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Proposal Writing Workshop for Biomedical Research facilitated by Professor Bessong for 15 researchers and
postgraduate students.

Most participants in these training initiatives in its research. However, given the size, complexity,
were Black female researchers pursuing careers and high dimensionality of the datasets generated,
in biomedical research, reflecting the Unit’s the Unit intends to incorporate AI methods into
commitment to transformation and capacity future research. These technologies are anticipated
building in the scientific workforce. to aid in the discovery, prediction, interpretation,
and management of antimicrobial resistance by
Artificial Intelligence in Medical recognising intricate patterns within large-scale

and Health Research resistome datasets.
The Unit currently does not employ artificial
intelligence (AI) or other data-driven technologies

Microbial Molecular Techniques Training: Conducted in 2025 by Drs Idris Njanje and Justine Fri.

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