Travel Bursaries Annual Network Meeting 2023

Mr Abiyot Abebe
Vaccines Production Officer, National Veterinary Institute
Ethiopia

‘I have acquired valuable experience in the field of bacterial vaccinology from both the speakers and network members.’

Mr Edmund Bedeley
Senior Research Assistant, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research
Ghana

‘I was privileged to network with people who I could collaborate with and also meet possible funders for my future research.’

Dr Caroline Chisenga
Research Fellow, Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
Zambia

‘I had such a great time especially during the poster sessions as some of the questions that were asked opened my mind to new research questions.’

Mr Olanrewaju Eniade
Data Manager, International Foundation Against Infectious Disease in Nigeria
Nigeria

‘Attending the meeting offered valuable insights into vaccine development, interactions with potential collaborators, and connections with funding institutions like Wellcome Trust, enriching my knowledge and professional network.’

Mr Charlie Chaluma Luchen
Research Fellow, Center for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ)
Zambia

‘An insightful meeting, which was vital for my professional development as a researcher in the vaccines space.’

Dr Cliff Magwira
Senior Research Scientist, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
Malawi

‘The meeting enabled me to learn current research trends in bacterial vaccines and provided me a platform to network and find potential collaborators.’

Mrs Cynthia Mubanga
Research Fellow, Center for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ)
Zambia

‘Young scientists in LMIC like me, get an opportunity to freely contact/connect with experts and engage them with questions in our areas of interest.’

Ms Harriet Ng’ombe
Research Fellow, Center for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ)
Zambia

‘I liked the speed networking, it helped me talk to more people than I would be able to do with my own efforts.’

Dr Navneet Bichha
WHO TDR Post Graduate Fellow in Implementation Research, Indian Institute of Health Management Research
India

‘Wonderful learning experience and a platform to network with experts and share new ideas to improve high burden bacterial diseases with better vaccines.’

Ms Sangita Dey
Scientist Level-I, Cellworks Research Pvt Ltd
India

‘The meeting provided valuable insights, unexpected connections, and a newfound passion for bacterial vaccines, motivating me to pursue a PhD and implement innovative practices in my current role.’

Prof Shizhong Geng
Professor, Yangzhou University
China

‘This meeting provided a platform to meet experts and researchers in the field of bacterial vaccines.’

Dr Murnihayati Hassan
Clinical Microbiologist, Institute for Medical Research (IMR)
Malaysia

‘I had never attended such meeting that involves representative from all three sectors – academia, industry and funders.’

Mr Ravi Kant
Senior Research Fellow, ACBR, University of Delhi
India

‘I really enjoyed the speed networking session. I was able to interact and meet lots of researchers with same interests and found the session most insightful.’

Dr Manish Kumar
Assistant Professor, Amity University, Gwalior
India

‘This meeting was very systematically organised with worldwide scientists and researchers in the field of bacterial vaccines.’

Ms Swati Rani
Project Associate I, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) - National Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics (NIVEDI)
India

 ‘Attending this meeting was vital to enrich my current work because it provided a unique platform for me to stay updated with the latest developments and research trends in my field.’

Dr Hina Raza
Academic Scientist, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University
Pakistan

‘The most unexpected benefit of the meeting was the ability to meet with other funding agencies, and to get awareness on how to develop a good research project.’

Dr Tasson da Costa Rodrigues
Research Assistant, Instituto Butantan
Brazil

‘The meeting provided opportunities to meet other researchers, to talk with most of the presenters and build some important connections.’

Mr Filipe Fusco
Master’s Student, University of São Paulo/Butantan Institute
Brazil

‘The meeting promoted the perfect networking environment at all moments. By far, the best meeting I have ever attended.’

Mrs Yessica Jaimes Florez
PhD Student, Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Brazil

‘Attending the meeting was a very enriching experience that allowed me to acquire new knowledge and meet different experts and researchers from all over the world.’