Fifth annual meeting of the network of Buruli ulcer PCR laboratories (BU-LABNET) in the WHO African Region
The BU-LABNET will hold its fifth annual meeting in Accra, Ghana, on 23-25 October 2023 at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana (NMIMR,UG). This hybrid (physical and virtual) meeting is expected to bring together about 60 participants (network member laboratories, partners and skin disease experts) to take stock of progress since […]
NMIMR RECEIVES $3.5 MILLION USAID GRANT FOR MALARIA RESEARCH, MONITORING & SURVEILLANCE
The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), University of Ghana has received a $3.5 million grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Ghana Mission to conduct malaria research, monitoring and surveillance activities. The project titled, “Monitoring & Surveillance Data for Effective Malaria Control Activity ”, is a five-year program expected […]
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS- RESEARCH ASSISTANT
The Program The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), University of Ghana, Legon, with funding support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is implementing a project titled ‘Supporting a Drug Discovery Hub Development in Ghana’. This project seeks to train young scientists and research assistants towards building a critical mass for drug discovery […]
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
RESEARCH ASSISTANTS The Program The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana, with funding support from the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) 3 is implementing a project titled ‘Pan-Africa network for genomic surveillance of poverty related diseases and emerging pathogens’ (PANGenS). This four-year project seeks to […]
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – POST DOCTORAL FELLOWS
POST DOCTORAL FELLOWS The Program The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), University of Ghana, Legon, with funding support from the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) 3 is implementing a project titled ‘Pan-Africa network for genomic surveillance of poverty related diseases and emerging pathogens (PANGenS). This four-year project seeks to use […]
Annual Research Meeting 2023
#ARM’23 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) of the University of Ghana is organizing a 3-Day Annual Research Meeting (ARM) on November 22-24, 2023. The theme of the research meeting is “Strengthening Research Capacity to mitigate current and future Disease Threats: Bridging the Research and Policy Divide Information for […]
Call for applications: The Africa CDC Launches short-course training in vaccine manufacturing standard practices (GxP) at the International Vaccine Institute (IVI)
Background The African Union (AU)/ Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have called for a New Public Health Order which will safeguard the health and economic security of the continent as it strives to meet the aspirations of Agenda 2063. A key pillar of this mandate seeks to expand the local manufacture […]
Training workshop on Strengthening Microbial Risk Assessment for Food Safety and AMR held at NMIMR
A four-day training workshop on “Strengthening Microbial Risk Assessment for Food Safety and Antimicrobial Resistance Using Portable DNA Sequencing Technology” was organized in the Institute from 22nd – 25th May, 2023 with funding support from FAO and SeqAfrica/Fleming Fund. Facilitators and training participants in a lab at the Advanced Research Laboratories, NMIMR The workshop equipped […]
NMIMR Receives Funding from BMGF to Conduct Research on Human Malaria Infection
The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research has received funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMFG) to conduct research on Human Malaria Infection. The project “Collection of Pf field isolates in Ghana for CHMI studies”, an extension of the long-standing relationship between NMIMR and BMGF, is expected to run from April 2023 to […]
Prof. William K. Ampofo Inaugurated as Board Member and CEO of the National Vaccine Institute
Prof. William Kwabena Ampofo, immediate past Head of Department of Virology at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research has been sworn-in by the President of Ghana, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as a Board member and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a thirteen (13) member governing board of the National Vaccine Institute […]