Leveraging AlphaFold for innovation and sustainable health research in Africa
Without addressing the lack of research infrastructure, funding, and supportive science policies, structural biology capacity-building efforts in Africa will continue to be hindered by the persistent challenge of brain drain.
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| author | Emmanuel Nji Katharina C. Cramer Nicolas V. Rüffin Fatoumata G. Fofana Walid Heiba Safiétou Sankhe |
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| spelling | doaj-art-24673e3a30a54e7497f5b3d96f91c9ae2025-02-09T12:46:25ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232025-02-011611210.1038/s41467-025-56545-yLeveraging AlphaFold for innovation and sustainable health research in AfricaEmmanuel Nji0Katharina C. Cramer1Nicolas V. Rüffin2Fatoumata G. Fofana3Walid Heiba4Safiétou Sankhe5BioStruct-AfricaTILLER ALPHA GmbH, Bonner Talweg 64TILLER ALPHA GmbH, Bonner Talweg 64African Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Data Sciences of Mali (ACE-B), University of Sciences Techniques, and Technologies of Bamako (USTTB)Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria UniversityArboviruses and Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses Unit, Virology Department, Institut Pasteur de DakarWithout addressing the lack of research infrastructure, funding, and supportive science policies, structural biology capacity-building efforts in Africa will continue to be hindered by the persistent challenge of brain drain.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56545-y |
| spellingShingle | Emmanuel Nji Katharina C. Cramer Nicolas V. Rüffin Fatoumata G. Fofana Walid Heiba Safiétou Sankhe Leveraging AlphaFold for innovation and sustainable health research in Africa Nature Communications |
| title | Leveraging AlphaFold for innovation and sustainable health research in Africa |
| title_full | Leveraging AlphaFold for innovation and sustainable health research in Africa |
| title_fullStr | Leveraging AlphaFold for innovation and sustainable health research in Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Leveraging AlphaFold for innovation and sustainable health research in Africa |
| title_short | Leveraging AlphaFold for innovation and sustainable health research in Africa |
| title_sort | leveraging alphafold for innovation and sustainable health research in africa |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56545-y |
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