The group lead for the NeTroDis Research Group, Dr K. B. Otabil, has been awarded the prestigious Fulbright African Visiting Scholar Program from the Embassy of the United States of America. This program, funded by the United States Department of State and administered by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES), offers senior faculty members from Ghanaian universities, the opportunity to conduct research at U.S. institutions for a minimum of three (3) months and a maximum of nine (9) months. The selection process and final award of grants are extremely competitive.

The award is funding a technology transfer and collaborative research visit to the University of California San Diego in the USA. During this visit, NeTroDisOH, Ecology Research Group at CeRAB and the Department of Biological Science, UENR will discuss prospects for joint grant applications, students and staff exchange opportunity, and technology transfer from UCSD to NeTroDisOH.