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

摘要 非洲人类遗传与健康（H3 Africa）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拥有广泛的研究能力 和威康信托基金会H3 Africa拥有来自26个国家的约500名成员， 不同的项目、网络和分节点跨越32个国家。该财团是 由10多个工作组、一个信息学网络、三个生物储存库和一个 数据和生物样本访问委员会。H3 Africa由指导委员会管理 由独立专家委员会监督。如此复杂的泛非网络 机构间、多国研究伙伴关系需要一个行政管理机构， 凝聚力和协调协调中心。H3非洲行政 协调中心（H3 ACC）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沟通渠道 2)为联合体会议和跨部门会议提供财政和后勤支助; 联盟活动3）作为跨联盟合作的保管者和监督者， 4）促进汇集培训资源、机会和 5）监测、评价和报告研究员的工作进展和影响， H3 ACC和联合体6）促进利益相关者参与活动， 提高对基因组学研究的认识，以增加购买。H3 ACC活动将 从而形成一个网络化、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.