Successful recipients of travel bursaries awarded for the 2019 2nd Annual Network Meeting are listed below, together with testimonials highlighting the value of receiving these awards to facilitate travel to our Annual Network Meetings.
Dr Amaka Awanye
University of Port Harcourt
Nigeria
Dr Caroline Chisenga
Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
Zambia
"The nature of the presentations were so elaborate and enriching."
Dr Bernard Ebruke
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Nigeria
"The 2nd Annual BactiVac Meeting exceeded my expectations both in the content of the presentations and the opportunities for new collaborations."
Dr Amahyel Madu Gusi
National Veterinary Research Institute
Nigeria
"I was able to meet with experts in my line of work. I had contacted some of them before, but meeting them face to face was rewarding."
Mr Birhanu Hurisa
Ethiopian Public Health Institute
Ethiopia
"BactiVac Annual Network meeting has helped me to understand the current world focus to develop bacterial vaccines."
Dr Abdulazeez Imam
Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Gambia
"I realised there were many talented young Africans being given a good platform on BactiVac which was inspiring to me."
Dr Solomon Jauro
University of Pretoria, Department of Veterinary Tropical Disease
South Africa
"The meeting gave me the opportunity to interact with researchers in biomedical research."
Dr Mary Kaniu
Kenya Medical Research Institute/Wellcome Trust Research Programme
Kenya
"I was exposed to the multidisciplinary aspects of bacterial vaccinology and leading researchers in the field. I appreciate more the pre-clinical processes that go into vaccine development."
Dr Christine Tshibuayi Mwenge Kahinda
Onderstepoort Biological Products
South Africa
"For me the meeting was empowering and encouraging."
Mr Michelo Simuyandi
Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
Zambia
"It was a very enriching experience for an emerging young scientist like myself."
Dr Sitara Ajjampur
Christian Medical College, Vellore
India
"Highly interactive, met with multiple potential collaborators."
Dr Ritu Amatya
Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital
Nepal
"This meeting strengthened my conviction that although from a resource poor country, I can contribute significantly in vaccine studies."
Dr Narisara Chantratita
Mahidol University
Thailand
"I really enjoyed high quality talks from all invited speakers and created connections with researchers of similar interests."
Dr Priti Desai
Institute of Advanced Research, Gandhinagar
India
"It has provided an excellent opportunity to meet leading scientists in the field of bacterial vaccine and learn about the latest technological advances in this field."
Dr Thao Ngo
Biotechnology Center of Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam
"I have earned lots of new information and technologies related to the development of bacterial vaccine from many experts in the world."
Assoc. Prof Duc Hoang Nguyen
University of Science, VNUHCM
Vietnam
"Excellent talks, outstanding participants and well-organized to facilitate the interaction of participants."
Dr Nguyen Ngoc Phuoc
University of Agriculture and Forestry, Hue University
Vietnam
"This meeting enhanced my knowledge of bacterial vaccines and learnt about recent finding in my study area."
Recipients from South America
Dr Tatiana Castro Abreu Pinto
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
"It not only expanded my knowledge on bacterial vaccines, but it also opened many different avenues for my career."
Ms Gabriela Colichio
University of São Paulo
Brazil
"Understanding how to improve the problems faced by vaccine production and distribution, and encourage thinking to find new ways to improve what already exists."
Dr Tania Rivera Hernandez
The Mexican Social Security Institute
Mexico
"A multidisciplinary meeting that offers a unique view of all the aspects that participate in the vaccinology field."
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