Harvard and MIT to Collaborate on Project to Boost Genetics Research in Africa

Harvard University and the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are teaming up with six African universities in an effort to boost genetic research capabilities in Africa. The goal is to help close the gap in mental health among populations that have been excluded from genetic research in the field.

The Global Initiative for Neuropsychiatric Genetics Education in Research Project (GINGER) has recruited 17 African scholars who will attend workshops in the United States and London over the next two years on epidemiology, bioinformatics, genetics, and grant writing. They will be assigned mentors who will communicate with them online when they return to Africa. The trainees will in turn train other scholars at their home universities in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda.

Michelle Williams, dean of the T.H. Chan School of Public Health at Harvard University, stated that “great science and great discoveries come from people who work together

Related Articles

Leave a Reply

Get the JBHE Weekly Bulletin

Receive our weekly email newsletter delivered to your inbox

Latest News

California State University Sacramento Launches Black Honors College

Officially launching for the fall 2024 semester, the Black Honors College will support students from all backgrounds who study Black history, life, and culture by providing them with a specialized curriculum and mentoring opportunities.

Higher Education Gifts or Grants of Interest to African Americans

Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

In Memoriam: Norman B. Anderson, 1955-2024

Dr. Anderson was the assistant vice president for research and academic affairs at Florida State University at the time of his death. He had an extensive career in clinical psychology, which led him to become the first African American chief executive officer of the American Psychological Association.

Georgia State University Launches Program to Support Black Women in Tech

While Black women account for roughly 29 percent of the Georgia State University undergradaute student body, they represent only 10 percent of the university's computer science majors and 18 percent of the computer information systems majors.

Featured Jobs