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UCRC/CVD: Trial on safety and immunogenicity of Ebola vaccines yields promising results
Ebola virus disease (EVD), whose incidence decreased considerably at the end of 2015, occurs periodically in various countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Although vaccines exist and have already received WHO prequalification against the Zaire ebolavirus species, several questions remain regarding their safety and efficacy, including the durability and early immune responses generated by different vaccin strategies. In order to address these…
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Fight against malaria vectors: The UCRC distributes long-lasting impregnated mosquito nets as part of the ATSB/IVCC project
The village of Sanankoro Djitoumou hosted on Tuesday, December 27, 2022, the official launch of the distribution operation of long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito nets (LLINs). This donation is part of the study on the Attractive Targeted Sugar Baits (ATSB), against malaria vectors, initiated by the University Clinical Research Center (UCRC). (VIDEO) Chaired by Dr Hamadoun DICKO, technical adviser to the Ministry…
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Prof. Seydou DOUMBIA at the training workshop on mentoring: “Be masters of your choices, and assume these choices…»
Bamako, the capital city of Mali hosted from December 19 to 21, 2022, the training of trainers’ workshop on mentoring. Organized by the University Clinical Research Center (UCRC) of the University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako (USTTB), and Johns Hopkins University (USA), this scientific activity is part of the ” Emerging Infectious Diseases Research Training Program (Mali-Guinea-EID-RTP/ Grant…
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World Day and Month for the fight against HIV/AIDS: UCRC in the spotlight!
On the occasion of the launch of World Day and the month for the fight against HIV/AIDS in Mali, the SEREFO infectious diseases laboratory of the University Clinical Research Center (UCRC) received a visit from the Minister of Health and Development Social, Mrs Diéminatou Sangaré. She was accompanied by the executive secretary of the High National Council for the Fight…
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Donald Krogstad Award for Early-Career Malian Scientists
Applications for the next Donald Krogstad Award will be available February 2023. Donald Krogstad, MD, FASTMH, had a distinguished career as a physician-scientist and malaria researcher starting in the 1960’s. He was a dedicated member and past president of the ASTMH. Donald Krogstad Award for Early-Career Malian Scientists provides funding of $25,000 total for up to two-years for scientists from…
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At the end of the mission in Mali: His Excellency Dennis B. Hankins chose ICER-Mali for his last visit
English version – The U.S. Ambassador to Mali, H.E Dennis B. Hankins, bid farewell to the world of Malian biomedical research on Wednesday, September 21, 2022. It was during a ceremony organized by the University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako (USTTB). In an emotional atmosphere befitting these types of farewell meetings, the speeches magnified the human and professional…
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“Data Sciences and the Covid-19 crisis”: Studying the biology of the virus, its epidemiology and proposing a treatment
The African Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics (ACE-B) held on Monday, June 6, 2022, its third symposium. This symposium, held in the meeting room of the laboratory of the University Clinical Research Center (UCRC), will be followed by five days of virtual training workshop, on the theme “Data Sciences and the Covid-19 crisis”. It contributes to strengthen the analytical capacities…
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Projects examine sex, behavior differences that impact men’s health
Certain infectious diseases prevalent in low- and middle-income countries affect men in greater numbers than women. Such is the case with tuberculosis (TB), a public health concern in West Africa where incidence among men averages two to three times higher than among women. “The field of sex-based biology is rapidly expanding with strong evidence showing that men and women respond…
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U.S. Contributions to the COVID-19 Response in Mali
The story of U.S. leadership in the global battle against Covid-19 is a story of days, months, and decades. Every day, new U.S. technical and material assistance arrives in hospitals and labs around the world. These efforts, in turn, build on a decades-long foundation of American expertise, generosity, and planning that is unmatched in history. The United States provides aid…
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Retirement ceremony: Ousmane Danté said goodbye to his colleagues, with tears in his voice.
The University Clinical Research Center (UCRC) organized a ceremony on Tuesday December 21, 2021 to mark the retirement of a Driver Ousmane Danté. It is to immortalize the event that all the staff in Bamako, gathered in the UCRC Laboratory meeting room, in the presence of the UCRC Director, Professor Seydou Doumbia, close friends, in order to pay tribute to…
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