Successful recipients of travel bursaries awarded for the 2018 Inaugural Network Meeting are listed below, together with testimonials highlighting the value of receiving these awards to facilitate travel to our Annual Network Meetings.
Dr Mike Chaponda
Senior Scientific Officer, Tropical Diseases Research Centre
Zambia
“I was able to meet different potential collaborators from different institutions. This will enable us to develop research collaborations and enhance research in bacterial vaccines.”
Dr Michelle Groome
Senior Clinical Researcher, University of Witwatersrand
South Africa
“An excellent, well-organised meeting bringing together a good mix of researchers”
Dr Joseph Lutaakome
Scientist, MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on Aids
Uganda
“It highlights the gaps and status of vaccine research, which you may not get by searching literature from the web.”
Dr Lawrence Mwananyanda
Chief Scientific Officer, Right to Care-Zambia and Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
Zambia
“I am from an LMIC and often we struggle with funding to explore our ideas, we also have challenges with expert consultation and BactiVac provides both. It is a great opportunity to advance science and save lives.”
Dr Oluwagbenga Ogunfowokan
Lead Nigeria Global Health Network/ Chief Consultant, National Hospital Abuja
Nigeria
“This opportunity will enrich my current work in that it highlights the gap between science and practice and makes me think of how to bridge the gap in Nigeria.”
Dr Brenda Okech
Director, UVRI-IAVI in Entebbe
Uganda
“An exciting opportunity that brought together experts from various fields from different parts of the world. The BactiVac Network holds great potential for future collaborations.”
Dr Ibrahim Seriki
Resident, Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme
Nigeria
“It really felt like home and I could really interact with everyone.”
Dr Dilip Abraham
Senior Medical Resident, Christian Medical College, Vellore
India
“This opportunity helped me to gain perspective, critically evaluate my own work and be more ambitious as to what is possible in my country”
Dr Habib Hasan Farooqui
Associate Professor, Public Health Foundation of India
India
“The overall experience has been great, in terms of intellectual satisfaction and professional development.”
Dr Nimesh Poudyal
Clinical Microbiologist, BR Koirala Institute of Health Sciences
Nepal
“I got the opportunity to interact and connect with pioneers in vaccinology during the meeting. It opened up avenues for partnerships and collaborative research in the future.”
Mr Mohammad Hanif Shaikh
Investigator, KEM Hospital Research Centre, Pune
India
“It was a great learning experience for me which also gave me the opportunity to collaborate with more research groups.”
Mrs Parveen Shaikh
Research Scientist, Sciformix Technologies
India
“Being part of such a platform helps scientists across the globe to be connected.”
Recipients from South America
Mr Luis Ontiveros-Padilla
MSc Student, Mexican Social Security Institute
Mexico
“It was a great experience to meet the worldwide experts in vaccine development, and to tell them about my work.”
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