32nd Biennial Conference

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CONFERENCE DESCRIPTION

The 32^nd Biennial Conference of the Ghana Science Association (GSA) was held in collaboration with other stakeholders virtually via Zoom as follows:

DATE: Wednesday 6^th – Friday 8^th October 2021

THEME: Mitigating COVID-19 Pandemic: The Quest for Scientific and Technological Innovations

PROGRAMME

The programme will feature a day’s Pre-Conference Workshop on Grant Proposal Writing, Plenary Scientific Sessions and Biennial General Meeting (BGM)

The Scientific Sessions will cover all aspects of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

32ND BIENNIAL CONFERENCE OUTCOME

32^ND BIENNIAL CONFERENCE COMMUNIQUE

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BOOK OF ABSTRACT

32nd Biennial Conference - Book of Abstract (2)

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PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP, 32^ND BIENNIAL CONFERENCE

via ZOOM

Theme: “Developing Competitive Grant Applications to support Research Funding”

Click on Topic to download Presentation docs.
No	ACTIVITY / TOPIC		FACILITATOR
1.	Opening & housekeeping/Zoom etiquette announcements		Dr. Kingsley Badu, Snr. Lecturer/ Research fellow, KCCR/TAB/KNUST
2.	Why must I write a research proposal?	Research in the context of career development	Dr. Lydia Mosi, Snr. Lecturer/ Research fellow, WACCBIP/UG
3.	Overview of a winnable proposal	Characteristics of a competitive proposal	Dr. Lydia Mosi
REFLECTIONS/GROUP PHOTOGRAPH
4.	Developing a Compelling research question and how to make Impact statements	Communicating the need/problem and justification of the project	Dr. Kingsley
5.	Setting smart Objectives	How to organize/ or break your concept into separate but inter-related pieces	Dr. Kingsley
6.	Project Activity and planning	How to identify and organize realistic/ feasible work packages	Dr. (Mrs.) Augustina Sylverken, Snr. Lecturer/ Research fellow, KCCR/TAB/KNUST
7.	Methodology and Outcomes	The scope of methodology, to what extent/detail should a methodology be?	Dr. Asamoah Kwadwo Kusi, Snr. Research fellow, MMIMR/UG
8.	How to develop a realistic Budget	Itemized cost, personnel, Fieldwork, laboratory supplies, workshops, OA publications capacity, etc., & Justification for your budget	Dr. Asamoah Kwadwo Kusi
9.	Supporting documents and the submission process	Grant chart/ Data analysis plan/ dissemination plan/ ethical approval, Support letters etc. Risk and mitigation plan	Dr. Michael Owusu, Snr. Lecturer/ Research fellow, KCCR/SMD/KNUST

32 BIENNIAL CONFERENCE (PLENARY SESSION I)
1.	TOPIC 1: *COVID-19* *Pandemic in Ghana: The* *Innovation* *Landscape thus far*	Prof. Gordon Awandare, Director of West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP)
2.	TOPIC 2: COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies; which one is working? (Vaccines, Herbal Medicines or Face Masks?)	Dr. Kofi Bobi Barimah, Executive Director of Center for Plant Medicine Research, (CPMR) Akuapem-Mampong


3.	TOPIC 3: Wellness in the midst of COVID-19 (Sporting Exercise, Food and Nutrition)	Dr. Phylis Tawiah, Wellness Center, KNUST



PLENARY SESSION II
4. Wellness in the midst of COVID-19	TOPIC 4: The Role of Artificial Intelligence and Mathematical *Modelling in* *Forecasting COVID-19 Transmission and Spread*	Prof. Jude Dzevela Kong, Africa-Canada Artificial Intelligence and Data Innovation Consortium (ACADIC), York University.
5. Point-of-Care Diagnostics and Surveillance of Infectious Diseases Research	TOPIC 5: Point-of-Care Diagnostics and Surveillance of Infectious Diseases Research	Prof. Richard Odame Philips, Director of Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR), KNUST