Asenze Cohort Study Secures NIMH Grant for Fifth Wave of Data Collection, Team Meets at Columbia University to Strategize

The Asenze cohort study received 3 years grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) in August 2023 to undertake a 5th wave of data collection on the cohort. The Asenze team visited the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University from 16-18 January 2024, to meet with their study collaborators. The purpose of the meeting was to finalise the research and implementation strategies for the upcoming data collection, which is set to begin in October 2024. In attendance from UKZN were Chris Desmond (SA PI), Gavin George (Co-Investigator), Furzana Timol (Project Director) and Kathryn Watt (Research Manager).