Training in Geospatial Analysis of Disease Vectors, Muguga, Kenya

June 1, 2015

The workshop “Training in Geospatial Analysis of Disease Vectors” was held from June 1, 2015 to June 5, 2015 at the Biotechnology Research Institute (BRI) in Muguga, Kenya. This effort was part of an NIH – Fogarty Institute training grant (PI Aksoy, Caccone, Murilla) designed to strengthen capacity in biomedical research, including geospatial analysis of disease vectors. BRI has a mandate to carry out research and develop technologies for effective control of tsetse and trypanosomiasis in the country and this workshop introduced several technologies that can be applied to these issues. The Yale Institute of Biospheric Studies was instrumental in making this happen, with members of two Centers and one Program participating in this workshop. Gisella Caccone, Director of the Molecular Systematics and Conservation Genetics Center, organized the workshop, gave foundational lectures on trypanosomiasis and tsetse flies, and provided support and encouragement to the other instructors. Read More…