ACE for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens

ACE for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens
University of Ghana, Legon

Contacts
Prof. Gordon A. Awandare
Emails
gawandare@ug.edu.gh
URL
http://www.ug.edu.gh

Discipline

Health

Key Academic Partners

    National and international partners including:

  • The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Ghana
  • Ghana College of Health Sciences
  • University of Ghana Computing Systems

Existing Industry/Private Sector Partners

  • National Youth Development Agency (NYEA)
  • Kitampo Health Research Institute (KHRI)
  • Centre National de Recherche sur le Paludisme
  • Centre Suisse de Recherche Scientifique (CSRS)
  • Centre MURAZ Research Institute (CMRI)
  • Malaria Research and Training Centre (MRTC)
  • Medical Research Council (MRC)
  • American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

Education/Research/Focus Area

(WACCBIP) at the University of Ghana. This Center will provide Masters, PhD and Post-doctoral level training, and conduct research focused on cell and molecular biology of common diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis. The main objectives of this Center of excellence are to train high level health professionals and academics on modern molecular methods for infectious disease diagnosis and research through MPhil, PhD and Post-doctoral programs; provide an e-learning platform to promote teaching, research, and dissemination of information among health professionals and academics in the sub-region; serve as a core facility with state-of-the art biomedical laboratories to support infectious diseases research in the sub-region and a Biomedical High Performance Computing Unit that will provide access to cluster computing services, data storage and scientific and data handling software. The Centre will increase research output in vaccines, drugs and diagnostics innovation by serving as a focal point for enhancing collaboration among biomedical scientists and biotechnology companies in the sub-region.