Lecture Series on Antimicrobial Resistance: The Silent Pandemic and the Urgent Need for New Drugs
We collaborated with the University of Dundee and the University of Ghana to organize a lecture on the topic “Antimicrobial Resistance: The Silent Pandemic the Urgent Need for New Drugs” to tackle Antimicrobial Resistance on 6th February, 2023. The lecture which was given by the Director, Prof. Dorothy Yeboah-Manu and Prof. Ian Gilbert (University of […]
Principal and Vice-Chancellor of University of Dundee and team visit NMIMR
We were honored to host Prof. Iain Gillespie, Principal of the University of Dundee together with a team from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (B&MGF), LifeArc, Wellcome Centre Anti-Infectives Research (WCAIR) and LGenia from on 6th and 7th February, 2023. Prof. Gillespie, expressed his eagerness to build and increase the partnership with the Institute and […]
Workshop on Introduction to Bacterial Genomics Bioinformatics held at the NMIMR-ARL
A five-day intensive training on Introduction to Bacterial Genomics Bioinformatics held from 23rd to 27th January 2023 has been organised at the Noguchi Advanced Research Laboratory (ARL) bioinformatics training room. This is the first in its series resulting from a collaboration between the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health Sciences – University […]
We crown the year with an exciting Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
“Come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant. Come and let us sing a joyful song unto the Lord, for His goodness and mercies endures forever. Let the lessons begin, and the singing too. Let there be love and happiness!”- This was the mood during the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols which took place at […]
Training workshop on Introduction Course to Grant Proposal Writing and Scientific Writing held at NMIMR
A five-day training workshop on Introduction Course to Grant Proposal Writing and Scientific Writing was held at the NMIMR from 5th – 9th December, 2022 with funding support from the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD) Capacity building unit and ACE Partner program. The training workshop brought together 13 PhD students, postdoctoral fellows […]
Prof. Ampofo is a 2022 MTN Hero of Change, Health Sector
One of the winners of this year’s MTN Heroes of Change was Professor William Kwabena Ampofo, Coordinator for the Ghana National COVID-19 Testing and Professor at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana. His enormous contribution to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic is recognized with this honor. Prof. Ampofo contributed his […]
Workshop on Malaria Parasite Visualization held at NMIMR
A five-day practical hands-on training workshop on malaria parasite visualization was held at the Institute in partnership with the Office of Research, Innovation and Development (ORID), through the Building Stronger Universities (BSU-III) and with the Centre for Tropical Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, UG, and University of Copenhagen, Denmark. The workshop began on 21st November 2022 following […]
NMIMR Hosts Seventh Annual Research Meeting
The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), University of Ghana organized a 2-Day Annual Research Meeting (ARM) from November 17-18, 2022 under the theme “Epidemics, Pandemics and Diseases of Public Health Importance: Bridging the Research-Policy Divide.
Two female NMIMR scientists win awards at the 2022 ASTMH
Two Research scientists won awards at the 2022 ASTMH Annual Meeting held from 30th October- 3rd November 2022 at the Seattle Convention Centre, Seattle, WA in the United States of America. The meeting was well attended by both Senior and Young Scientists of the Institute, during which Dr. Jewelna E.B. Akorli of the Parasitology Department, […]
The Institute unveils four Migele Gel Electrophoresis equipment donated by PerkinElmer
The Institute, on October 13, unveiled and launched four (4) Migele Gel Electrophoresis equipment and accessories donated by PerkinElmer. Director, Prof. Dorothy Yeboah-Manu indicated that this equipment will facilitate workflow at the sickle cell laboratory as it will help detect 50,000 extra genetic diseases of hemoglobin in newborns and adults, including sickle cell disease. According […]