Call | EDCTP-AREF Preparatory Fellowships (PF) |
Programme | EDCTP2 |
Start Date | 2020-10-01 |
End Date | 2021-12-31 |
Project Code | TMA2019PF-2693 |
Status | Active |
Developing advanced Genomics and Bioinformatics skills and application to uncover route of transmission of Buruli ulcer in Africa.
The fellowship primarily aimed to build capacity in advanced Genomics and Bioinformatics with application to Buruli ulcer disease.
Institution | Country |
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Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana | Ghana |
University of Yaounde 1 | Cameroon |
Name | Institution | Country |
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Prof. Jude Bigoga | The Biotechnology Centre, University of Yaounde 1 | Cameroon |
Prof. Anthony Ablordey | Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health Science, University of Ghana | Ghana |
[1] Capacity building in advanced Genomics technologies. [2] Capacity building in advanced Bioinformatics. [3] Population genomics study of M. ulcerans isolates from Buruli ulcer endemic areas in Cameroon. [4] Deepen research partnerships and develop new networking.
Title | University | Start Date | End Date |
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Ph.D in Biochemistry [thesis in Molecular Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases] | University of Yaounde 1, Cameroon | 2013-02-04 | 2018-12-10 |
Zeukeng F, Anthony A, Kakou-Ngazoa ES, Ghogomu MS, Coulibaly ND, Ngo-Nsonga MT, Mbacham FW, Bigoga DJ, Djouaka R. Community-based geographical distribution of Mycobacterium ulcerans VNTR-genotypes from the environment and humans in the Nyong valley, Cameroon. Trop Med Health. 2021, 49:41. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-021-00330-2 . |
The Biotechnology Centre, University of Yaounde 1, Cameroon
Postdoc Fellow
Role | Committee/board | Start Date | End Date |
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Member | International Society for Neglected Tropical Diseases (ISNTD) | 2021 | 2022 |
Tuberculosis (TB) Malaria Neglected Infectious Diseases (NID)