If you’re in Kampala 🇺🇬 on 22 June please join in! Even if you’re not, you can still run and send us a selfie with the hashtag #RaceAgainstAMR

We are excited to kick off the week by welcoming our interns for the She Data Science program! This is a great opportunity to empower Uganda's women in Health Data Science, Proud to collaborate with Institute of Global Health Sciences IGHS UCSF UCSF School of Medicine #HealthDataScience

The ACE-ID in collaboration with ABIC, will be hosting a workshop on BioImage Analysis with the open access software, FIJI. The workshop is open for researchers and students from Uganda and spaces are limited. Apply today! For more info & to apply: bit.ly/3L9MOFN

Exciting news!! We are thrilled to announce Ministry of ICT&NG as a key partner for #HIC2024. The ministry, heading the digital transformation agenda for Uganda will play a key role in driving discussions on exploring sustainable solutions to improve healthcare delivery.

Last week, a team from the Program for Research on Vaccine Effectiveness in Africa attended a micro-planning workshop in Kigali for the Saving Lives & Livelihoods program. The team engaged with member state reps to plan for phase 2 of the program, which relaunched in June 2024.

Are you geared up for the Academy for Health Innovation, Uganda 5th Health Innovation Conference happening from 26-27 August 2024? We're all set! Do you have an abstract to submit? Submit your abstract here: bit.ly/HIC2024_Abstra… Ministry of ICT&NG

Happening now at ACE Bioinformatics & Data Sciences , Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University, Makerere University Workshop on Bioimage Analysis in collaboration with African BioImaging Consortium

We're proud to host the BioImage Analysis workshop with African BioImaging Consortium. The workshop will run up to Thursday, July 25th, 2024. Bioimage analysis uses computational techniques to study cell behavior in real-time, aiding in understanding disease progression and treatment effects.

Yesterday, we came to the end of the BioImage Analysis Workshop 2024 with African BioImaging Consortium. We taught health workers and researchers how to use computers to extract features, trends and patterns of images to improve their interpretation.

We’ve established the largest and most comprehensive sickle cell disease longitudinal registry in Uganda, currently operating in 4 regional referral hospitals with more to come, to support data-driven research efforts in the area. This registry is already supporting several

"Makerere University Research and Innovations Fund is dedicated to transforming researchers' ideas into tangible proof-of-concept projects, paving the way for larger-scale funding opportunities."~Ronald Maseruka. Fruitful discussion with masayruka, MakRIF official about our funded VR project during his visit.

Integrating technology into health research is essential in the fight against antimicrobial resistance. Through the CAMO-Net technology & innovation theme, we are building a data warehouse to support researchers and innovators in antimicrobial optimization ~ ELLON TWINOMUHWEZI

Understanding Advanced AI and disruptive GPTs in healthcare: Key Challenges, Opportunities and Policy Shifts. Daudi Jjingo sharing insights from ACE Bioinformatics & Data Sciences's experience at the #HIC2024

Demonstrate the effective application of #bioinformatics approaches to answer questions related to #ViralBiology🦠 Submit an abstract by 10 September to be considered for a talk or poster at Virus Genomics, Evolution and Bioinformatics.  #VGEB24 📎 Info: bit.ly/3QZwjiL

Submit your abstract to the 15th African Society of Human Genetics Conference and the 1st Ugandan Society of Human Genetics and Bioinformatics to take place on 3-7 February 2025 in Uganda 🇺🇬 Link: afshg2025.org #Genetics #Bioinformatics #Africa

Thrilled to welcome Dr. Jim Cherry, Chief of the Research Technologies Branch at NIAID, to ACE Uganda following the just concluded ACE Consortium meeting. Excited for future collaborations ahead!

Grateful for the opportunity to share our work in the poster sessions at the 8th World One Health Congress and connect with global experts. A big thank you to Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University & EDCTP for their invaluable support! 🌍🧬 #OneHealth #Gratitude #Bioinformatics #PHICAMS-TMA2020CDF-3159

Happening now: Ronald Galiwango, PhD presenting at the 5th IDI Science Fair

Dr. Bernard Bagaya Scientific Director IDI Laboratories and Senior lecturer, Molecular biology MSc and PhD Bioinformatics course explaining the biological relationship between Alcohol and increased HIV infection. At the 5th IDI Science Fair.

We are hiring a Graduate Trainee in server systems administration! Don’t miss out on an opportunity to join our team! To apply visit: idi.mak.ac.ug/opportunities/…