Curation and Analysis of Data in Africa by Africans: Network for Genomic Surveillance in South Africa (NGS-SA)
Authors: San Emmanuel James and Jennifer Giandhari - 2020-06-24
Summary: Short video about genomic data curation, analysis and bioinformatics software development in South Africa. The Network for Genomic Surveillance is an ambitious project to challenge the status quo and allow high level scientific knowledge to be implemented in Africa to help to understand and control viruses outbreaks, such as COVID-19.
KRISP has been created by the coordinated effort of the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) and the South African Medical Research Countil (SAMRC).
Location: K-RITH Tower Building
Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, UKZN
719 Umbilo Road, Durban, South Africa.
Director: Prof. Tulio de Oliveira