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IPGHTraining

Training & Human Capital Development

Postgraduate Training

Training at IPGH

The Institute, as an interdisciplinary entity, offers training at the masters and doctoral levels in the intersecting areas of science, social science, and health research.

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Core Disciplines

Analytical Biochemistry
Applied Mathematics & Computational Modelling
Education
Ethnography
Epidemiology
Molecular Microbiology & Virology
Nutrition
Psychology
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Supplemental Training

Gene Expression & Molecular Biology
Next Generation Sequencing
Bioinformatics
Bioethics
Critical Thinking
Scientific Writing & Communication
Grant Writing

🎓 Research Areas for Postgraduate Students

Prospective postgraduate students are encouraged to align their research interests with IPGH's priority areas. Current research areas available for postgraduate work include:

Community antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
Gut microbiome & resistome studies
HIV treatment outcomes & drug resistance
Wastewater-based pathogen surveillance
Ethnography of health-seeking behaviour
One Health approaches to infectious disease
Bioinformatics & genomic data analysis
AMR stewardship & community education
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