H3Africa and the African life sciences ecosystem: Building sustainable innovation

OMICS A Journal of Integrative Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 733-739

  Dandara, Collet ^a   Huzair, Farah ^b   Borda Rodriguez, Alexander ^c   Chirikure, Shadreck ^a   Okpechi, Ikechi ^d   Warnich, Louise ^e   Masimirembwa, Collen ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^f Wilkins Hospital   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN; BIOINFORMATICS; BIOMEDICINE; BRAINSTORMING; CAPACITY BUILDING; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY; FUNDING; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMICS; HUMAN; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SCIENTIST; SKILL; AFRICA;

AFRICA; BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES; ECOSYSTEM; GENOMICS;

EID: 84919386545     PISSN: 15362310     EISSN: 15578100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/omi.2014.0145     Document Type: Review

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