Congratulations to the Fall 2019 WARC Travel Grant Awardees

Congratulations to the Fall 2019 WARC Travel Grant Awardees

Congratulations to the Fall 2019 WARC Travel Grant Awardees

Thank you to everyone who submitted applications for the WARC Travel Grant this summer. We received an abundance of excellent proposals and regret that we are unable to fund more of them.

Please join us in congratulating the following awardees!

Fabrice Blanchard ALLECHY (Université Felix Houphouet Boigny, Côte d’Ivoire) – “Apport des chaînes de Markov et arbre de décision à la détermination des sites propices à la riziculture pluviale dans un contexte de changement climatique et de sécurité alimentaire : cas du bassin versant de la Lobo (Centre-ouest de la Côte d’Ivoire)”
– The objective of this study is to determine the potential sites for rain-fed rice cultivation in order to completely satisfy local demand for rice. The study will produce a map predicting these sites by 2050, which will serve as a tool for aid and decision making.

Christiana DAPULIGA (Kwame NKrumah University, Ghana) – “Application of phages as biocontrol for Shigatoxin producing Escherichia coli in vegetables”
– In considering alternatives to chemical antimicrobials, the development of a biocontrol agent using bacteriophages (phages) is a natural and promising technology. This research therefore seeks to develop biocontrol from bacteriophages that can be used to eliminate shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli from vegetables.

Emmanuel Agada DAVID (Gombe State University, Nigeria) – “The Impact of Medication Adherence Counseling on Glucose Control in Patients with Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus”
– This study aims to demonstrate the impact of adherence counseling on glucose control of patients receiving oral anti diabetic medications at John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital, Liberia.

Nwabueze Monday GIDEON (Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Nigeria) – “Practices Required by Lecturers of Agricultural Education in the Development and Utilization of PowerPoint for Quality Instruction in Universities in South-East Nigeria”
– For travel to present paper at a conference organized by the Institute for Scientific and Engineering Research in Accra, Ghana.

Roukiatou TRAORE (Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Burkina Faso) – “Caractérisation moléculaire et épidémiologiede la résistance aux antibiotiques de souches de Staphylococcus aureus”
– This project aims to characterize the strains of Staphylococcus aureus meticillono-resistant (SARM), by molecular methods, including PCRs, PFGE and MLST. This research will provide knowledge about the level of circulation of MRSA in Burkina Faso as well as the degree of virulence of these germs. This will allow corrective action to be taken in the care of infected patients and in the fight against antibiotic resistance.