Wafaa M Rashed, Chair and Founder of Pan-African PGS Education and Research Initiative, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“From Policy to Practice: Why Bioinformatics Internships Matter for Genomics in Africa
We are proud to share a powerful new blog written by Haggai Kipuyo (Tanzania), a graduate of the Policy Advocacy in Genetics and Genomics Course organized by PAPERI.
In his blog, ‘From Policy to Practice: Why Bioinformatics Internships Are Critical for Genomics in Africa,’Haggai reflects on the growing genomics infrastructure across Africa—and the urgent gap in hands-on bioinformatics capacity needed to translate sequencing data into real public health impact.
Drawing from:
- His policy training through PAPERI
- Â His academic journey in bioinformatics
- The Tanzanian and broader African public health context
Haggai makes a compelling case for structured bioinformatics internships as the missing link between genomics policy, infrastructure, and implementation—particularly for AMR surveillance, outbreak response, and precision public health.
Importantly, this blog is also personal. Haggai is an early-career genomics policy advocate actively seeking an internship in bioinformatics, where he can apply both his policy insight and technical training to strengthen public health genomics in Africa.
We encourage:
- Â Research labs
- Â Public health institutes
- Â Universities
- Â Genomics consortia and funders
to read this blog and consider how internships can accelerate sustainable genomics capacity on the continent.
Congratulations, Haggai, on this thoughtful contribution—and for embodying PAPERI’s vision of connecting policy, science, and impact.”
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