RISE and Partners: Transforming Science and Education in Africa

White Sands Hotel - Kobe 1 & 2
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
October 12-13, 2012

Meeting minutes here.
List of participants here.

Friday, October 12

11.00‐11.45 Opening Session

• Welcome by Maggie Kyewalyanga & Quintino Mgani
• Introduction of Minister by Gamba Nkwengulila, UDSM Principal of College of Natural and Applied Sciences
• Formal opening by Philipo Mulugo, Tanzanian Deputy Minister of Education and Vocational Training
• Background on RISE by Phillip Griffiths

11.45‐12.30 Network presentations (moderator: George Rading)

• AFNNET: African Natural Products Network
• SABINA: Southern African Biochemistry and Informatics for Natural Products Network

12.30‐14:00 Lunch

14.00‐15.00 Network presentations (moderator: Robinson Mdegela)

• AMSEN: African Materials Science and Engineering Network
• SSAWRN: Sub-Saharan Africa Water Resources Network
• WIO-RISE: Western Indian Ocean Regional Initiative

15.00‐15.15 Break

15.15‐15.30 Partnerships within and beyond RISE: Introduction (Arlen Hastings)

15.30‐16.30 Partnerships in Materials Science

• AUST‐Abuja (Wole Soboyejo)
• AIST‐Arusha history, AIST-Arusha materials science (Alfonse Dubi on behalf of Burton Mwamila)
• Discussion moderated by Lesley Cornish of RISE-AMSEN

16.30‐16.45 Break

16.45‐18.00 Partnerships in Water Resources

• Rhodes University (Denis Hughes on behalf of Saleem Badat)
• 2iE (Amadou Hama Maiga)
• AIST-Arusha (Alfonse Dubi on behalf of Burton Mwamila)
• Discussion moderated by Robinson Mdegela of RISE-AFNNET

Saturday, October 13

8.30‐9.45 AFNNET: student presentations

• Overview of AFNNET research at Sokoine University of Agriculture by Robinson Mdegela
• Gaymary Bakari, “Effect of resin extract from Commiphora swynnertonii (Burrt) on chickens experimentally infected with mixed Coccidia species”
• Faith Mabiki, “The ethno medical potentials of Synadenium glaucesence (Pax) from Tanzania” [paper presented by Prof. Robinson Mdegela]
• Shaaban Mshamu, “Potential of Commiphora swynnrtonii in replacing antimicrobial growth promoters in poultry production”
• Mourice Mbunde, “Effect of geographical location on antioxidant property of Tamarindus indica in selected regions of Tanzania"
• Festo Mtanga, “Effect of Commiphora swynnertonii on microbial contamination in aquaculture ponds in Morogoro, Tanzania."
• Mabula Masunga Migata, “Assessment and characterization of food types consumed by Hadzabe hunter‐gatherer nomads in Northern Tanzania”
• Sikitu Simon, “Assessment of nutritive value of Commiphora swynnertonii (Burrt) and its effects on cholesterol levels in Rattus rattus”
• Jangson Ngabo, “Identification and authentication of Synadenium glaucescens by DNA profiling”

9.45‐10.00 TWAS presentation by Peter McGrath

10.00‐10.15 Break

10.15‐11.30 SABINA: student, faculty & Virtual Research Environment (VRE) presentations

• Liberata Mwita, “Bioactivity and bioinformatics characterization of compounds from Coprinus species”
• Charles de Koning, “Natural Products and the Role of Synthesis in Developing Medicines”
• The Virtual Research Environment (VRE) by Martie Van Deventer

11.30‐11.45 Break

11.45‐13.00 WIO‐RISE student presentations

• Grace Mutia, “Distribution and nutritional constitution of selected seaweeds utilized as marine fishing bait with potential for utilization in aquaculture along the Kenyan coast”
• Christopher Robert, “Antimycobacterial, antioxidant and other secondary metabolites from Heritiera littoralis and Sonneratia alba"
• Siajali Pamba, “Transport and dispersion pattern of suspended particulate matter in estuaries of Tanzania: A case study of Pangani estuary”
• Nyamisi Peter, “Seasonal and spatial variability of phytoplankton distribution and abundance in Zanzibar channels”
• Francis Mwonjoria, “Aspects of biology, ecology and fishery of the big fin squid Sepioteuthis lessoniana (Lesson 183) in Kenya”

13.00‐13.15 Closing remarks