In June 2023, Vice-Chancellors and Presidents of the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) and The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities (The Guild) launched seventeen research clusters aiming to address critical common societal challenges through transformative, collaborative research and high-level capacity building on the African continent. The MCID will play a key role in two Clusters of Research Excellence, CoREs, Genomics for Health in Africa and Advanced Infectious Diseases Research and Training.
Genomics for Health Africa
CoRE Genomics for Health in Africa (GHA) will focus on genomics, protein structural analysis and structure-informed drug design to monitor and tackle infectious diseases, rare diseases and rare cancers. The CoRE aims to develop research capacity through the realisation of a split-site/sandwich doctoral program as well as academic exchange program between all partner institutions.
Co-Leads, Genomics for Health in Africa
Stellenbosch University: Prof. Dr. med. Shahida Moosa, Prof. Dr. Tulio de Oliveira (with CERI)
MCID-University of Bern: Prof. Dr. Carmen Faso, Prof. Dr. Volker Thiel
University of Tübingen: Prof. Dr. med. Olaf Riess, Dr. med. Tobias Haack
Core-Partners, Genomics for Health in Africa
Rhodes University: Prof. Dr. Özlem Tastan Bishop, Prof. Dr. Adrienne Edkins
University of Ghana: Dr. Anita Ghansah
Stellenbosch University: Prof. Dr. Marlo Möller, Dr. Desiree Petersen, Dr. Caitlin Uren
University of KwaZulu-Natal: Dr. Jennifer Giandhari
University of Nairobi-CEMA: Prof. Dr. Loice Achieng Ombajo, Dr. Moses Masika, Dr. Victor Atunga Mobegi
Inselspital Bern: Prof. Dr. Carlo Largiadèr
University of Rwanda: Prof. Dr. med. Annette Uwineza
Radboud University UMC: Prof. Dr. Alexander Hoischen
Partners, Genomics for Health in Africa
University of Limpopo: Prof. Kathrine Scholtz
University of Bonn: Prof. Peter Krawitz
University of Groningen: Prof. Matthew Groves
University of Glasgow: Prof. Olwyn Byron
Advanced Infectious Diseases Research and Training
CoRE Advanced Infectious Diseases Research and Training seeks to develop an open revolving door model for training in existing infectious disease research skills, while simultaneously establishing novel technologies in partnership between ARUA-The Guild partner scientists.
Co-Leads, Advanced Infectious Diseases Research and Training
University of Ghana: Prof. Dr. Gordon A. Awandare
University of Glasgow: Prof. Dr. Andy Waters and Prof. Dr. Lilach Sheiner
University of Tübingen: Prof. Dr. Steffen Borrmann
Core Partners, Advanced Infectious Diseases Research and Training
University Cheikh Anta Diop: Prof. Dr. Moustapha MBOW
University of Cape Town: Prof. Dr. Nicola Mulder
Makarere University: Prof. Dr. Enock Matovu
Radboud University UMC: Prof. Dr. Teun Bousema
MCID-University of Bern: Prof. Dr. Carmen Faso, Prof. Dr. Volker Thiel
Partners, Advanced Infectious Diseases Research and Training
Institute of Health Research, Epidemiological Surveillance and Training (IRESSEF), Dakar: Prof. Dr. Souleymane Mboup
Leiden University Medical Center: Prof. Dr. Maria Yazdanbakhsh
University of Health Science (KUHeS), Blantyre: Prof. Dr. Mwapatsa Mipando
Institut Pasteur of Guinea: Dr. Brice Rotureau
