Uplifting RNA Science in Africa: A Call to Action

Fadil Bidmos, Mame Massar Dieng, Doreen Lugano, Elsa Hien, Favour Oluwapelumi Oyelami, Haruna Muwonge, Deusdedit Tusubira, Peter Chinedu Agu, Cecilia Ofor Ogechi, Angela Mumbua Musyoka, Ilemobayo Victor Fasogbon, Patrick Aja, Mabrouka Maamra, Yahya Choonara, Kehinde Ross

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DOI: 10.1261/rna.081325.126
Published: 2026-11-06
Container: RNA
Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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@article{allodium:10.1261/rna.081325.126,
  title = {Uplifting RNA Science in Africa: A Call to Action},
  author = {Fadil Bidmos and Mame Massar Dieng and Doreen Lugano and Elsa Hien and Favour Oluwapelumi Oyelami and Haruna Muwonge and Deusdedit Tusubira and Peter Chinedu Agu and Cecilia Ofor Ogechi and Angela Mumbua Musyoka and Ilemobayo Victor Fasogbon and Patrick Aja and Mabrouka Maamra and Yahya Choonara and Kehinde Ross},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {RNA},
  doi = {10.1261/rna.081325.126},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1261/rna.081325.126}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Uplifting RNA Science in Africa: A Call to Action
AU  - Fadil Bidmos
AU  - Mame Massar Dieng
AU  - Doreen Lugano
AU  - Elsa Hien
AU  - Favour Oluwapelumi Oyelami
AU  - Haruna Muwonge
AU  - Deusdedit Tusubira
AU  - Peter Chinedu Agu
AU  - Cecilia Ofor Ogechi
AU  - Angela Mumbua Musyoka
AU  - Ilemobayo Victor Fasogbon
AU  - Patrick Aja
AU  - Mabrouka Maamra
AU  - Yahya Choonara
AU  - Kehinde Ross
PY  - 2026
JO  - RNA
DO  - 10.1261/rna.081325.126
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1261/rna.081325.126
ER  -

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Bidmos, F., Dieng, M. M., Lugano, D., Hien, E., Oyelami, F. O., Muwonge, H., Tusubira, D., Agu, P. C., Ogechi, C. O., Musyoka, A. M., Fasogbon, I. V., Aja, P., Maamra, M., Choonara, Y., & Ross, K. (2026). Uplifting RNA Science in Africa: A Call to Action. RNA. https://doi.org/10.1261/rna.081325.126

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