Director Dr. Kass discusses the great news that the program received four additional years of funding, and that the program will be discussing a transition of focus from individuals to partnering with centers within African countries. Trainee Pauline Osamor (2007) reports from the field on her practicum project which studies the factors that motivate people to participate in research in a traditional Nigerian community. Trainee Martin Nkematabong (2008) discusses his election to the IRC at the University of Yaoundé I Biotechnology Center in Cameroon.

Trainee Francis Masiye (2006) reports from the field on his work as Clinical Trial Inspector for the College of Medicine, Research Ethics Committee in Blantyre Malawi and his work as Research Associate for the Center for Bioethics in Eastern and Southern Africa (CEBESA). The issue discusses the activities of the June session with trainees from three different Fogarty bioethics training programs (SARET, MERETI, and FABTP), including the week-long course at Georgetown University and the “mock IRB.”

Trainee Caroline Kithinji (2006), reports from the field on the effects that the recent uprising in Kenya due to the December National Elections has had on research activities in the country. Readers are introduced to 2008 trainees: Martin Anu Nkematabong (Cameroon), Juliet Katoba Ndhlovu (Zambia), and Solomon Kumbi Hawas (Ethiopia). Trainee Godfrey Tangwa (2002) reports on the recent reunion of 2002 trainees at a recent AMANET Workshop in Tanzania.