The @crickafricanetwork.bsky.social is meeting this week in Accra… hosted by #WACCBIP 🧪🇬🇭
A very warm welcome (in every sense!).
Day 1: Pathogen biology, vaccines, microscopy, diagnostics, careers, funding, connections, sustainable democratisation of skills & technology.
@crick.ac.uk #LifeArc
A very warm welcome (in every sense!).
Day 1: Pathogen biology, vaccines, microscopy, diagnostics, careers, funding, connections, sustainable democratisation of skills & technology.
@crick.ac.uk #LifeArc
May 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The @crickafricanetwork.bsky.social is meeting this week in Accra… hosted by #WACCBIP 🧪🇬🇭
A very warm welcome (in every sense!).
Day 1: Pathogen biology, vaccines, microscopy, diagnostics, careers, funding, connections, sustainable democratisation of skills & technology.
@crick.ac.uk #LifeArc
A very warm welcome (in every sense!).
Day 1: Pathogen biology, vaccines, microscopy, diagnostics, careers, funding, connections, sustainable democratisation of skills & technology.
@crick.ac.uk #LifeArc
Some fascinating new results from colleagues at Yemaachi, WACCBIP and Crick on durable neutralising antibody responses following primary course COVID-19 vaccination in Ghana (i.e. HERITAGE cohort below) vs UK (LEGACY cohort)
bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
June 3, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Some fascinating new results from colleagues at Yemaachi, WACCBIP and Crick on durable neutralising antibody responses following primary course COVID-19 vaccination in Ghana (i.e. HERITAGE cohort below) vs UK (LEGACY cohort)
bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Phase II of the consortium, funded by @ukri.org, brings together five studies: Legacy, HERITAGE, WINDFall, SIREN and Black Health Legacy and convenes experts from the Crick, @qmul.bsky.social, @lshtm.bsky.social, WACCBIP, Yemaachi Biotech, @ucl.ac.uk, UWI, University of Ghana and @ukhsa.bsky.social.
October 7, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Phase II of the consortium, funded by @ukri.org, brings together five studies: Legacy, HERITAGE, WINDFall, SIREN and Black Health Legacy and convenes experts from the Crick, @qmul.bsky.social, @lshtm.bsky.social, WACCBIP, Yemaachi Biotech, @ucl.ac.uk, UWI, University of Ghana and @ukhsa.bsky.social.
A big step forward in making diagnostics simpler, cheaper and open-source. Researchers from IMP, IMBA and WACCBIP (Ghana) present a fully open-source, freeze-dried diagnostic assay based on RT-LAMP: www.viennabiocenter.org/about/news/m...
@impvienna.bsky.social @imbavienna.bsky.social
@impvienna.bsky.social @imbavienna.bsky.social
July 23, 2025 at 6:30 AM
A big step forward in making diagnostics simpler, cheaper and open-source. Researchers from IMP, IMBA and WACCBIP (Ghana) present a fully open-source, freeze-dried diagnostic assay based on RT-LAMP: www.viennabiocenter.org/about/news/m...
@impvienna.bsky.social @imbavienna.bsky.social
@impvienna.bsky.social @imbavienna.bsky.social
Amazing diversity of data and discovery on show, covering #malaria, #TB, #hepatitis, #HIV plus insights into fabulous technology, and shared experiences on how to build careers, partnerships and institutions.
@crickafricanetwork.bsky.social
#WACCBIP
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@crickafricanetwork.bsky.social
#WACCBIP
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May 15, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Amazing diversity of data and discovery on show, covering #malaria, #TB, #hepatitis, #HIV plus insights into fabulous technology, and shared experiences on how to build careers, partnerships and institutions.
@crickafricanetwork.bsky.social
#WACCBIP
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@crickafricanetwork.bsky.social
#WACCBIP
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We are continuing to build on our productive training collaboration with WACCBIP at the University of Ghana with Gordon Awandare who is running our West African hub-and-spoke training network:
May 22, 2025 at 11:08 AM
We are continuing to build on our productive training collaboration with WACCBIP at the University of Ghana with Gordon Awandare who is running our West African hub-and-spoke training network:
Had such a wholesome experience this past week, helping with the One Health Research workshop at WACCBIP. So much passion and engagement from the students!
July 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Had such a wholesome experience this past week, helping with the One Health Research workshop at WACCBIP. So much passion and engagement from the students!
Shared again the most amazing time with WACCBIP students at the Molecular and Cell Biology Workshop! #WACCBIP #UniversityofGhana
July 25, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Shared again the most amazing time with WACCBIP students at the Molecular and Cell Biology Workshop! #WACCBIP #UniversityofGhana
First up, CAN fellow Abdou Camara from WACCBIP is speaking about antigen-specific cell profiling for early prediction of long-lived vaccine-induced memory
May 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM
First up, CAN fellow Abdou Camara from WACCBIP is speaking about antigen-specific cell profiling for early prediction of long-lived vaccine-induced memory
A great collaborative effort of many labs across continents: @vbcscitraining.bsky.social, WACCBIP, TReND in Africa and more. Now a first paper on #open-source RT-LAMP #diagnostics is out: urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
Congrats to the whole team. We hope this pushes affordable diagnostics in #LMICs
Congrats to the whole team. We hope this pushes affordable diagnostics in #LMICs
A lyophilized open-source RT-LAMP assay for molecular diagnostics in resource-limited settings
A critical bottleneck for equitable access to population-scale molecular diagnostics is the limited availability of rapid, inexpensive point-of-care tests, especially in low- and middle-income countri...
urldefense.com
July 16, 2025 at 7:25 AM
A great collaborative effort of many labs across continents: @vbcscitraining.bsky.social, WACCBIP, TReND in Africa and more. Now a first paper on #open-source RT-LAMP #diagnostics is out: urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
Congrats to the whole team. We hope this pushes affordable diagnostics in #LMICs
Congrats to the whole team. We hope this pushes affordable diagnostics in #LMICs
Invited speaker Lydia Mosi from WACCBIP is now speaking on Mycobacterium ulcerans transmission in West Africa: the search for reservoirs and vectors
May 14, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Invited speaker Lydia Mosi from WACCBIP is now speaking on Mycobacterium ulcerans transmission in West Africa: the search for reservoirs and vectors
Researchers CBRB welcomed colleagues from WACCBIP as part of an Imperial Global Connect visit.
The event aimed to strengthen international partnerships and advance discovery research in bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR). 🔬
www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...
The event aimed to strengthen international partnerships and advance discovery research in bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR). 🔬
www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...
June 9, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Researchers CBRB welcomed colleagues from WACCBIP as part of an Imperial Global Connect visit.
The event aimed to strengthen international partnerships and advance discovery research in bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR). 🔬
www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...
The event aimed to strengthen international partnerships and advance discovery research in bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR). 🔬
www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...
Imperial’s Centre for Bacterial Resistance Biology hosted colleagues from the West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens as part of an Imperial Global Connect–funded visit aimed at strengthening collaboration on bacterial AMR research. 🌍🧫
www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...
www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...
New partnership links CBRB with WACCBIP to advance AMR discovery research
Researchers from Imperial’s Centre for Bacterial Resistance Biology (CBRB) hosted colleagues from the West African Centre for Cell Biology of I...
www.imperial.ac.uk
June 10, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Imperial’s Centre for Bacterial Resistance Biology hosted colleagues from the West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens as part of an Imperial Global Connect–funded visit aimed at strengthening collaboration on bacterial AMR research. 🌍🧫
www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...
www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...
If you want to learn about viral sequencing and real-time analysis from the absolute best, consider applying here: artic.network/workshops/ac...
Application deadline 10 January 2026: survey.ug.edu.gh/surveys/?s=W...
Application deadline 10 January 2026: survey.ug.edu.gh/surveys/?s=W...
ARTIC/WACCBIP training - Accra, Ghana, 26th to 31st March 2026 | ARTIC network - pathogen genomics from sample to response
artic.network
December 15, 2025 at 6:11 PM
If you want to learn about viral sequencing and real-time analysis from the absolute best, consider applying here: artic.network/workshops/ac...
Application deadline 10 January 2026: survey.ug.edu.gh/surveys/?s=W...
Application deadline 10 January 2026: survey.ug.edu.gh/surveys/?s=W...
African Digital Humanities Symposium is underway!
Online registration is free...join us online for two days of panels and discussion from Accra, Ghana
africandh.ku.edu/symposium/2025
#AfricanDH
@idrh-ku.bsky.social
Online registration is free...join us online for two days of panels and discussion from Accra, Ghana
africandh.ku.edu/symposium/2025
#AfricanDH
@idrh-ku.bsky.social
2025 African Digital Humanities Symposium
June 5–6, 2025 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM GMT The University of Ghana – Legon Venue: West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infections and Pathogens (WACCBIP) and online
africandh.ku.edu
June 5, 2025 at 9:43 AM
African Digital Humanities Symposium is underway!
Online registration is free...join us online for two days of panels and discussion from Accra, Ghana
africandh.ku.edu/symposium/2025
#AfricanDH
@idrh-ku.bsky.social
Online registration is free...join us online for two days of panels and discussion from Accra, Ghana
africandh.ku.edu/symposium/2025
#AfricanDH
@idrh-ku.bsky.social
'Crick Africa Network Fellows will receive four years of funding hosted at one of five African partner institutions: WACCBIP, University of Ghana; Stellenbosch University, South Africa; University of Cape Town, South Africa; MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM; MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit.'
The Francis Crick Institute and LifeArc partner with five African research institutions to support s...
The Crick Africa Network (CAN) is set to extend for a further five years, supporting more young African scientists to build their careers in research, thanks to a £7.5 million investment from the sel...
www.crick.ac.uk
August 15, 2023 at 7:12 AM
'Crick Africa Network Fellows will receive four years of funding hosted at one of five African partner institutions: WACCBIP, University of Ghana; Stellenbosch University, South Africa; University of Cape Town, South Africa; MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM; MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit.'
This afternoon we heard from three of our wonderful technology development fellows: Janica Theron (electron microscopy - Stellenbosch), Betty Oliver (MRC UVRI LSHTM Uganda - flow cytometry) and Joyce Ngoi (WACCBIP - genomics)
May 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
This afternoon we heard from three of our wonderful technology development fellows: Janica Theron (electron microscopy - Stellenbosch), Betty Oliver (MRC UVRI LSHTM Uganda - flow cytometry) and Joyce Ngoi (WACCBIP - genomics)
Immunology Training and Cultural Immersion in Kampala: My CAMONET Offsite Placement
Guest blog by: Tosin Senbadejo As part of my training as a PhD Fellow at the West African Center for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP), University of Ghana, I was privileged to participate in an…
Guest blog by: Tosin Senbadejo As part of my training as a PhD Fellow at the West African Center for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP), University of Ghana, I was privileged to participate in an…
Immunology Training and Cultural Immersion in Kampala: My CAMONET Offsite Placement
Guest blog by: Tosin Senbadejo As part of my training as a PhD Fellow at the West African Center for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP), University of Ghana, I was privileged to participate in an off-site placement at the IDI Research Lab, Makerere University, in Kampala, Uganda. This placement was made possible through a CAMONET Uganda Offsite placement grant, awarded to me in October 2024.
camonet.org
February 17, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Immunology Training and Cultural Immersion in Kampala: My CAMONET Offsite Placement
Guest blog by: Tosin Senbadejo As part of my training as a PhD Fellow at the West African Center for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP), University of Ghana, I was privileged to participate in an…
Guest blog by: Tosin Senbadejo As part of my training as a PhD Fellow at the West African Center for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP), University of Ghana, I was privileged to participate in an…
Guest blog: CAMO-Net Travel Grant Supports Tosin’s Participation at ASM Microbe 2025
Tosin Senbadejo, a PhD student at the West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP), University of Ghana, was awarded a CAMO-Net Travel Grant to attend ASM Microbe 2025, the annual…
Tosin Senbadejo, a PhD student at the West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP), University of Ghana, was awarded a CAMO-Net Travel Grant to attend ASM Microbe 2025, the annual…
Guest blog: CAMO-Net Travel Grant Supports Tosin’s Participation at ASM Microbe 2025
Tosin Senbadejo, a PhD student at the West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP), University of Ghana, was awarded a CAMO-Net Travel Grant to attend ASM Microbe 2025, the annual conference of the American Society for Microbiology. The conference brought together leading microbiologists and infectious disease researchers from around the world to discuss recent advances in microbiology and antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
camonet.org
January 8, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Guest blog: CAMO-Net Travel Grant Supports Tosin’s Participation at ASM Microbe 2025
Tosin Senbadejo, a PhD student at the West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP), University of Ghana, was awarded a CAMO-Net Travel Grant to attend ASM Microbe 2025, the annual…
Tosin Senbadejo, a PhD student at the West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP), University of Ghana, was awarded a CAMO-Net Travel Grant to attend ASM Microbe 2025, the annual…
We learn a lot about branding from our sites around the world. Here at CAMO-Net Ghana, we are based at the West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP) at the Univeristy of Ghana. Branded vans and shirts beats branded crockery on the impressive branding scale
February 27, 2025 at 10:25 AM
We learn a lot about branding from our sites around the world. Here at CAMO-Net Ghana, we are based at the West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP) at the Univeristy of Ghana. Branded vans and shirts beats branded crockery on the impressive branding scale