Strengthening MRI Access, Research and Training in Africa | Building Capacity of MRI scientists in Africa | Neuroimaging | Biomedical Engineering | Advocacy
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As we enter the new year, we thank you for steadfast support and commitment to SMART Africa Network and we anticipate engaging in endless possibilities in 2024. We wish you a prosperous 2024. Take a moment to explore our 2023 newsletter: bit.ly/SMARTA2023
OCSMRM, SMART Africa Network & CAMERA hosted a webinar on low-field MRI. Dr. Xiaodong Zhong (UCLA) covered cardiac MRI at 0.55T; Dr. Zhiyong Zhang (SJTU) ran a live demo: a scalable path for wider diagnostic access.
Read more via the link below:
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Africa's first indigenous ISMRM Fellow! Congratulations once again to our Director at SMART Africa Network, Prof. Godwin Ogbole.
Of the 18 newly-awarded Fellows (2026) of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance In Medicine @ISMRM, only one is African:
Nigeria's Godwin Ogbole, Prof of Radiology at UI/UCH.
He's also the first indigenous African Fellow of the Society, as well as the first African member of the Neuroimaging Task Force of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE).
Joint webinar on low-field MRI with OCSMRM, @CAMERA, and @SMARTAfrica. Xiaodong Zhong (UCLA) on cardiac MRI at 0.55T; Zhiyong Zhang (SJTU) live demo. Sept 7, 10AM ET / 3PM WAT / 10PM Beijing.
Register: bit.ly/OCSMRMWebinar
Zoom: 283 971 5704 · Code: OCSMRM
#LowFieldMRI #MRI
Congratulations to one of our mentors, Dr. Nivedita Agarwal, on earning her PhD from the University of Southampton, UK!
For over four years, she's helped shape the next generation of MRI scientists across Africa through the SMART Africa Network. Here's to even greater impact!
History Made.
Prof. Godwin Ogbole — first indigenous African to receive the ISMRM Senior Fellow Award, Cape Town, May 2026.
Read the full ISMRM announcement here
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#ISMRM2026 #LowFieldMRI #MRI4Africa #AfricanScience #HealthEquityHealthEquity
Our Director, Prof. Godwin Ogbole's welcome address at the 5th SMART Africa MRI Workshop, Cape Town!
5 years. 5 cities. 1 idea: MRI for ALL of Africa.
Africa will not receive science — Africa will shape it.
Full welcome address on LinkedIn
bit.ly/4tqvRL1
2 days to go! 🔥
Cape Town, it’s almost time.
SMART Africa MRI Workshop 2026 — MRI, AI, and access, driving more equitable neuroimaging across Africa.
#SMARTAfrica #MRIinAfrica #Neuroimaging #AIinHealthcare #AfricaHealth
The 5th SMART Africa MRI Workshop is kicking off with a 1-day Virtual Basic MRI Webinar on May 1, 2026.
Strengthen your skills, network with experts, and explore neuroimaging.
Click the link below to register.
bit.ly/4sdKv7P
#SMARTAfrica #MRIWorkshop2026
SMARTA blends learning, networking, and culture.
Be part of the 5th MRI workshop in Cape Town!
Kindly click the link below to find out more
bit.ly/4qmYRBW
#SMARTA#MRIinAfrica#ScienceWithHeart#ScienceAndCulture#AfricanResearch #HandsOnLearning
Africa is building its own MRI expertise.
Join the 5th SMART Africa MRI Workshop, Cape Town | 7–8 May 2026 — Equitable Neuroimaging: MRI, AI & Access across Africa.
Register via the link below.
smartafricanetwork.com/5th-s…
#SMARTAfrica #AfricanNeuroimaging
Live this Friday, 16 January 2026. Join the ASO–WSO Webinar Series on stroke imaging and diagnostics with Shriram Varadharajan and Jose Carlos Rayon-Aledo. Live at 3:00 PM GMT!
Click the link below.
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#StrokeImaging#StrokeCare#Neuroradiology
Live this Friday, 16 January 2026. Join the ASO–WSO Webinar Series on stroke imaging and diagnostics with Shriram Varadharajan and Jose Carlos Rayon-Aledo. Live at 3:00 PM GMT!
Click the link below.
lnkd.in/er9yvqQ3
#StrokeImaging#StrokeCare#Neuroradiology#MedicalWebinar
Seven healthcare professionals from Nigeria recently completed a 4-week stroke care exchange at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, sponsored by The Frederick Foundation.
Click the link below to learn more.
bit.ly/4o5J0HF
#StrokeCare #MRI #Neuroimaging #SMARTA
Behind every MRI machine in Africa is a story, patients, doctors, researchers.
SMARTA is working for better access, stronger research & trained experts.
5th SMART Africa Workshop: May 2026, Cape Town
#MRI #AfricaHealth #SMARTA
At CZI Imaging the Future 2025, Prof. Godwin Ogbole presented “MRI Research and Training in Africa.”
It highlighted Africa’s push for better MRI access, research, and training, inspiring global collaboration.
See you at the 5th SMART Africa MRI Workshop, Cape Town • May 2026!
ALT CZI meeting hall.
ALT Prof. Godwin Ogbole presenting SMARTA poster to an enthusiastic attendee.
ALT From left to right: Kundi Umar, Stephanie Otte, and Prof. Godwin Ogbole.
Calling all African Radiologists!
Help shape MRI research in Africa!
Take our 5-minutes anonymous survey: lnkd.in/dN85fHRP
Share with colleagues, every response counts!
#Radiology #MRIResearch #Africa #SMARTAfrica
Our Director, Prof. Godwin Ogbole joins the 10th Atlantic Fellows for Brain Health (GBHI, UCSF), advancing low-cost imaging against stroke & dementia in Africa.
Click the link below to learn more
bit.ly/4mSFIGS
Prof. Godwin Ogbole (University of Ibadan) spoke at USC on Aug 22 about MRI research in Africa. This came after he hosted Prof. Danny Wang at a brain imaging workshop in Nigeria on July 22.
Two events, one shared goal!
Click the link below to learn more
bit.ly/3JLn598
Top Global Opportunities:
1. AfOx MBA (Oxford) – Fully funded for African leaders
Deadline: Jan 7, 2026
2. Atlantic Fellows (Brain Health) – UCSF/Trinity
Deadline: Sept 19, 2025
Click the link below to learn more.
bit.ly/4lEnJTe
The ASL Bootcamp on July 22 at Redeemer’s Health Village opened the 4th SMART Africa MRI Workshop with energy and purpose.
Hands-on learning, open minds, and one shared goal — advancing MRI on African terms.
#SMARTAfricaMRI #ASL #MRIinAfrica
