GIBA-A Launch Event

GIBA-A will be launched on the 12^{th of} November 2026 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The launch of the Gut-Immune-Brain Axis Africa (GIBA-A) is to build a network that connects researchers and partners and strengthen collaborative research across the continent.

Themes:

• What the GIBA-A network represents for research innovation
• Representation of the GIBA-A network for national research priorities and the decadal plan
• Lessons from the GIBA-UK network
• Opportunities for GIBA Microbiome research in Africa
• Early career researcher’s perspectives on GIBA-A as an emerging research field
• Where GIBA-A is today and what it offers