Young African Scientist Feature: Dr. Onyekachi Ononye-Adesanya

Science / November 14, 2023

With our series “Young African Scientists”, we’ll be putting a spotlight on African scientists around the globe doing amazing work and research. Today’s spotlight is shining on Dr. Onyekachi Ononye-Adesanya, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Canada. Can you share a bit about yourself, your educational background, and what …

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ACEGID Hosts 2nd Hands-on Training on Next Generation Sequencing of SARS-CoV-2​

Press Release / November 14, 2023

The second edition of training on Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) of SARS-CoV-2 started on December 1 at ACEGID, Redeemer’s University, Ede, Nigeria. The training is aimed at strengthening genomic surveillance capacity on the African continent. Following opening formalities, Dr Yenew Kebede, Head of Laboratory Systems at Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) …

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Sentinel Selected for Scale-up Support by Paris Peace Forum

Award / November 14, 2023

Sentinel, our project focused on developing a pandemic pre-emption and response system, has received another boost as it was selected for scale-up support at the just concluded fourth edition of Paris Peace Forum (PPF). Out of 80 projects that were showcased at the global event, Sentinel was one of the ten projects that will benefit …

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ACEGID Receives NIH Grant for Antimicrobial Resistance Research

Press Release / November 14, 2023

The African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID) has received a grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) of the United States for a data science-based research on antimicrobial resistance in bacteria. The grant is part of NIH’s Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa) …

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Four Takeaways from Our Recent Paper on Tuberculosis in Nigeria

Articles / September 13, 2022

Our scientists recently published a scientific paper reporting the discovery of a severe, drug-resistant form of tuberculosis in Nigeria. The discovery was made using whole genome sequencing (a technique for analysing the entire genome of an organism) and bioinformatics analysis. We share four key highlights of the publication below: 1.   The Beijing lineage of Mycobacterium …

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ACEGID Strengthens National Capacity for Analysis…

Press Release / September 13, 2022

PRESS RELEASE: ACEGID Strengthens National Capacity for Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Data EDE, NIGERIA, August 17, 2021 The African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID) has started an intensive hands-on bioinformatics workshop on the analysis of SARS-CoV-2 genomic and contextual data. The two-weeks training aims to equip scientists from 11 public health laboratories …

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ACEGID’s Pivotal Work on Public Health Featured in World Bank Results Brief

Mentions / November 14, 2023

ACEGID’s approach, results and impacts were the focus of a recent World Bank Results Brief. The publication highlights how we are countering immediate public health threats as well as detecting and responding to future outbreaks. It also presents a view of the horizon and comments from some of our beneficiaries. Read the full result brief …

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