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Innovative Research
We aim to conduct cutting-edge research to guide the development of new approaches to disease diagnosis, prevention, & control. Having established a world-class scientific research environment with wide-ranging technology platforms, the Centre is now optimised to conduct high-quality research into an expanded range of infectious & non-communicable diseases.
World-Class Training
Global Engagement
With strong commitment to the principles of impactful scientific citizenship, we place high premium on public & community engagement with numerous initiatives that seek to bring our Science closer to the people we do it for. Our initiatives, which have received global recognition, also provide the opportunity to deliver potentially life-saving information on disease prevention and treatment.
LATEST NEWS FROM WACCBIP
![Unlocking the Secrets of Flow Cytometry: WACCBIP's Intensive Hands-On Workshop Takes Scientists on a Journey of Discovery](/images/2024/01/11/DSC_3003.jpg)
Unlocking the Secrets of Flow Cytometry: WACCBIP's Intensive Hands-On Workshop Takes Scientists on a Journey of Discovery
![University of Ghana wins two Crick African Network Fellowships to help promote Health in Africa](/images/2024/01/11/CAN-Fellowship-cover.jpg)
University of Ghana wins two Crick African Network Fellowships to help promote Health in Africa
![Empowering a critical mass of cadre to Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance: WACCBIP's Two-Week Workshop Unleashes End-to-end Genomics capacity](/images/2024/01/11/DSC_0035.jpg)
Empowering a critical mass of cadre to Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance: WACCBIP's Two-Week Workshop Unleashes End-to-end Genomics capacity
![WACCBIP Tenth Anniversary and 8th Research Conference: Registration and Call for Abstracts](/images/WRC-2024-Registration-and-Call-for-Abstracts.jpg)
WACCBIP Tenth Anniversary and 8th Research Conference: Registration and Call for Abstracts
![Molecular Parasitology Meeting - MPM XXXV](/images/2024/01/11/MPM-XXXV.jpg)
Molecular Parasitology Meeting - MPM XXXV
![Call for Applications: WACCBIP Biotech Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programme](/images/2023/biotech-flyer.jpg)
Call for Applications: WACCBIP Biotech Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programme
Training the next generation of biomedical scientists
and fostering world-class research excellence.
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WACCBIP Featured
Yaw Bediako
WACCBIP Science Ambassador, Head of Advancement
Last Friday, CEO Yaw Bediako, Ph.D. was featured on Deutsche Welle News Africa as part of a broader discussion centered around cancer in Africa. He discussed how cancer affects Africans differently from people of other ancestry, and why current drugs and diagnostics are not as effective in people of African descent.