H3Africa Administrative Coordinating Centre: Enabling and Supporting Genomics and Health Research Capacity Building in Africa

摘要 非洲(H3非洲)人类遗传与健康联盟旨在影响非洲大陆- 通过国家研究所的支持，在健康和基因组学方面具有广泛的研究能力 健康和惠康信托基金。H3非洲有来自26个国家的约500个成员 覆盖32个国家的不同项目、网络和子节点。这个财团是 由10多个工作组、一个信息学网络、三个生物库和一个 数据和生物武器访问委员会。H3非洲由一个指导委员会管理 在独立专家委员会的监督下。如此复杂的泛非网络 跨机构、跨国家的研究伙伴关系需要行政部门 凝聚力和协调协调中心。H3非洲行政部门 协调中心(H3ACC)在以往优势和成就的基础上 通过六个目标加强对H3非洲研究和培训赠款的支持 概述如下：1)提供高质量和可靠的管理和通信线路 2)为联合体会议和交叉项目提供财政和后勤支持 财团活动3)作为跨财团合作的托管人和监督者； 资源和数据库4)促进集中培训资源、机会和 对研究员的职业跟踪监测、评价和报告以下方面的进展和影响 H3ACC和财团6)促进利益攸关方参与活动和 对基因组学研究的认识，目标是增加买入。H3ACC活动将 导致一个网络化、高效和可持续的H3非洲。

Abstract The Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) Consortium aims to influence continent- wide research capacity in health and genomics through support from the National Institutes of Health and the Wellcome Trust. H3Africa has approximately 500 members from 26 different projects, networks and sub-nodes spanning 32 countries. This consortium is supported by over 10 working groups, an Informatics Network, three Biorepositories, and a Data and Biospecimen Access Committee. H3Africa is governed by a Steering Committee with oversight from an Independent Expert Committee. Such complex pan-African networks of inter-institutional, multi-national research partnerships require an Administrative Coordinating Centre for cohesion and coordination. The H3Africa Administrative Coordinating Centre (H3ACC) builds on previous strengths and accomplishments to enhance provision of support to the H3Africa research and training grants through six aims outlined below: 1) provision of quality and reliable administration and line of communication 2) provision of fiscal and logistical support for the consortium meetings and cross- Consortium activities 3) being custodians and overseers of cross-Consortium collaborations, resources and databases 4) facilitating the pooling of training resources, opportunities and career-tracking of Fellows 5) monitor, evaluate and report on the progress and impact of the H3ACC and the consortium 6) facilitation of stakeholder engagement activities and awareness of genomics research targeted at increased buy-in. The H3ACC activities will result in a networked, efficient and sustainable H3Africa.