Research Excellence

Towards a cure for HIV

George Kyei is the principal investigator of the HIV Cure Research Infrastructure Study, based at the University of Ghana, which trains African scientists in HIV research and treatment.

Conservation to Coexist
Research Excellence

Conservation to Coexist

Farmers outside Kibale National Park in Uganda had a huge problem: elephants kept trampling their crops. This is one of many examples in which human–wildlife interactions become dangerous for both parties.

Battling childhood malnutrition
Research Excellence

Battling childhood malnutrition

Mark Manary is a professor of pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine and an expert in childhood malnutrition. More than two decades ago, Manary launched an effort in Africa to fight childhood malnutrition using a peanut butter-based therapeutic food fortified with micronutrients.