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SUMMARY:TReND: Teaching and Research in Neuroscience for Development in Af
 rica - Various\, including the University of Cambridge
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CONTACT:Dr Pauline Essah
DESCRIPTION:“TReND in Africa”\, which stands for Teaching and Research
  in (Neuro)science for Development in Africa\, is a non-profit organisatio
 n that was founded in 2011 by two neuroscience researchers (Dr Lucia Priet
 o Godino and Dr Tom Baden) at the University of Cambridge\, and their Afri
 can collaborator\, Sadiq Yusuf (Kampala International University\, Uganda)
 \, with support from the Cambridge-Africa Programme. However\, TReND is no
 w run entirely by volunteer scientists based at universities worldwide\, i
 ncluding the University of Cambridge. TReND believes that true sustainable
  development in Africa can be achieved by investing in higher education an
 d scientific innovation. Therefore\, the organisation runs a wide range of
  educational activities in Africa and supports the establishment of top-le
 vel scientific facilities at several countries across the continent by lev
 eraging large scale\, low cost approaches to innovation and research. TReN
 D uses current technologies and developments\, ranging from open source so
 ftware and hardware approaches (such as 3D printing and online teaching to
 ols)\, as well as the cost-effective yet powerful model organism – the f
 ruit fly Drosophila\, in their activities.  \n\nThe Cambridge-Africa Progr
 amme (which incorporates the Wellcome Trust-Cambridge Centre for Global He
 alth Research: WT-CCGHR) and Cambridge Neuroscience\, warmly invite you to
  meet key members of TReND at the TReND Information Session There will be 
 some short and exciting presentations by the founders of TReND\, as well a
 s some of their volunteers and alumni. This will be followed by an open di
 scussion and a wine reception. Do join us to hear more about TReND\, and l
 earn how many more Cambridge researchers and postgraduate students could s
 upport this proactive international organisation to continue to build rese
 arch and teaching capacity in Africa. We look forward to seeing you there!
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LOCATION:Department of Pharmacology\, Tennis Court Road\, Cambridge\, CB2 
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