Society of Neuroscientists of Africa
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[edit]
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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ "2017 - Witsie is New Secretary General Society of Neuroscientists of Africa (SONA) - Wits University". www.wits.ac.za. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
- ^ "SONA Conference 2019". British Neuroscience Association. 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ Luc. "Interview with Professor Olopade: President of Society of Neuroscientists of Africa". www.afriscitech.com. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
- ^ "A tale of two continents: Visiting scholar returns to Hershey to share impact". Penn State. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ Russell, Vivienne A. (2017). "Notes on the Recent History of Neuroscience in Africa". Frontiers in Neuroanatomy. 11: 96. doi:10.3389/fnana.2017.00096. ISSN 1662-5129. PMC 5681988. PMID 29163069.
- ^ "UKZN Researcher Elected Society of Neuroscientists of Africa Representative – University of KwaZulu-Natal". www.ukzn.ac.za. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
- ^ "Past SONA Meetings". sonafrica.info. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
- ^ Aarli, Johan A. (2014-05-08). The History of the World Federation of Neurology: The First 50 Years. OUP Oxford. ISBN 9780191022128.
- ^ "IBRO". www.ibro1.info. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
- ^ Office, FENS. "SONA 2017 Conference". FENS.org. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
- ^ "SONA 2017 Conference, Entebbe, Uganda". TReND. 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
- ^ "FENS supports the African Society of Neuroscientists meeting 2019 (SONA)". Federation of European Neuroscience Societies. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2020.