Africa CDC PGI, hands-on training on bacterial ID in bloodstream infections has commenced– a crucial step for sequencing and tackling AMR. Day one focused on pathogen biology, blood culture techniques, media use & BACTEC demo. #CorrectIdentification #BloodstreamInfections

Uganda’s Health Research Leaps Forward with New US-Backed Supercomputing Facility at Makerere. #NilePostNews nilepost.co.ug/health/261504/…

Nature Medicine article: African nations are advancing in public health genomics & bioinformatics, yet sustainability challenges persist. This commentary outlines 9 key barriers & proposes strategies to bolster workforce retention.Africa CDC Human Heredity and Health in Africa African Academy of Sciences ScienceForAfrica 🔗

A study showcases a low-cost, metagenomic WBE workflow for AMR surveillance in Africa. Using ONT MinION + cloud tools, researchers detected Acinetobacter baumannii & AMR markers—no international shipping needed. Local teams trained for real-time analysis

Genomic epidemiology of mpox virus in Sierra Leone reveals sustained human-to-human transmission with limited importation. virological.org/t/genomic-epid… #Mpox #Genomics #SierraLeone #Surveillance #PublicHealth

The mpox situation in the African region continues to be worrisome. Expanding geographically, and now almost exponential increase in Sierra Leone nature.com/articles/d4158…

NHLDS is hosting a Regional Bioinformatics & Data Analytics Workshop aimed at strengthening capacity for integrated genomic surveillance of AMR & ensure timely sharing of high-quality sequencing data on AMR & other priority pathogens across member states.

On Day 3 of the AlphaFold (AF) Workshop Uganda 2025, supported by Google DeepMind and held ACE Bioinformatics & Data Sciences, I gave an overview of how AF is being used by the scientific research community, from drug discovery and materials science to understanding fundamental biological processes.

Day 4 of the #AlphaFoldWorkshopUG2025 at Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University, Makerere University 🌟! Today featured a hands-on practical session where participants reproduced an #AlphaFold analysis from a published paper in small groups, followed by a lively Q&A session with the Google DeepMind team #AlphaFold

We successfully🌟came to the end of the week-long #AlphaFoldWorkshopUG2025 at Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University, Makerere University 🎉 Participants from Uganda🇺🇬, Kenya🇰🇪, Tanzania🇹🇿 & Rwanda🇷🇼 gained insights into what #AlphaFold is, its applications & more. Huge thanks to Google DeepMind for the support!

🌐 Join us on 15 July 2025 for an important webinar hosted by Africa CDC on Target Product Profile for #malaria molecular surveillance in #publichealth laboratories. This session will explore how these innovative tools can be scaled for public health use to strengthen malaria

New article alert led by Eva Akurut from our team ACE Bioinformatics & Data Sciences, Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University, Makerere University, leveraging Google DeepMind's AlphaFold to design a multi-epitope vaccine against drug-resistant Mycobacterium TB & Mycobacterium bovis. nature.com/articles/s4159… #She #Data #Science (SHEDS)

Real-time, multi-pathogen wastewater genomic surveillance is here. #Freyja 2 infers lineage prevalence & growth across platforms even at low coverage & tracks COVID-19, Mpox, H5N1 etc, revealing hidden diversity. medrxiv.org/content/10.110… #Genomics #WastewaterSurveillance

Cholera is shifting eastward in Africa. Spatiotemporal instability, mapped across 43 countries, underscores the urgency for better-targeted control efforts. 🔗 nature.com/articles/s4159… #Cholera #Africa #Epidemiology #GlobalHealth

At the Data for Health in Africa & 5th DS-I Africa Meeting in Accra, Ghana, Dr. Yaw Bediako reminded us: 1. Less than 3% of global genomic data is African 2. Closing this gap is vital for equitable health innovations 3. Bold funding + African-led biobanks are the way forward.

At the #DSIAfrica 5th Meeting in Accra, Prof Christian T. Happi highlights how genomic innovation in Africa is transforming outbreak response from Ebola & Lassa fever to COVID-19, Mpox & Marburg. Early detection + genomic surveillance = lives saved, costs reduced, future pandemics

The 16th Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in Bulape Health Zone, Kasai, DRC. We were able to generate an accurate consensus genome in less than one hour starting from the library preparation. The newly EBOV genome is 99.97% complete and consists of 18,819 nucleotides.

A.I. designs a virus to kill E.coli. OK, but what can go wrong? nature.com/articles/d4158…

Special Announcement🗣 @ACEUganda is thrilled to announce its new partnership with Google DeepMind. This is an opportunity to transform the future of scientific discovery across Africa using advanced AI tools. Check it out👇 ace.ac.ug/ace-uganda-and…

🎉ACE Bioinformatics & Data Sciences is privileged to host the 5-day AlphaFold Contest Ug 2025 at Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University with support from Google DeepMind; Empowering East African scientists in protein structure prediction. Scientists will compete in solving biological questions using AI tools. #AFContestUg2025