VALIDATE NETWORK

Established in 2017, VALIDATE is an international network of researchers working together to accelerate vaccine development for three groups of complex neglected intracellular pathogens that cause significant mortality and morbidity throughout the world, particularly in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs): Mycobacteria (causing tuberculosis, leprosy and other diseases), Leishmania (causing leishmaniasis) and Burkholderia pseudomallei (causing melioidosis). A second, important aim of the VALIDATE Network is to facilitate career progression for its members, particularly Early Career Researchers, and (recognising career progression inequity) researchers from LMICs and researchers identifying as female... The VALIDATE Network is led by Director Prof Samantha Sampson (Stellenbosch University, South Africa), Co-Directors Prof Andrea Cooper (University of Leicester, UK), Dr Maria Adelaida Gómez (CIDEIM, Colombia), and Prof Helen McShane (University of Oxford, UK), with Executive Manager..