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The 2nd Annual Meeting of the Crick Africa Network (CAN 2), supported by LifeArc, is live at WACCBIP! Opening remarks by Prof. Gordon Awandare, Founding Director of WACCBIP, & Prof. Jean Langhorne, Principal Group Leader The Francis Crick Institute and Director of CAN. 3 days of science,

Dr. Abdou Camara presents on: Antigen-Specific Cell Profiling for Early Prediction of Long-Lived Vaccine-Induced Memory 💉🔬 How early memory B cell profiles can predict durable vaccine protection—using HBV, YFV & malaria as case studies. Cutting-edge ScRNAseq meets real-world

Moving from viruses to bacteria at #CANatWACCBIP. Prof. Lydia Mosi delivers an engaging talk on Mycobacterium ulcerans, the cause of Buruli ulcer, and its spread in West Africa. Is MU really everywhere? She highlights the power of a One Health approach, RNA-based detection, and

Leopold Tientcheu from MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM dives into the complex world of post-TB lung disease at #CANatWACCBIP. His research shows how both host immunity and TB bacterial lineages shape treatment outcomes—highlighting the need for personalized Host-Directed Therapies (HDTs) in

Smiles first, science next! 📸✨ Participants at #CANatWACCBIP gathered for a group photo before heading off on an exciting lab tour of WACCBIP’s world-class research facilities —where collaboration comes to life. #AfricanScience #GlobalHealth #InsideTheLab

Tech talks! MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit’s Betty Oliver shares insights from her Flow Cytometry Technology Development Fellowship—advancing cell analysis in African labs. Joyce Ngoi, Next Generation Sequencing Manager WACCBIP, reflects on WACCBIP’s genomics journey through her tech

Closing out Day 1 of the CAN Annual Meeting with a thought-provoking panel on Managing High-End Technology Platforms in LMICs. Moderators Gordon Awandare & Lucy Collinson led a candid discussion with Joyce Ngoi, Ben Loos, Yaw Aniweh & Abdul Sesa on the hurdles of running

Starting Day 2 at #CANatWACCBIP with a plenary by Prof. Kondwani Jambo. He unpacks the residual burden of pneumococcal disease in the conjugate vaccine era—highlighting high carriage rates in treated HIV patients and what this means for disease control. With over 100 serotypes

A dynamic session at #CANatWACCBIP as we hear from two champions of research capacity building: 🔹 Prince Adjei of The Global Health Network highlights how globally connected Communities of Practice are closing the research equity gap—transferring know-how across diseases, disciplines, and

Coming up, two speakers spotlight critical aspects of science infrastructure and infectious disease outcomes: Tim Reid shares insights from his Flow Cytometry Technology Fellowship—offering services from assay development to data analysis, and exploring spectral flow cytometry,

CAN alumni spotlight ✨ CAN alumni Simon Kimuda and Benoit Assogba are advancing infectious disease research across Africa. Simon Kimuda used his fellowship to isolate and characterize potent hantavirus-neutralizing antibodies. His work spans virology, monoclonal antibody

It has been an exciting moment to share my research with Crick Africa Network and @Crick

JP Maree has just wrapped up his presentation on “Permits and Paperwork: Challenges of setting up a lab in Africa”, followed by Jerry Joe Harrison's insights on “Structural characterization of key maturation intermediates for structure-guided discovery of HIV inhibitors using

Wrapping up Day 2, Peter Quashie, CAN alumnus and Career Acceleration Fellow, shared his journey from the first cohort to now—highlighting lessons learned and progress made. Next, Tracey Jooste from Stellenbosch University walked us through her work on using transcriptomics to

Kicking off the final day of the CAN Annual Meeting at WACCBIP with Prof. Rose Hayeshi, whose keynote, “Translating Science, Transforming Futures,” highlights the power of local leadership, ecosystem building, and innovation through constraint. “Innovation doesn’t happen in

The 2nd CAN Annual Meeting, supported by LifeArc at WACCBIP wraps up with closing remarks from Jean Langhorne. Thank you to all speakers, fellows, and participants for a week of insightful discussions, collaboration, and commitment to advancing science in Africa. #CANatWACCBIP

Starting a one-week Protein Expression & Analysis Workshop with Crick Africa Network Fellows! Participants are getting hands-on training—from cloning to filtration—covering the full pipeline of protein expression. #WACCBIPWorkshops #ProteinScience #CANFellows

Day 2 of the Protein Expression & Analysis Workshop at WACCBIP! Peter Kojo Quashie leads an engaging session on protein structure and function, exploring how amino acid side chains influence folding, interactions, and overall stability of proteins. #WACCBIPWorkshops #ProteinScience

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