Osier FHA, Mwandumba HC, Gray CM. Turning Discoveries into Treatments: Immunology in Africa.
Trends Immunol 2020;
41:1051-1053. [PMID:
33160840 PMCID:
PMC7879494 DOI:
10.1016/j.it.2020.10.007]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 10/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
An exemplar outcome of an immunology-based intervention is vaccine development; the current COVID-19 pandemic is a case in point. Can we build an immunology research ecosystem in Africa that nurtures discovery and enables translation? We see African immunologists as key agents of change and discuss obstacles and opportunities.
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