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Research / Initiative Title
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Cambridge & African Collaborators
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African Country
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| 1 |
Application of whole genome sequencing to investigate Staphylococcus aureus outbreaks in Ghana |
Professor Stephen Bentley (Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge), and Dr Eric Sampane-Donkor (University of Ghana, Legon) |
Ghana |
| 2 |
Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) for the revitalization of endangered languages: The case of Runyakitara
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Dr Paula Buttery and Dr Andrew Caines (Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, Cambridge), and Dr Fridah Katushemererwe (Makerere University) |
Uganda |
| 3 |
Health and Wealth: Interrogating the Role of African Pentecostal-Charismatic Spirituality in Socio-economic Development |
Professor David Maxwell (Faculty of History, Cambridge), Dr Emma Wild-Wood (Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide) and Dr Paddy Musana (Makerere University) |
Uganda |
| 4 |
Assessing the efficacy of locally produced rice husk biochar in managing greenhouse gas emissions and the mechanism in improving yield |
Professor Howard Griffiths (Department of Plant Sciences, Cambridge), and Dr Dilys Sefakor MacCarthy (University of Ghana, Legon) |
Ghana |
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Role of aphids in the transmission of a suspected viral disease and the disease’s impact on the growth and yield of cabbage in Ghana |
Dr John P Carr (Department of Plant Sciences, Cambridge), and Dr Ken Okwae Fening (University of Ghana, Legon) |
Ghana |
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Development of a rapid sensitive detection tool for the identification of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes in clinical malaria |
Dr Gavin Wright (Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge), and Dr Linda Eva Amoah (University of Ghana, Legon) |
Ghana |
| 7 |
Alternative methods of cultivation of Cryptolepis sanguinolenta to maximize active compound production and prevent species extinction in the wild |
Dr Lesley Boyd (National Institute of Agricultural Botanty - NIAB), and Dr Naalamle Amissah (University of Ghana, Legon) |
Ghana |
| 8 |
Use of CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing to identify novel antimalarial drug targets |
Dr Julian Rayner (Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge), and Dr Neils Ben Quashie (University of Ghana, Legon) |
Ghana |
| 9 |
Comparative transcriptome analysis of susceptible and resistant tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) genotypes from Ghana to root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) |
Dr Uta Paszkowski (Department of Plant Sciences, Cambridge), and Dr Seloame Tatu Nyaku (University of Ghana, Legon) |
Ghana |
| 10 |
Identification and characterisation of Pectobacterium and Serratia species from Ghana |
Prof George Salmond (Department of Biochemistry, Cambridge) and Dr Joseph Honger (University of Ghana, Legon) |
Ghana |
| 11 |
Framework for Disambiguation of Meanings of Near-synonyms |
Dr Napoleon Katsos (Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, Cambridge), and Dr Celestino Oriikiriza (Makerere University) |
Uganda |
| 12 |
Genomics and Bioinformatics of Infectious Pathogens |
Dr Simon Frost (Department of Veterinary Medicine, Cambridge) and Dr Samuel Kojo Kwofie (University of Ghana, Legon) |
Ghana |
| 13 |
Identification of specific metabolites in Mycobacterium ulcerans infection: exploring potential diagnostic biomarkers. |
Dr Jules Griffin (Department of Biochemistry, Cambridge) and Dr Lydia Mosi (University of Ghana, Legon) |
Ghana |
| 14 |
Uganda Conservation and Development Book Workshop |
Dr Chirs Sandbrook (Department of Geography, Cambridge) and Dr Wilber Ahebwa (Makerere University) |
Uganda |
