EuResist in Africa - The ENNEA project
EuResist is supporting partner of the EDCTP networking action ENNEA: "Integrated training activities and IT infrastructures to improve capacities in eastern African area" (EDCTP JP.2009.10800.002) coordinated by Anders Sonnerborg (KI)
Further to that of Karolinska Institute (Sweden), the networking action sees the involvement of: Area Vasta Toscana sud-est (Italy, M. Toti - M. Zazzi), Muhimbili Hospital (Tanzania – F. Mugusi – M. Bakari), Addis Ababa Univ. (Ethiopia, G. Aderaye – D Fekade), Worlds friends Onlus - Neema Mamy Hospital (Kenya, G. F. Morino – N. Washington – M. Mwau), and EuResist as subcontractor and co-financing with its IT tools.
The project started in April 2010 has a duration of 3 years.
Overall objective of the project is to strengthen the capacities of the involved partners and countries to deal with the emerging issue of resistance to anti-HIV drugs. More in details this means:
- To upgrade lab infrastructure at involved sites in order to perform basic resistance measurements and to send amplified proviral DNA to KI and Area Vasta for viral DNA sequencing. The sequences will be sent back for resistance determination and phylogenetic analysis;
- To upgrade IT infrastructure at the involved sites in order to electronically store relevant clinical and resistance data;
- To train persons at the involved sites in order to be able to perform the aforesaid activities;
- To merge the data into the EuResist Integrated DB (EIDB) and realise a resistance prediction engine able to support doctors in (East) Africa to provide most effective medication, based on the specific (East) African situation (in terms of viral population, available drugs, health organisation…).
The project is organised in 4 Work Packages:
- Management (Leader: F. Incardona);
- Clinical Trials (Leader: M. Zazzi);
- Capacity building (Leader: D. Fekade) ;
- Networking (Leader: M. Bakari).
COMING SOON: III training course on HIV DRUG RESISTANCE will be hosted by World Friends on 20th to 22nd February 2012 at KEMRI Training Center, Nairobi, Kenya. Participation is open subject to availability – contact: f.incardona@informacro.info
EDCTP ENNEA project developed a Split procedure for HIV drug resistance testing between a local and a remote site, which is more promising than Dried Blood Spots procedure. The Split procedure has been presented at the Sixth EDTCP Forum.
II training course on DATA MANAGEMENT has been held on November 14-16 2011 at Muhimbili hospital, Dar Es Salaam
New: Tutorials available online!
II IMB Meeting has been held on 20th October 2011 at Black Lyon Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Slides available here
I training course on HIV DRUG RESISTANCE has been held on 21st to 25th February 2011 at KEMRI Training Center, Nairobi, Kenya.
Programme
I International Management Board (IMB) Meeting has been held on 20th October 2010 in Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania) Muhimbili Hospital.
COMING SOON: EDCTP ENNEA Lab training
20 to 22 February 2012, Nairobi, Kenya
The course on HIV drug resistance will be hosted by World Friends.
Facilitator: Maurizio Zazzi, EuResist Network - University of Siena. Participation is open subject to availability.
EDCTP ENNEA training on data management
November 14-16 Muhimbili hospital, Dar Es Salaam
NOW: tutorials available on-line! The course followed by 15 trainees has covered basics of statistics and data management, IT tools for HIV patient management and online tools for HIV resistance prediction, subtyping, phylogenetic analysis.
EuResist Network at the sixth EDCTP Forum
October 9-13 Addis Abeba, Ethiopia
Supporting the EDCTP ENNEA project, EuResist Network was at the sixth EDCTP Forum (link www.edctpforum.org) where a poster has been presented. On the 13th the II IMB meeting has been held at Black Lyon Hospital, Addis.
EuResist Network at the Think Tank INBIOMEDvision meeting
June 24, 2011, London, UK
EuResist participated in the discussion on "hot topics" in BMI, finalised to produce a strategy report on future lines for EU-funded research.
EuResist International Meeting within the AREVIR Meeting
5-6 May 2011, Bonn, Germany
Talks on treatment, resistance and data collection in Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Russia, Tanzania, Vietnam. You can now download the talks.
EuResist at the 9th European Workshop on HIV & Hepatitis
Cyprus - 23 – 25 March 2011
Thomas Lengauer was invited speaker on "Applying bioinformatics to clinical practice: what will the future bring?" EuResist was also present with other oral presentations and posters.
EuResist at the Experts dialogue workshop
Santo Domingo - 7-8 March 2011
EuResist presented at the workshop on Thematic priority setting for EU, Caribbean & Central America in research and innovation. in research and innovation.
First ENEAA/EDCTP training
21 to 25 February 2011, Nairobi, Kenya
The course on HIV drug resistance was hosted by the Kemri training center. Facilitators: Maurizio Zazzi, EuResist Network, Genny Meini, University of Siena.
AIDS Research Award
11 February 2011
The AIDS Research Award of the Heinz-Ansmann Foundation to Rolf Kaiser, Thomas Lengauer and Mark Oette for interdisciplinary team work in HIV resistance analysis that laid the ground for improved patient care
EuResist Network received the prestigious Computerworld Honors program laureate Award
June 1, 2009, Washington, D.C.
In addition to it, EuResist also won the 21st Century Achievement award, establishing its technology contribution as top of its class among the Healthcare Laureates.
