Nate Herr (PL2) tells us about The Container

Posted on behalf of Nate Herr (PL2)

This
is the building we affectionately call 'The Container" because, well,
it's a shipping container.  Granted, it has a few upgrades since its
shipping days including a roof, windows, WiFi, a water cooler, and
thankfully an oscillating fan. 

This is one of the hubs of research collaboration with
Makerere University in Uganda, the University of Minnesota, and Michigan
State University.  In it you'll find medical students from the UMN--
Nick Sausen is here putting together donated EEG machines to help better
define EEG changes in cerebral malaria and correlate it with the
neuropsych testing that's being done.  Remember Tundun Williams?  She
graduated from our Peds Residency last year and has been here since on a
Fogarty Fellowship working on a clinical trial regarding sickle cell
disease treatment in Africa.

While there's no room for me in the container, I'm often working nearby with others in the Global Health Uganda team
on their both ongoing and upstarting malaria research projects.  More
on that later. for now, please take a moment and send some cold Minnesota vibes to those working in the container.