ACE on Neglected Tropical Diseases and Forensic Biotechnology
Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria
Contacts
Prof. Andrew J. Nok / Prof. Mrs Mairo H. Inuwa
Emails
jonandi@yahoo.com ; jonandi430@gmail.com / inuwahm@yahoo.com
Discipline
Health
Key Academic Partners
National and international partners including:
- University of Ngaoundere, Cameroon
- University of Nagasaki, Japan
- Kuvin Medical Center of Hebrew University, Israel.
Existing Industry/Private Sector Partners
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA.
- Nigerian Medical Research Institute
Education/Research/Focus Area
In line with the London Declaration and the WHO Roadmap on NTDs, the ACE will address the four major challenges towards discovery, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and eradication of NTDs. The focus will build on the well-documented research achievements within the consortium, on the diseases trypanosomiasis, filariasis and rabies. Furthermore, the knowhow will be deployed in training manpower in other fields such as forensic biotechnology.