Background
The Centre for Innovative Drug Development and Therapeutic Trials for Africa (CDT-Africa) is a World Bank supported center of excellence for education and research at Addis Ababa University, College of Health Sciences, Ethiopia. It was established to lead a high quality regional capacity for discovery and development of medicines (drugs, vaccines, diagnostics and complex interventions) and bring about fair and sustainable development in Africa.
CDT-Africa, in partnership with its national and international collaborators, is in the process of establishing an African Biomedical Incubation Hub to assist in drug, vaccine, and diagnostic developments. As part of this initiative, CDT-Africa will be able to offer full-time PhD and postdoctoral fellowships.
Place of work:
CDT-Africa Regional Biomedical Incubation Hub, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University. The student is to be supported through a fund generously provided by the Brighton and Sussex Medical School. While the area of work will be on drug discovery for scabies, the work is not limited to this.
Requirements
Duration of support:
3 years
Type of support: Stipend to cover living expenses
Eligible applicants:
Ethiopians, or Ethiopian diaspora who are eligible to work in Ethiopia