Dr Muyiwa Owolabi is the Lead Clinician/ Clinical Coordinator of the Tuberculosis Case Contact (TBCC) platform at the MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM. Dr Muyiwa’s professional background is in Paediatrics and child health and in this regard, he has led two major projects on TB vaccine clinical trials (MVA85A, Oxford University, and GSK M72/ASO […]

Sainabou Njie joined MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM in February 2009 as a Laboratory Technician. She initially worked in the serology laboratory and currently works in the TB immunology laboratory. Sainabou studied Biochemistry at the London Metropolitan University in UK. She has been involved in various immunological assays including measurement of anti-pneumococcal antibody to […]

Joseph Mendy joined MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM in August 2003 as a Laboratory Technician. He is currently a Scientific Officer within the Tuberculosis Research Group (TBRG). He obtained a BSc in Biology from the University of The Gambia in 2012 and is currently doing an MSc in Molecular Biology with Stellenbosch University, South […]

Amadou re-joined MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM in 2009 under the Nutrition Theme. He worked as a Senior Laboratory Technician doing a broad range of laboratory investigations for different projects within the Theme. Currently Amadou is a Scientific Officer in the IHAT-GUT study, a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funded clinical trial looking at […]

Ngange Kebbeh joined MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM in 2010 as a laboratory technician in a Global Enteric Multi-site Study (GEMS). He was primarily responsible for sample reception, processing, bacteria isolation, media preparation, QA/QC activities and serotyping. In 2014, Ngange starting working with both the clinical (ISO 15189 accredited) and research laboratories. The challenges […]

The 7th Multilateral Initiative on Malaria (MIM) conference served as an opportunity to review MIM’s 20 years of contribution to the global goal of ending malaria in Africa, to better address current malaria research and control priorities. The conference was held at the prestigious Dakar International Conference Centre Abdou Diouf Senegal. Over 2500 malariologists attended […]

We are excited to share the release of our Annual Report 2017. This edition includes a Forward and Strategy written by Unit Director Prof Umberto D’Alessandro, an infographic on Who We Are, a review of our year, as well as highlights from our Themes, Platforms, Research Services, Research Training & Career Development, as well as […]

Abdoulie Bojang re-joined MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM in 2008 after completing his MSc in Biomedical Science. He worked as a Scientific Officer for 5 years primarily responsible for the management, training and supervision of laboratory technicians on a number epidemiological studies and clinical trials. In 2013, he was promoted to a Higher Scientific […]

The description of penicillin, macrolide and lincosamide resistance among beta-haemolytic streptococci (BHS) isolates are hardly made in West Africa. However, the availability of such information is very important as it helps to detect and track antibiotic resistance during emergencies. To test the resistibility of these antibiotics, samples were collected from 217 people who attended clinic […]

Dr Madikay Senghore Post-doc Research Fellow in Microbial Genomics has been awarded a 25,000 USD Robert Austrian Research Award for his research project titled “Understanding the pathogenesis and virulence traits of a novel clade of vaccine preventable streptococcus pneumoniae with outbreak potential”. Dr Madikay Senghore PhD MSc joined MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM in […]

A randomisation meeting for the Pneumococcal Vaccine Schedules (PVS) study was held on Tuesday 27th March, 2018 at MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM Basse Field Station. The session was graced by a representative from each of the 68 clusters in the study. Mr Pa Chebou Saine, Head of Operations, MRC Unit The Gambia at […]

Tuberculosis, caused by infection with Myobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb), is the world’s leading cause of death brought on by a single pathogen. More than 10 million new cases of TB are diagnosed each year, and almost two million people die from the disease. Globally, 1.7 billion people are estimated to be infected with M.tb. A new […]