Organization:Society of Neuroscientists of Africa
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The Society of Neuroscientists of Africa (SONA) is a non-profit organisation registered in Nairobi, Kenya, which acts as the umbrella organisation for different neuroscience groups and societies in Africa.[1] They organise the bi-annual SONA conference.[2] The current president of the society is Prof. James Olukayode Olopade.[3][4]
History
SONA was founded in 1993 by James Kimani.[5] The goal of the society is to promote neuroscience research and teaching in Africa.[6] In its history the society has organised 14 international meetings in Africa, of which the first was organized in 1993.[7]
Conferences
- 1993 - Nairobi, Kenya
- 1995 - Marrakech, Morocco[8]
- 1997 - Cape Town, South Africa
- 1999 - Dakar, Senegal
- 2001 - Nairobi, Kenya
- 2003 - Abuja, Nigeria
- 2005 - Cape Town, South Africa
- 2007 - Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
- 2009 - Faiyum, Egypt
- 2011 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia[9]
- 2013 - Rabat, Morocco
- 2015 - Durban, South Africa
- 2017 - Entebbe, Uganda[10][11]
- 2019 - Lagos, Nigeria[12]
References
- ↑ "2017 - Witsie is New Secretary General Society of Neuroscientists of Africa (SONA) - Wits University". https://www.wits.ac.za/news/sources/health-news/2017/witsie-is-new-secretary-general-society-of-neuroscientists-of-africa-sona.html.
- ↑ "SONA Conference 2019". British Neuroscience Association. 2019. https://www.bna.org.uk/mediacentre/events/sona-conference-2019-lagos-nigeria/.
- ↑ Luc. "Interview with Professor Olopade: President of Society of Neuroscientists of Africa" (in en-gb). https://www.afriscitech.com/en/blogs/sci-com-nigeria/393-interview-with-professor-olopade-president-of-society-of-neuroscientists-of-africa.
- ↑ "A tale of two continents: Visiting scholar returns to Hershey to share impact". Penn State. 9 March 2020. https://news.psu.edu/story/601543/2019/12/11/impact/tale-two-continents-visiting-scholar-returns-hershey-share-impact.
- ↑ Russell, Vivienne A. (2017). "Notes on the Recent History of Neuroscience in Africa" (in English). Frontiers in Neuroanatomy 11: 96. doi:10.3389/fnana.2017.00096. ISSN 1662-5129. PMID 29163069.
- ↑ "UKZN Researcher Elected Society of Neuroscientists of Africa Representative – University of KwaZulu-Natal". https://www.ukzn.ac.za/news/ukzn-researcher-elected-society-of-neuroscientists-of-africa-representative/.
- ↑ "Past SONA Meetings". https://sonafrica.info/objectives-functions/past-sona-meetings.
- ↑ Aarli, Johan A. (2014-05-08) (in en). The History of the World Federation of Neurology: The First 50 Years. OUP Oxford. ISBN 9780191022128. https://books.google.com/books?id=oeXoAwAAQBAJ&q=sona+meeting+history&pg=PT158.
- ↑ "IBRO". http://www.ibro1.info/Pub/Pub_Main_Display.asp?LC_Docs_ID=5120.
- ↑ Office, FENS. "SONA 2017 Conference" (in English). https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/News/20161/041/SONA-Conference-2017/.
- ↑ "SONA 2017 Conference, Entebbe, Uganda" (in en-US). 2016-11-26. http://trendinafrica.org/blog-posts/sona-2017-conference-entebbe-uganda/.
- ↑ "FENS supports the African Society of Neuroscientists meeting 2019 (SONA)". Federation of European Neuroscience Societies. 3 October 2018. https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/News/20181/091/FENS-offers-travel-grants-for-the-Sona2017-meeting/.
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