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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
Call for Applications: WACCBIP Biotech Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programme
Call for Applications: Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR): Genome sequencing and Bioinformatics Workshop
Revolutionizing Malaria Surveillance: WACCBIP Researchers Pioneer Genomic Tracking in Endemic Regions using Nanopore Sequencing
Transitioning from BU-LABNET to Skin NTD LABNET
Lessons from the pandemic: new best practices in selecting molecular diagnostics for point-of-care testing of infectious diseases in sub-saharan Africa
Breaking Barriers in Antimicrobial Discovery: UK and Ghana Forge Future Collaborations
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.
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