WACCBIP Update

Gordon A. Awandare (PhD)

West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens

Administrative

• Set up secretariato Administratoro M & E officero Accounts officero Procurement officero ICT officer

• MoUs have been signed by 8 collaborating partnerso 3 National partnerso 5 Regional partners

• Existing programmeso Masters in Biochemistryo Masters in Molecular Biologyo PhD in Biochemistry

• Two new specialized programmeso MPhil in Molecular Cell Biology of Infectious Diseases

o PhD in MCBI

• National Accreditationo New programmes assessed and awaiting approval

• International reviews and Accreditationo The ITC of ASCB reviewed and advised on all new curriculao Visit by the Society of Biology, UK later this year subject to availability of funds

Academic quality

Training Activities

• 1st cohorts of students have completed course worko 15 PhD studentso 21 Masters students

• 2nd cohort of students recruitment in progresso Nationals (54); 25 females, 29 maleso International (16); 4 females, 12 males

• Run a workshop on Molecular Biology, Pathogenesis and Diagnostics of Neglected Tropical Diseases in July 2014o Second workshop scheduled for July 2015

o short research training visits o Six (6) outward to international partnerso one (1) inward from Malian partner

External Revenue Generation

• Awarded grantso Noguchi Graduate Research Scheme – 6 MPhil students awardedo DANIDA-Malaria Vaccine Research and Capacity building in

Ghana – full scholarships for 4 PhD Studentso 2 Royal Society/Leverhulme Grants – scholarships for 2 PhD

studentso AMMS – scholarship for 1 PhD student

• WACCBIP- Wellcome Trust DELTAS Africa Initiativeo Pending outcome of interview results

Thank You