Fly Neuroscience Workshop, Ghana (2015)

The workshop covered theoretical and practical aspects of the fly as a model organism for neuroscience research and behavioural studies, also focusing on olfaction for applied neuroscience questions, and the relevance of the fly for human disease models. It ended with participants presenting their ideas on how to implement Drosophila in their own research. Many expressed strong interest in using the fly model organism to address the imminent need for long-term solutions to health problems faced by their country’s population. What provided the workshop’s main deliverable was the general consensus to establish the Ghana Neuroscience Society. This will help provide a steady framework for follow-up exchange and training workshops, so that the Fly Neuroscience Workshop does not end up a one-hit wonder.