/ Institute for African Studies – Science Diplomacy & Partnership in Africa

Institute for African Studies – Science Diplomacy & Partnership in Africa

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Elliott School of International Affairs – Lindner, 1957 E St NW, Washington, DC 20052

Lindner Family Commons, Room 602

Keynote

  • Vaughan Turekian, US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Panel 1 | Active International Research Collaborations

  • Enock Matovu – Makarere University
  • Desiré Tshala – INRB Kinshasa, OHSU
  • Eric Vilain – Children’s National, GWU, CNRS
  • D’Andre Spencer – Children’s National

Panel 2 | Facilitating Partnerships in Science and Technology

  • Peter Kilmarx – U.S NIH FIC
  • Ambassador Marcia Bernicat – State Dept
  • Sylvette Tourmente – CNRS
  • Jennifer Troyer – U.S NIH NHGRI
  • Jonathan LoTempio, Jr – Children’s National, GWU

Panel 3 | Capacity Building and Training the Trainers

  • Kathy Ferrer – Children’s National, GWU
  • Louis Kenda – Dikembe Mutombo Fdn
  • Craig Sable – Children’s National, GWU
  • Laura A. Guay – GWU, Glaser Pediatric AIDS Fdn
  • Eric Vilain – Children’s National, GWU, CNRS

Panel 4 | Building a Culture of Science Diplomacy

  • Michel Dubois – CNRS
  • Laura Shreeg – USDA, OCS
  • Graham Harrison – World Bank Group
  • Ambassador Reuben Brigety – GW, Elliott School
  • Julia MacKenzie – AAAS Center for Science Diplomacy
  • Jennifer Cooke – Institute for African Studies

* Reception to Follow

*Sponsored by the Elliott IAfS, CNRS-EPIDAPO, and GWU OVPR

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