We are delighted to award our latest round of Research Development Fellowships to 19 outstanding scientists from 12 countries across Africa.
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Welcoming Professor Gibson Kibiki as our new Chief Executive
We are delighted to announce that Professor Gibson Kibiki MD, M.Med, PhD has been appointed as our new Chief Executive.
Meet the AREF Fellows fighting back against malaria
Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by Plasmodium parasites, spread through bites from Anopheles mosquitos. Despite being both preventable and curable, there were an estimated 241 million cases of malaria worldwide in 2020 and 627,000 deaths, of which 95%...
Dr Gibril Ndow awarded Wellcome Trust Fellowship
Dr Gibril Ndow, a 2020 AREF Fellow, has been awarded a Wellcome Trust International Training Fellowship for his research into chronic Hepatitis B infection.
Professor Nick Lemoine receives CBE for services to clinical research
Our Chair, Professor Nick Lemoine, is among those recognised in the New Year Honours List for 2022.
The Tumani Corrah Prize for Excellence
We are proud to launch the Tumani Corrah Prize for Excellence, which celebrates the achievements of AREF alumni since their participation in our programmes and workshops.
Supporting the diverse communities of health researchers across Africa
On 13 September 2021, we launched the first of two bespoke grant writing skills workshops to help support the diverse communities of health researchers across Africa.
Welcoming Professor Baron Peter Piot as our new Co-President
Peter will work alongside Professor Sir Tumani Corrah to raise AREF’s profile and guide our future growth.
Call for Experts to Support Emerging African Researchers
We are recruiting additional experts to join our College of Experts (CoE) to help review our Research Development Fellowship proposals and other applications.
Meet our new Research Development Fellows
We are delighted to announce 2021’s cohort of research development fellows!