Data for Health in Africa Meeting
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5th DS-I Africa Consortium Meeting
23 - 29 August 2025
CEDI Centre, University of Ghana, Accra

Prof Alash'Le Abimiku - Participant

INFORM: Role of Data Streams In Informing Infection Dynamics in Africa (Contact-PI)

Professor Alash'le Abimiku has been pivotal to the establishment of a long-term collaboration between Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) where she serves as the Executive Director of the International Research Centre of Excellence at the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria; and the Institute of Human Virology University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore where she is a Professor. Prof. Abimiku, whose research focuses on the role of HIV subtypes in disease pathogenesis using mother to child model; and effects of co-infections such as TB on HIV pathogenesis; first demonstrated the unique nature of the HIV strain prevalent in Nigeria in 1993 as subtype G. In addition to being a successful fully funded independent researcher, Prof. Abimiku has trained Nigerians engaged in research; and has significantly contributed in the IHVN PEPFAR program. She is internationally recognized in her role as past chair of the African Society of Laboratory Medicine board, and a member of the WHO HIV Research for Prevention organizing committee. She is well published and is PI of NIH funded H3Africa Biorepository and BEAMING grants. She is the contact PI for the INFORM Africa research hub of the NIH funded Data Science Innovation for Africa (DS-I Africa).