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 […]
NMIMR-Africa CDC organise a Two-Week Bacterial Genomics and Bioinformatics Workshop
The Genomics Core Facility at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research in collaboration with the Africa Pathogen Genomics Initiative at the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention have rolled out a two-week bacterial genomics and bioinformatics workshop from 7th to 18th August, 2023. The training workshop which forms part of NMIMR and Africa […]
UK Secretary of State Rt. Hon. James Cleverly, visits NMIMR to strengthen collaborations
Rt. Hon. James Cleverly, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom, has paid a working visit to the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research. Hon. James Cleverly was welcomed by Prof. Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Director of the Institute, together with Prof. Gordon Awandare, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Academic and Student Affairs, University […]
One Life, One Liver – NMIMR Celebrates World Hepatitis Day with Screening and Vaccination Exercise
World Hepatitis Day is commemorated on 28th July every year to raise awareness about viral hepatitis and this year’s theme, “One Life, One Liver” highlights the importance of the liver for a healthy life, and the need to scale up testing and treatment of viral hepatitis to prevent liver disease and achieve the 2030 elimination […]
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 […]
Dr. Justice Kumi awarded 2022/23 AREF Research Development Fellowship
Dr. Justice Kumi, Research Fellow at the Department of Clinical Pathology at the Institute, has been awarded the 2022/23 Research Development Fellowship by the African Research Excellence Fund. The Research Development Fellowship Programme aims to develop emerging African scientists who are working on important challenges for human health in Africa, growing their skills, experience, confidence […]
NMIMR-VISA organise a four-day STEM fair for JHS Students
The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, in partnership with Vacation Initiatives Science, Africa (VISA), has rolled out a four-day STEM fair, July 4–7, 2023, for Junior High School (JHS) students from thirteen (13) public schools. The fair, under the theme “Science in Tents,” aims to expose underprivileged JHS students to various STEM disciplines through […]
NMIMR-Morehouse School of Medicine launches Mentorship Workshop
The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) in collaboration with Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, launched a mentorship workshop for researchers and administrative staff at the Institute on June 15, 2023 at the Institute’s Conference Hall. The mentorship workshop on the theme “Mentoring the Next Generation of the Biomedical Research Workforce in Ghana […]
Research and Public Health Scientists Trained on Malaria Genomic Epidemiology and Data Analytics
The Institute in collaboration with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Johns Hopkins University, University of California, San Francisco and the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa organized a five-day training workshop on Malaria Genomic Epidemiology and Data Analytics for research and public health scientists. The training workshop held from […]
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 […]