Training and fellowships to allow scientists to be based at CERI at Stellenbosch University, KRISP at UKZN in South Africa and at the Institute Pasteur Dakar (IPD) in Senegal.
We have already received > 600 fellows from 50 African countries. We are happy to announce that in January 2025, we are launching the African STARS Fellowship Programme with support from the Mastercard Foundation, Stellenbosch University and the Institute Pasteur Unveils to Empower the Next Generation of Health Leaders in Africa.
Below some of the Flagship Training Programs in 2025:
Click on the image above to access the African STARS Fellowship Website
The African STARS Fellowship provide four training opportunities:
1) The Advanced and Translational Training (ATT) fellowships, which have a duration of 4-6 months and will focus on intense training on advanced genomics for public health analysis, genomic diagnostic design, and/or aspects around vaccine manufacturing.
2) The Young Professional Programme (YPP), which will offer 12 months of training focused on biotechnology innovation and entrepreneurship and includes placement at commercial companies, industry or innovation hubs.
3) The Master of Business Administration in Health Care Leadership (MBA HCL), which lasts 2 years and is aimed at professionals who want to understand the principles of clinical governance and health care specific challenges in the African context in order to optimise their impact in the health care sector and practical experience and placement at CERI, IPD and biotechnology hubs.
4) The Master’s degree in Bioinformatics of Infectious Disease, which spans 2-years and aims to produce MSc graduates equipped with bioinformatics and research skills to position them as future innovators and leaders in infectious disease research.
For more information visit: https://starsfellows.africa
- 29th International Bioinformatics Workshop on Virus Evolution and Molecular Epidemiology (VEME). Senegal, 20-25 August 2025.
Largest international workshop in Africa. 150 Fellows to be accepted. Application: 1 April 2025. Website: https://veme.climade.health
Click on the image above to access the VEME 2025 Website
A short video from some of our previous training.
Our vision is to keep introducing new and affordable technologies on the continent, providing access to high-level equipment and genomics services, funding key projects and to capacitate African scientists. As previously mentioned, we are also looking for more international funders, biotech and pharmaceutical companies and philantropists that want to contribute to our efforts. Researchers and funders can already use the genomics services at Genomics Africa and are free to contact us for a quote or for help to design/fund your project.
Below are some of our fellows:
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