Programme Steering Committee
The committee provides operational guidance on the implementation of the programme, including developing the training programme with a view to equipping fellows with the requisite skills to become competent and leading clinical researchers in their various areas of expertise.
Professor Dorothy Yeboah-Manu
* Coordinator, TALENT
* Professor of Medical Microbiology and Director, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), University of Ghana
Professor Assan Jaye
* Professor of Global Health and Researcher Leadership at LSHTM
* Head of Research Training and Career Development at MRCG
Dr. Bassirou Diarra
Associate Professor, University Clinical Research Center (UCRC) - University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali
Dr. Melisa Martinez-Alvarez
Associate Professor, MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM
Dembo B. Kanteh
* Head, Strategic Partnerships at MRC Unit The Gambia at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
* President, West Africa Research and Innovation Management Association
Dr. Linda Eva Amoah
Associate Professor of Immunology, Immunology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana
Dr. Magatte Ndiaye
Professor of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine at the University Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
Dr. Toyin Togun MD MPH PhD FFPH
Associate Professor & Co-Director, LSHTM Tuberculosis Centre
Professor Alfred Amambua Ngwa
Professor and Investigator, MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM