Deadline: September 30, 2022
Applications are open for the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) Brain Ageing and Dementia In LMICs. The aim of this school is to educate African trainees and early career researchers on how to measure cognitive impairment and dementia in all contexts.
This in-person meeting and training course will provide a forum to discuss risk factors and the increasing burden of vascular and neurodegenerative diseases including HIV Dementias in the context of incidence and prevention in cross-cultural populations in Low and Middle-Income Countries compared to Europe, North America, and Japan. The emphasis is particularly on how we measure cognition in the elderly and implement neuro-psychometric tools.
Eligibility
- Open to trainees and early career researchers within Africa
- They should be working on brain ageing and dementia.
Cost
Accommodation and economy travel covered for the selected participants
Application
The training will hold from December 5-9, 2022 at the University of Nairaobi, Kenya
