: From Theory to Practice workshop at the University of Venda, South Africa.

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Training 2023

Genome editing and ART technologies training

Invited to the Latest Advances in Genome Editing and ART Technologies course at Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Uruguay.

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Training 2023

Data analysis using R programming

Completed Training on Data Analysis Using R Programming Language, supported under the World Bank ACE II AF.

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Training 2019

Introduction to Bioinformatics

Completed Introduction to Bioinformatics, 10 credits, through the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.

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Training 2019

Bioeconomy summer school

Participated in Partnerships for Sustainable Solutions with Sub-Saharan Africa: Bioeconomy at Egerton University, Kenya.