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Nigerian Scientists Uncover Different Fever-causing Viruses

Press Release / August 29, 2023

Scientists at the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID), and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have uncovered different fever-causing viruses in Nigerian patients. Their work underscores the value of local (in-country) metagenomics in response to complex public health situations. This is especially important for real-time infectious disease surveillance, response, …

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ACEGID and Illumina to Increase Africa’s Genomics Capacity through Establishment of a Joint Training Academy

Press Release / March 28, 2023

Today, the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID), Redeemer’s University, announced that it will collaborate with Illumina, a global leader in sequencing and array-based technologies, on a joint workforce development training academy, with the objective of increasing Africa’s genomics capacity. In February, ACEGID and Illumina signed a memorandum of understanding, and …

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

Press Release / January 5, 2022

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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ACEGID Receives NIH Grant for Antimicrobial Resistance Research

Press Release / March 28, 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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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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