The African Initiative for Bioinformatics Online Training in Neurodegenerative Diseases (AI‐BOND): Investing in the next generation of African neuroscientists
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and AD-related dementias (ADRD) pose significant health challenges globally, particularly in Africa.The most significant AD/ADRD prevalence increase is predicted to occur in Africa.It is crucial to establish a bioinformatics training capacity in Africa to leverage the vast number of multi-omics and imaging biomarkers of AD/ADRD data being generated.The African Initiative on Bioinformatics Online Training in Neurodegenerative Disease (AI-BOND) training addresses the gaps in study design, biostatistics, genetic epidemiology, and bioinformatics related to neurodegenerative diseases in Africa.The success of AI-BOND is anticipated to help build computational research capacities in Africa.
Authors
- Emmanuel Epenge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5233-0704)
- Paul F. Seke Etet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2715-3317)
- Alfred K. Njamnshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0052-1511)
- Sudha S. Seshadri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6135-2622)
- Yannick N. Wadop (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8955-1874)
- Xueqiu Jian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0313-6494)
- Alice B. S. Nono Djotsa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9779-9522)
- Gladys E. Maestre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0020-8042)
- Biniyam A. Ayele (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7955-6030)
- Cyrille Nkouonlack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4455-6532)
- Alfred N. Fonteh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4860-5749)
- Bernard Fongang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8161-1553)
- Muralidharan Sargurupremraj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1684-3750)
- José E Cavazos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5777-2608)
- Wepnyu Yembe Njamnshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5082-7960)
- Abdon Atangana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1886-3125)
- Rebecca Bernal
- Jayandra J. Himali
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Huntington Medical Research Institutes (US)
- Université de Yaoundé I (CM)
- University of Buea (CM)
- University of Miami (US)
- The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- University of the Free State (ZA)
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (US)
- Université Protestante au Congo (CD)
- Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders (US)
- Framingham Heart Study (US)
- Global Brain Health Institute (US)
- Addis Ababa University (ET)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alzheimer s & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical Interventions
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/trc2.70002
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.47
Funders
- Alzheimer's Association
- Global Brain Health Institute
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute on Aging
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke