About the consortia

Led by Dr Gordon Awandare, the University of Ghana based WACCBIP consortium seeks to improve the diagnosis, prevention, and control of tropical diseases in sub-Saharan Africa by providing advanced-level training and research excellence in cell and molecular biology. WACCBIP’s goal is to become a major hub for biomedical research training & a leading producer of home-grown African science. Prioritising world-class training, WACCBIP has established short-term, medium-term, and long-term training programmes, producing yearly cohorts of brilliant scientists at both master’s and doctoral levels.

Partners: Malaria Research & Training Centre, Medical Research Council, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, University of Cape Town, University of Oxford University of Cambridge, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the University of Pittsburgh