The Centre for Research in Applied Biology, CeRAB-UENR was established in August 2020 in response to the need for more focused research output in the Biological Sciences.
FUNDER | PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR | TITLE | AMOUNT |
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(1) Partners for Appropriate Technology into Health (PATH) & World Health Organization (WHO) | Prof. Magarent Gyapong (UHAS), Prof Ellis Owusu Daboo (KNUST), Prof Kofi Owusabo Asare (UCC) | The Dynamics of Healthcare Utilization in the Context of RTS, S/AS01 Vaccine Introduction in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi. | $1,000,000 |
2019-2022 | & Dr Samuel Fosu Gyasi (UENR) | ||
(2) Seeding Labs Instrumental Access | Samuel Fosu Gyasi | Instrumental Grant for Dept of Basic and Applied Biology in Laboratory Instrument worth $ million | $1,000,000 |
2021 | |||
(3) African Research Network on Neglected Tropical Diseases with funding from USAID | Dr Kenneth Bentum Otabil | The potential impacts and mitigation strategies of the COVID-19-induced delay of Community Directed Treatment with ivermectin on onchocerciasis elimination targets in Ghana | $30,000 |
2021 | |||
(4) Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, UK | Dr Kenneth Bentum Otabil | Feasibility of integrating IgG4-based rapid tests into onchocerciasis surveillance programmes in Ghana | £4,985 |
2021 | |||
(5) Amsterdam Research BV, AUMC, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands | Dr Kenneth Bentum Otabil | The search for amidases as novel therapeutic targets in Onchocerca volvulus parasites | 5,000 |
2021 | |||
(6) International Foundation for Science, Sweden | Mr Bismark Ofosu-Bamfo | Liana community structure in relation to climatic and edaphic factors across five forest ecosystem types in Ghana | $14,511 |
2021 | |||
(7) Royal Society of Edinburgh | Dr. Emma Bush, Herve Memiaghe, Asenath Adienghe and Bismark Ofosu-Bamfo | African Phenology Network - Capacity assessment for phenology monitoring and use of new methods in Africa | £10,000 |
2021 | |||
(8) Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, UK | Dr Emmanuel Timmy Donkoh | Acceptability and feasibility of genital self-sampling for the diagnosis of female genital | £5, 000 |
schistosomiasis in hard-to-reach communities | |||
2021 |