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Knowledge and Recommendations of Stakeholders Regarding Ethical Oversight of Data Science Health Research: Protocol for a Qualitative Study

We are pleased to announce the publication of our article titled “Knowledge and Recommendations of Stakeholders Regarding Ethical Oversight of Data Science Health Research: Protocol for a Qualitative Study” in JMIR Research Protocols. The full text is now available via PubMed Central (PMCID: PMC12757715). This article presents the design and methodology of a qualitative study…

Report on the 5th DS-I Africa Consortium Meeting

Dates: 23 – 29 August 2025Location: CEDI Conference Centre, University of Ghana, Accra, GhanaOrganizers: DS-I Africa Consortium (NIH & Wellcome Trust)Theme: Data Science in Africa: Strengthening Partnerships and Collaboration across Networks, Sectors and Impact Areas Overview The 5th DS-I Africa Consortium Meeting convened researchers, data scientists, and stakeholders from Africa and partner institutions under the…

Report on the 4th DS-I Africa Consortium Meeting

Dates: 16 – 22 November 2024Location: Ravenala Attitude Hotel, MauritiusOrganizer: DS-I Africa Consortium (NIH-supported health data science initiative) Overview The 4th DS-I Africa Consortium Meeting convened researchers, data scientists, early-career scientists, and stakeholders from across Africa to advance collaboration and capacity building in data science for health. The meeting combined pre-meeting activities (Data Bootcamp and…

Dr. Sally Adebamowo Named Interim Co-Leader of Population Sciences at the Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center

Dr. Sally Adebamowo has been appointed interim co-leader of the Population Sciences Program at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC). This appointment, confirmed by the Executive Scientific Advisory Committee (ESAC) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), places her at the forefront of UMGCCC’s efforts to understand cancer’s causes, improve…

New Publication in NEJM AI: Ethical Oversight of Data Science Health Research in Africa

We are pleased to announce the publication of our collaborative article, Ethical Oversight of Data Science Health Research in Africa, in the New England Journal of Medicine’s AI journal (NEJM AI). The paper was accepted on March 27, 2024 and published in the May 2024 issue of NEJM AI. In this perspective piece, we examine…

Congrats! Our paper get listed first among top 50 recently published papers in Nature Communications

Nature Communications has an editorial selection of papers on Cancer. Current research efforts focus on screening, early detection and discovering improved treatment options with the aim of decreasing patient mortality. This editorial selection highlights some of our recent most exciting papers that significantly move forward the rapid evolving field of cancer research. The editors at Nature Communications have…

Report on the Third DS-I Africa Consortium Meeting

Event: 3rd DS-I Africa Consortium MeetingDates: 3 – 9 November 2023Location: Kigali Serena Hotel & Conference Centre, Kigali, Rwanda Overview The Third DS-I Africa Consortium Meeting brought together researchers, data scientists, practitioners, and stakeholders from across Africa and international partner institutions to advance the application of data science in health research, promote collaboration, and share…

Our paper has been published in Nature: The promise of data science for health research in Africa

The BridgELSI Project work is pushing the frontier of ethical conduct of research in the African community.We are glad to announce that our prescriptive research, on the required next steps for data science health research ethics in Africa, has been published in Nature. Feel free to share widely: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-41809-2

New Publication: Protocol for a Modified Delphi Study on Ethical Oversight of Data Science Health Research

We are pleased to share that our research protocol, “Protocol for a modified Delphi study of ethical oversight of data science health research (DSHR),” has been published in BMJ Open. This work is now available in full text via PubMed Central (PMCID: PMC12682200). This article outlines the design and methodology of a modified e-Delphi study…

Report on the 16th Global Forum on Bioethics in Research (GFBR)

Dates: 29–30 November 2022Location: Cape Town, South AfricaTheme: Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in Global Health Research Overview The 16th GFBR Forum was convened in Cape Town to explore the ethical considerations arising from the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in global health research. The Forum brought together 87 participants from 31 countries, including ethicists, health…