I spent some time listening to podcasts this week and I enjoyed it. SciDevNet's Africa Science Focus is top of my recommendations. Keep reading to discover which episode I enjoyed.
Reads & Listens
🎙️The Story of A Breast Milk Bank in Nigeria: Here is the episode I listened to and it was worth it! The storytelling was rich–told from both the founder's and a client's perspective. Again, I recommend you listen to the Africa Science Focus podcast.
🎙️ Decoding The Link Between Alpha-Gal Allergy and Infections: In this 4th episode of #GraduateStudentSeries, Wealth Okete spoke to Tatenda Murangi about his work and passion for Africa. Listen to the Immuno Africa podcast.
Opportunities
📸 Win at AMR Photo Contest: Organized by Africa CDC, this photo contest is centred on preventing Antimicrobial Resistance. Prizes include an all-expense paid trip to the CPHIA conference in Zambia. For more details, visit the Africa CDC website or view the poster below.
🧕🏾👨🏾💼PhD Visiting Fellowships Programme (VFP) 2024: The AfricaLics is organizing this fellowship for PhD students from low and lower-middle countries in Africa. Although it will be majorly virtual, there is a possibility of a 3 months physical training. The submission deadline is 1st December 2023, read the details carefully on the AfricaLics page.
Roles
💼 Research Intern at APRI: The Africa Policy Research Institute is hiring a Research Intern for 3 months with a possible extension. It's remote and closing soon. For more information, visit the APRI job page.
Events
💉Join the Nigeria Health Watch side event at CPHIA: This event is centred on the much-needed conversation– Communications for New Vaccine. Learn more and register for the event.
🦠Microbiome Conference 24: Join the Wellcome Genome Campus Microbiome Conference either in the UK or virtually. Theme: Microbiome Interactions in Health and Disease. To get 50% off the fee, apply for a bursary before November 7th. Get further details on the Wellcome Connecting science website.
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