NIH Establishing Data Science Research and Training Network in Africa

Posted by liaison on October 27th, 2021 Posted in: #CC/Academic List, #Health Interest List, #Health Sciences List, #Public/K-12 List, All Members

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The National Institute of Health (NIH) is awarding 19 awards (roughly $74.5 million in funding) to advance data science, catalyze innovation and initiate health discoveries across Africa.  Under the new Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa) program, the awards will establish data science research and training activities across Africa, including a data science platform and coordinating center, research hubs, data science research training programs, and projects focused on studying the ethical, legal and social implications of data science research. 

Learn more about how the program and awardees will work towards advancing data science and spurring health discoveries across Africa at https://go.usa.gov/xe3ra. 

Samantha Nunn is the program manager for NNLM Region 4. She is responsible for managing funded program awards, administering all outgoing communications (blogs, website, listserv messages), and other project management duties. Samantha had the pleasure of working with the Network of the National Library of Medicine for three years and the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library at the University of Utah for a total of five years. Samantha holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology with an Emphasis in Cell and Molecular Biology from the University of Utah. She anticipates joining a graduate program to earn a Master of Library and Information Sciences in the near future.