Interactive and collaborative research with Researchers in

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The Pilot Project, "African Info-Server" has the following research
projects, and MORE listed for "virtual research teams". If you wish to
Participate in any of the projects listed below
Please give your name, field of specialization, name of your university
and email address to:
                     mailto:getahuna@ACFcluster.nyu.edu
This research project, AFRICAN INFO-SERVER,  from New York University
(NYU), is aimed at:

BUILDING KNOWLEDGE ACCESSING CAPACITIES OF AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES

the following are some of the listed projects:

1. Land use and land distribution legal aspect ---- South Africa 2. Integration of Traditional Leadership and organization in the Political system ---- South Africa 3. monitoring pesticides in an aquatic environment, pesticide determination work include LC-MS.---- Botswana 4.preconsentration of heavy environmental metals by SLM before determination by AAS. ------ Botswana 5. characterization of lipid, protein and peptides by electrospray MS. Botswana 6.Soil fertility and plant nutrition---- Kenya 7.Malaria entomology (vector-parasite interaction,infectivity of gametocytes to mosquitoes and dynamics of Malaria parasite transmission--- many East African countries 8. Tropical Parasitology especially Genetic variability of Wuchereria bancorfiti, examining parasitic factors that may be responsible for different pathological presentations . 9. Health Care Reform--- Ghana, South Africa 10 Traditional medicines with respect to their Phytochemistry and pharmacological effects -- Kenya, Senegal, South Africa 11 Medical Plants research and bioactive polypeptides---Many Sout and East African 12 Food Technology ----Mozambique 13 Traction animals and goats--- Mozambique 14 Developing and evaluating educational program 15. Non formal education, multicultural education, self regulated learning South Africa SEND A MESSAGE IF YOU NEED INFORMATION YOU ARE ALLOWED TO POST OR ANNOUNCE THIS MESSAGE IN ANY FORM

Regards,

A.Getahun African Info-Server Pilot Project Chief Executive Officer