1. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO
EAST AFRICA OFFICE
6TH
BIANNUAL UCSF EAST AFRICA COLLABORATIVE
SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM
TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE
KAMPALA, JULY 11TH
AND 12TH
, 2014
Keynote Speakers:
Phil Rosenthal,MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, UCSF
Mohammed Lamorde, MD, PhD, Head of Pharmacokinetics Unit, IDI, Kampala
More to be determined
Call for “ORAL PRESENTATION” and “RESEARCH PROPOSAL” ABSTRACTS:
Translational Science Projects in Malaria, HIV and Cancer, HIV Comorbidities and HIV-
Pharmacokinetics will be considered.Future symposia will address other topics.
Due Date: May 12th, 2014
Translational science is cross-disciplinary, scientific research that addresses practical clinical applications. It is bench-
basedresearch producing findings that will be translated into clinical practice that enhances human health.
Oral Presentation: Title, Author(s) and Affiliation, Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion.
Length should not exceed 300 words. Prize for best presentation: $100
Research Proposal: Title, Author(s) and Affiliation, Background and Significance. Two Specific Aims,
brief description of Methods, ≤ 600 words. Cross-institutional group submissions are encouraged.
Prize for best proposal: $500
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