Not listed GROWING DATA-SCIENCE RESEARCH IN AFRICA TO STIMULATE PROGRESS (GRASP) - ABSTRACT GROWING DATA-SCIENCE RESEARCH IN AFRICA TO STIMULATE PROGRESS (GRASP) EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE INCREASING BURDEN OF NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (NCDS) IN AFRICA HAVE BEEN HUGELY IMPAIRED BY THE VAST DEFICIT OF SUSTAINABLE & INDIGENOUS RESEARCH CAPACITIES & ADEQUATELY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL VITAL FOR ARTICULATING PERSONALIZED, CONTEXT-SPECIFIC INTERVENTIONS FOR AFRICAN POPULATIONS. NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS ARE A LEADING NCD CAUSE OF DEATH AND DISABILITY. BRAIN HEALTH, WHICH DETERMINES BRAIN CAPITAL, IS CENTRAL TO ACHIEVING OVERALL HEALTH AND ALL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. HOWEVER, THE CURRENT DS-I AFRICA PROGRAMS DO NOT HAVE A DEDICATED TRAINING PROGRAM IN BRAIN HEALTH RESEARCH TO UNRAVEL ITS DETERMINANTS, ESPECIALLY SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC AND LIFESTYLE FACTORS WHICH PLAY A MAJOR ROLE ELSEWHERE. GRASP IS AIMED AT DEVELOPING A SUSTAINABLE COHORT OF SCIENTISTS TO TACKLE THE BRAIN HEALTH BURDEN BY IMPROVING THE DATA SCIENCE SKILL OF SELECTED AFRICAN SCHOLARS TO UNRAVEL SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC DETERMINANTS AND DIETARY & LIFESTYLE FACTORS AFFECTING BRAIN HEALTH & CARDIOVASCULAR RISK USING THE SIREN, ARISES, CHAIR, & OTHER RELEVANT DATASETS IN H3AFRICA & DS-I AFRICA CONSORTIA AND BEYOND. THIS WILL INCLUDE INTEGRATING SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC DATA WITH COGNITIVE, NEUROIMAGING, GENOMICS, CLIMATE & GEOGRAPHICAL DATA, IN MENTORED RESEARCH PROJECTS & CONSORTIA-RELATED ACTIVITIES IN A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF FIVE SELECTED RESEARCHERS-IN-TRAINING & THEIR ELITE MENTORS ANNUALLY FOR THREE YEARS. GRASP WILL INCREASE THE SCHOLARS' SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE, PROFESSIONAL SKILLS, MOTIVATION, & CREDENTIALS IN THE FIELD OF TRANSLATIONAL DATA SCIENCE RESEARCH WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON BRAIN HEALTH WITH EMPHASIS ON IDENTIFYING SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC DETERMINANTS AND OTHER MARKERS AND PATTERNS IN DATA FROM GENOMICS, BRAIN IMAGING, GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) MAPPING & PUBLIC HEALTH DATA. THE TRAINING COMPRISES A 9-MONTH POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM THAT WILL INCLUDE SIX (6) MONTHS OF ONLINE TRAINING ACTIVITIES & A COMPULSORY SIX (6) WEEKS INTENSIVE RESIDENCY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN (UI), NIGERIA AND A RESEARCH PROJECT. MENTORING WILL BE ENHANCED VIA MENTOR MATCHING (CONTENT & ANALYTIC AREA) & PEER MENTORING NETWORKS. EACH SCHOLAR IN THE POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM WILL BE ASSIGNED TO A MENTOR/SUPERVISOR (PREFERABLY A FACULTY MEMBER OF THE TRAINING OR HOST INSTITUTIONS & MENTORING WILL TAKE PLACE ONLINE OR FACE-TO-FACE BASED ON THE MENTOR/MENTEE PREFERENCE).THE EFFECTIVENESS OF GRASP WILL BE MONITORED BASED ON SCHOLAR ACADEMIC POSITIONS & PUBLICATIONS; AND FUNDING FOR INVESTIGATOR-INITIATED RESEARCH PROJECTS OR CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARDS. 1 $0 8/21/26 Not listed GROWING DATA-SCIENCE RESEARCH IN AFRICA TO STIMULATE PROGRESS (GRASP) - ABSTRACT GROWING DATA-SCIENCE RESEARCH IN AFRICA TO STIMULATE PROGRESS (GRASP) EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE INCREASING BURDEN OF NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (NCDS) IN AFRICA HAVE BEEN HUGELY IMPAIRED BY THE VAST DEFICIT OF SUSTAINABLE & INDIGENOUS RESEARCH CAPACITIES & ADEQUATELY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL VITAL FOR ARTICULATING PERSONALIZED, CONTEXT-SPECIFIC INTERVENTIONS FOR AFRICAN POPULATIONS. NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS ARE A LEADING NCD CAUSE OF DEATH AND DISABILITY. BRAIN HEALTH, WHICH DETERMINES BRAIN CAPITAL, IS CENTRAL TO ACHIEVING OVERALL HEALTH AND ALL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. HOWEVER, THE CURRENT DS-I AFRICA PROGRAMS DO NOT HAVE A DEDICATED TRAINING PROGRAM IN BRAIN HEALTH RESEARCH TO UNRAVEL ITS DETERMINANTS, ESPECIALLY SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC AND LIFESTYLE FACTORS WHICH PLAY A MAJOR ROLE ELSEWHERE. GRASP IS AIMED AT DEVELOPING A SUSTAINABLE COHORT OF SCIENTISTS TO TACKLE THE BRAIN HEALTH BURDEN BY IMPROVING THE DATA SCIENCE SKILL OF SELECTED AFRICAN SCHOLARS TO UNRAVEL SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC DETERMINANTS AND DIETARY & LIFESTYLE FACTORS AFFECTING BRAIN HEALTH & CARDIOVASCULAR RISK USING THE SIREN, ARISES, CHAIR, & OTHER RELEVANT DATASETS IN H3AFRICA & DS-I AFRICA CONSORTIA AND BEYOND. THIS WILL INCLUDE INTEGRATING SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC DATA WITH COGNITIVE, NEUROIMAGING, GENOMICS, CLIMATE & GEOGRAPHICAL DATA, IN MENTORED RESEARCH PROJECTS & CONSORTIA-RELATED ACTIVITIES IN A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF FIVE SELECTED RESEARCHERS-IN-TRAINING & THEIR ELITE MENTORS ANNUALLY FOR THREE YEARS. GRASP WILL INCREASE THE SCHOLARS' SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE, PROFESSIONAL SKILLS, MOTIVATION, & CREDENTIALS IN THE FIELD OF TRANSLATIONAL DATA SCIENCE RESEARCH WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON BRAIN HEALTH WITH EMPHASIS ON IDENTIFYING SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC DETERMINANTS AND OTHER MARKERS AND PATTERNS IN DATA FROM GENOMICS, BRAIN IMAGING, GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) MAPPING & PUBLIC HEALTH DATA. THE TRAINING COMPRISES A 9-MONTH POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM THAT WILL INCLUDE SIX (6) MONTHS OF ONLINE TRAINING ACTIVITIES & A COMPULSORY SIX (6) WEEKS INTENSIVE RESIDENCY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN (UI), NIGERIA AND A RESEARCH PROJECT. MENTORING WILL BE ENHANCED VIA MENTOR MATCHING (CONTENT & ANALYTIC AREA) & PEER MENTORING NETWORKS. EACH SCHOLAR IN THE POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM WILL BE ASSIGNED TO A MENTOR/SUPERVISOR (PREFERABLY A FACULTY MEMBER OF THE TRAINING OR HOST INSTITUTIONS & MENTORING WILL TAKE PLACE ONLINE OR FACE-TO-FACE BASED ON THE MENTOR/MENTEE PREFERENCE).THE EFFECTIVENESS OF GRASP WILL BE MONITORED BASED ON SCHOLAR ACADEMIC POSITIONS & PUBLICATIONS; AND FUNDING FOR INVESTIGATOR-INITIATED RESEARCH PROJECTS OR CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARDS. 1 $0 5/5/26 Not listed GROWING DATA-SCIENCE RESEARCH IN AFRICA TO STIMULATE PROGRESS (GRASP) - ABSTRACT GROWING DATA-SCIENCE RESEARCH IN AFRICA TO STIMULATE PROGRESS (GRASP) EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE INCREASING BURDEN OF NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (NCDS) IN AFRICA HAVE BEEN HUGELY IMPAIRED BY THE VAST DEFICIT OF SUSTAINABLE & INDIGENOUS RESEARCH CAPACITIES & ADEQUATELY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL VITAL FOR ARTICULATING PERSONALIZED, CONTEXT-SPECIFIC INTERVENTIONS FOR AFRICAN POPULATIONS. NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS ARE A LEADING NCD CAUSE OF DEATH AND DISABILITY. BRAIN HEALTH, WHICH DETERMINES BRAIN CAPITAL, IS CENTRAL TO ACHIEVING OVERALL HEALTH AND ALL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. HOWEVER, THE CURRENT DS-I AFRICA PROGRAMS DO NOT HAVE A DEDICATED TRAINING PROGRAM IN BRAIN HEALTH RESEARCH TO UNRAVEL ITS DETERMINANTS, ESPECIALLY SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC AND LIFESTYLE FACTORS WHICH PLAY A MAJOR ROLE ELSEWHERE. GRASP IS AIMED AT DEVELOPING A SUSTAINABLE COHORT OF SCIENTISTS TO TACKLE THE BRAIN HEALTH BURDEN BY IMPROVING THE DATA SCIENCE SKILL OF SELECTED AFRICAN SCHOLARS TO UNRAVEL SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC DETERMINANTS AND DIETARY & LIFESTYLE FACTORS AFFECTING BRAIN HEALTH & CARDIOVASCULAR RISK USING THE SIREN, ARISES, CHAIR, & OTHER RELEVANT DATASETS IN H3AFRICA & DS-I AFRICA CONSORTIA AND BEYOND. THIS WILL INCLUDE INTEGRATING SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC DATA WITH COGNITIVE, NEUROIMAGING, GENOMICS, CLIMATE & GEOGRAPHICAL DATA, IN MENTORED RESEARCH PROJECTS & CONSORTIA-RELATED ACTIVITIES IN A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF FIVE SELECTED RESEARCHERS-IN-TRAINING & THEIR ELITE MENTORS ANNUALLY FOR THREE YEARS. GRASP WILL INCREASE THE SCHOLARS' SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE, PROFESSIONAL SKILLS, MOTIVATION, & CREDENTIALS IN THE FIELD OF TRANSLATIONAL DATA SCIENCE RESEARCH WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON BRAIN HEALTH WITH EMPHASIS ON IDENTIFYING SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC DETERMINANTS AND OTHER MARKERS AND PATTERNS IN DATA FROM GENOMICS, BRAIN IMAGING, GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) MAPPING & PUBLIC HEALTH DATA. THE TRAINING COMPRISES A 9-MONTH POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM THAT WILL INCLUDE SIX (6) MONTHS OF ONLINE TRAINING ACTIVITIES & A COMPULSORY SIX (6) WEEKS INTENSIVE RESIDENCY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN (UI), NIGERIA AND A RESEARCH PROJECT. MENTORING WILL BE ENHANCED VIA MENTOR MATCHING (CONTENT & ANALYTIC AREA) & PEER MENTORING NETWORKS. EACH SCHOLAR IN THE POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM WILL BE ASSIGNED TO A MENTOR/SUPERVISOR (PREFERABLY A FACULTY MEMBER OF THE TRAINING OR HOST INSTITUTIONS & MENTORING WILL TAKE PLACE ONLINE OR FACE-TO-FACE BASED ON THE MENTOR/MENTEE PREFERENCE).THE EFFECTIVENESS OF GRASP WILL BE MONITORED BASED ON SCHOLAR ACADEMIC POSITIONS & PUBLICATIONS; AND FUNDING FOR INVESTIGATOR-INITIATED RESEARCH PROJECTS OR CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARDS. 1 $0 5/5/26 Not listed GROWING DATA-SCIENCE RESEARCH IN AFRICA TO STIMULATE PROGRESS (GRASP) - ABSTRACT GROWING DATA-SCIENCE RESEARCH IN AFRICA TO STIMULATE PROGRESS (GRASP) EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE INCREASING BURDEN OF NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (NCDS) IN AFRICA HAVE BEEN HUGELY IMPAIRED BY THE VAST DEFICIT OF SUSTAINABLE & INDIGENOUS RESEARCH CAPACITIES & ADEQUATELY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL VITAL FOR ARTICULATING PERSONALIZED, CONTEXT-SPECIFIC INTERVENTIONS FOR AFRICAN POPULATIONS. NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS ARE A LEADING NCD CAUSE OF DEATH AND DISABILITY. BRAIN HEALTH, WHICH DETERMINES BRAIN CAPITAL, IS CENTRAL TO ACHIEVING OVERALL HEALTH AND ALL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. HOWEVER, THE CURRENT DS-I AFRICA PROGRAMS DO NOT HAVE A DEDICATED TRAINING PROGRAM IN BRAIN HEALTH RESEARCH TO UNRAVEL ITS DETERMINANTS, ESPECIALLY SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC AND LIFESTYLE FACTORS WHICH PLAY A MAJOR ROLE ELSEWHERE. GRASP IS AIMED AT DEVELOPING A SUSTAINABLE COHORT OF SCIENTISTS TO TACKLE THE BRAIN HEALTH BURDEN BY IMPROVING THE DATA SCIENCE SKILL OF SELECTED AFRICAN SCHOLARS TO UNRAVEL SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC DETERMINANTS AND DIETARY & LIFESTYLE FACTORS AFFECTING BRAIN HEALTH & CARDIOVASCULAR RISK USING THE SIREN, ARISES, CHAIR, & OTHER RELEVANT DATASETS IN H3AFRICA & DS-I AFRICA CONSORTIA AND BEYOND. THIS WILL INCLUDE INTEGRATING SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC DATA WITH COGNITIVE, NEUROIMAGING, GENOMICS, CLIMATE & GEOGRAPHICAL DATA, IN MENTORED RESEARCH PROJECTS & CONSORTIA-RELATED ACTIVITIES IN A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF FIVE SELECTED RESEARCHERS-IN-TRAINING & THEIR ELITE MENTORS ANNUALLY FOR THREE YEARS. GRASP WILL INCREASE THE SCHOLARS' SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE, PROFESSIONAL SKILLS, MOTIVATION, & CREDENTIALS IN THE FIELD OF TRANSLATIONAL DATA SCIENCE RESEARCH WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON BRAIN HEALTH WITH EMPHASIS ON IDENTIFYING SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC DETERMINANTS AND OTHER MARKERS AND PATTERNS IN DATA FROM GENOMICS, BRAIN IMAGING, GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) MAPPING & PUBLIC HEALTH DATA. THE TRAINING COMPRISES A 9-MONTH POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM THAT WILL INCLUDE SIX (6) MONTHS OF ONLINE TRAINING ACTIVITIES & A COMPULSORY SIX (6) WEEKS INTENSIVE RESIDENCY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN (UI), NIGERIA AND A RESEARCH PROJECT. MENTORING WILL BE ENHANCED VIA MENTOR MATCHING (CONTENT & ANALYTIC AREA) & PEER MENTORING NETWORKS. EACH SCHOLAR IN THE POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM WILL BE ASSIGNED TO A MENTOR/SUPERVISOR (PREFERABLY A FACULTY MEMBER OF THE TRAINING OR HOST INSTITUTIONS & MENTORING WILL TAKE PLACE ONLINE OR FACE-TO-FACE BASED ON THE MENTOR/MENTEE PREFERENCE).THE EFFECTIVENESS OF GRASP WILL BE MONITORED BASED ON SCHOLAR ACADEMIC POSITIONS & PUBLICATIONS; AND FUNDING FOR INVESTIGATOR-INITIATED RESEARCH PROJECTS OR CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARDS. 1 $189.2k 9/16/25 Not listed GROWING DATA-SCIENCE RESEARCH IN AFRICA TO STIMULATE PROGRESS (GRASP) - ABSTRACT GROWING DATA-SCIENCE RESEARCH IN AFRICA TO STIMULATE PROGRESS (GRASP) EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE INCREASING BURDEN OF NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (NCDS) IN AFRICA HAVE BEEN HUGELY IMPAIRED BY THE VAST DEFICIT OF SUSTAINABLE & INDIGENOUS RESEARCH CAPACITIES & ADEQUATELY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL VITAL FOR ARTICULATING PERSONALIZED, CONTEXT-SPECIFIC INTERVENTIONS FOR AFRICAN POPULATIONS. NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS ARE A LEADING NCD CAUSE OF DEATH AND DISABILITY. BRAIN HEALTH, WHICH DETERMINES BRAIN CAPITAL, IS CENTRAL TO ACHIEVING OVERALL HEALTH AND ALL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. HOWEVER, THE CURRENT DS-I AFRICA PROGRAMS DO NOT HAVE A DEDICATED TRAINING PROGRAM IN BRAIN HEALTH RESEARCH TO UNRAVEL ITS DETERMINANTS, ESPECIALLY SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC AND LIFESTYLE FACTORS WHICH PLAY A MAJOR ROLE ELSEWHERE. GRASP IS AIMED AT DEVELOPING A SUSTAINABLE COHORT OF SCIENTISTS TO TACKLE THE BRAIN HEALTH BURDEN BY IMPROVING THE DATA SCIENCE SKILL OF SELECTED AFRICAN SCHOLARS TO UNRAVEL SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC DETERMINANTS AND DIETARY & LIFESTYLE FACTORS AFFECTING BRAIN HEALTH & CARDIOVASCULAR RISK USING THE SIREN, ARISES, CHAIR, & OTHER RELEVANT DATASETS IN H3AFRICA & DS-I AFRICA CONSORTIA AND BEYOND. THIS WILL INCLUDE INTEGRATING SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC DATA WITH COGNITIVE, NEUROIMAGING, GENOMICS, CLIMATE & GEOGRAPHICAL DATA, IN MENTORED RESEARCH PROJECTS & CONSORTIA-RELATED ACTIVITIES IN A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF FIVE SELECTED RESEARCHERS-IN-TRAINING & THEIR ELITE MENTORS ANNUALLY FOR THREE YEARS. GRASP WILL INCREASE THE SCHOLARS' SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE, PROFESSIONAL SKILLS, MOTIVATION, & CREDENTIALS IN THE FIELD OF TRANSLATIONAL DATA SCIENCE RESEARCH WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON BRAIN HEALTH WITH EMPHASIS ON IDENTIFYING SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC DETERMINANTS AND OTHER MARKERS AND PATTERNS IN DATA FROM GENOMICS, BRAIN IMAGING, GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) MAPPING & PUBLIC HEALTH DATA. THE TRAINING COMPRISES A 9-MONTH POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM THAT WILL INCLUDE SIX (6) MONTHS OF ONLINE TRAINING ACTIVITIES & A COMPULSORY SIX (6) WEEKS INTENSIVE RESIDENCY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN (UI), NIGERIA AND A RESEARCH PROJECT. MENTORING WILL BE ENHANCED VIA MENTOR MATCHING (CONTENT & ANALYTIC AREA) & PEER MENTORING NETWORKS. EACH SCHOLAR IN THE POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM WILL BE ASSIGNED TO A MENTOR/SUPERVISOR (PREFERABLY A FACULTY MEMBER OF THE TRAINING OR HOST INSTITUTIONS & MENTORING WILL TAKE PLACE ONLINE OR FACE-TO-FACE BASED ON THE MENTOR/MENTEE PREFERENCE).THE EFFECTIVENESS OF GRASP WILL BE MONITORED BASED ON SCHOLAR ACADEMIC POSITIONS & PUBLICATIONS; AND FUNDING FOR INVESTIGATOR-INITIATED RESEARCH PROJECTS OR CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARDS. 1 $189.2k 9/16/25