22 - Neuroscience in Nigeria (with Ibukun Akinrinade & Mahmoud Maina)

Congratulations to Rishik and Ashmita for winning the Brainstorm
Jeopardy game! In this episode, Kristina and Tolu are joined by
Nigerian Neuroscience researchers Dr. Ibukun Akinrinade and Dr.
Mahmoud Maina. They discuss the issues that create barriers for
neuroscience research in Nigeria. The issues include funding,
lack of internal collaboration, outdated equipment, lack of
graduate school opportunities, and more. They also talk about
their involvement with TReND in Africa, an organization which
helps to support African researchers and students. The term of
the episode is Brain Drain.


BC Trivia Question: What was one of the findings from our episode
with Dr. Regan Gurung?


Society for Neuroscience in Africa (SONA):
https://sonafrica.org/


TReND in Africa: https://trendinafrica.org/


Article by Ibukun and Mahmoud:


Maina, M. B., Ahmad, U., Ibrahim, H. A., Hamidu, S. K., Nasr, F.
E., Salihu, A. T., ... & Baden, T. (2021). Two decades of
neuroscience publication trends in africa. Nature Communications,
12(1), 1-10.


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