Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory (MCBL)

Molecular and Cell Biology Lab of the University of Buea.

[Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory (MCBL) @mcbl_ub]

#SciProMEC2021 M9 course ended with participants filling post course feedback & then group photos @TDRnews @EuropeVaccine @mcbl_ub @ubuea @Glorymbah1 @2017Kafir @GordonNchanji @RobertAdamu @shintouo @ntang_mayaah @bernisyengo
#SciProMEC2021 #M10 will be on #Grant & #GrantWriting

[Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory (MCBL) @mcbl_ub]

The 9th #SciProMEC2021 Module (M9) which took place from the 08th to 10th Feb 2022
introduced participants to #SystematicReviews and #MetaAnalysis. @TDRnews
@EuropeVaccine @mcbl_ub @ubuea @Glorymbah1 @2017Kafir @GordonNchanji
@RobertAdamu @shintouo @TerrissTekoh @ntang_mayaah

[Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory (MCBL) @mcbl_ub]

Day 3:@2017Kafir introduced participants to #MetaAnalysis. Participants in Do It Yourself sessions with R (using provided data & scripts) practiced dataset importation, exploring & explaining heterogeneity, creating & interpreting forest plots, &checking publication bias. @UBuea

[Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory (MCBL) @mcbl_ub]

Day 3: participants discussed exercises & course instructors discussed further; journal decisions, the editorial process, & strategies for responding to the editors. The course ended with post-workshop quiz and feedback from participants #SciProMEC @EuropeVaccine @UBuea @TDRnews

[Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory (MCBL) @mcbl_ub]

#SciProMEC2021 Module 8 which began with a pre-course quiz to take stock of participants‘ understanding of the course; was facilitated by a team of seasoned professors and an early career researcher #SciProMEC @TDRnews @EuropeVaccine @ubuea #DrStephenGhogomu @Eachidi @RobertAdamu

[Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory (MCBL) @mcbl_ub]

Day 2 explored authorship & author’s responsibilities, plagiarism, ethical issues associated with publishing, selecting a journal for publication, the submission & peer-review process. Participants had two exercises: Finding a suitable journal &writing an abstract @EuropeVaccine

[Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory (MCBL) @mcbl_ub]

The 8th #SciProMEC2021 Module which took place from 08-10 Dec 2021 drilled participants on various aspects of #ScientificWriting and #Publication. @ubuea @TDRnews @EuropeVaccine @mcbl_ub # @shintouo @RobertAdamu @GordonNchanji @shintouo @TerrissTekoh @ntang_mayaah

[Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory (MCBL) @mcbl_ub]

This course has been amongst the most solicited #SciProMEC courses. Course had daily comments from participants & ended with a post-course quiz. @ubuea @TDRnews @EuropeVaccine @mcbl_ub @shintouo @UBuea @RobertAdamu @GordonNchanji @bernisyengo @TerrissTekoh @ntang_mayaah

[Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory (MCBL) @mcbl_ub]

As routine, the #SciProMEC2021 course 7 taken by seasoned biostatistician Dr. #TendongforNicholas, began with a pre-course quiz to record expectations of participants from the course. #SciProMEC @TDRnews @EuropeVaccine @ubuea @GordonNchanji @shintouo @RobertAdamu

[Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory (MCBL) @mcbl_ub]

Day 4: Participants were introduced to #multivariate #data analysis: multiple #linearRegression for continuous response, #logisticRegression, #PoissonRegression, #negativeBinomialRegression & #CoxRegression. This included practical sessions.@EuropeVaccine @UBuea @TDRnews

[Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory (MCBL) @mcbl_ub]

Building from the 6th #SciProMEC course on #ExperimentalDesign and #Research #Protocol #Development, the 7th #SciProMEC2021 module (02-05 Nov 2021) focused on #Advanced #Statistical #DataAnalysis. @ubuea @TDRnews @EuropeVaccine @mcbl_ub #TendongforNicholas @shintouo @RobertAdamu

[Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory (MCBL) @mcbl_ub]

For evaluation purposes, course began with a pre-course quiz, had daily comments from participants, & ended with a post-course quiz. Feedback from participants about whole course was also invited. @ubuea #SciProMEC @TDRnews @EuropeVaccine @mcbl_ub @abdeljelile2 @shintouo @UBuea

[Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory (MCBL) @mcbl_ub]

Lessons of Day 1 dwelt on #Research, with emphasis on #clinical #StudyDesign & structure of #ResearchProtocol. Day ended with a take-home exercise with the goal to engage participants on how to design a clinical study. #SciProMEC @TDRnews @EuropeVaccine @abdeljelile2 @shintouo

[Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory (MCBL) @mcbl_ub]

Day 3 activities began with oral presentations of assignment. Participants were then drilled on Principles of #Recruitment, Human Subject #Recruitment Strategies, #Clinical #QualityManagement Plan, Approvals & Registration of a #clinical #ResearchProtocol. #SciProMEC @shintouo