Dr Toyin Togun is a postdoctoral clinician scientist with a strong interest in research implementation focused on the discovery and practical application of novel immunological tools to improve the diagnosis and management of tuberculosis (TB) in children.
Under the leadership of Joan Vives-Tomas, the Operations Department organised a one-day annual retreat on Tuesday 19 April 2016 at the Ebunjan Theatre in Kanifing.
The Nutrition Theme’s Annual Meeting for 2016 was a resounding success. Four days in Keneba packed with presentations and discussion, followed by a morning of talks in Fajara to showcase our on-going research and foster cross-talk with the other themes.
As I complete my ward round in a London Teaching Hospital with a visit to the 7 year old boy who has already lost both lower limbs due to meningococcal disease and who is staring at his black, necrotic fingers,
Working hand in hand with the Gambian National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP), MRC Unit The Gambia is at the forefront of research on malaria and on possible interventions for its control.
Dr Ousman Secka is the Microbiology Laboratory Manager and Head of Tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics of MRC Unit The Gambia (MRCG). In addition, Ousman functions as The Unit’s Microbiologist and Biological Safety Officer.
A key event for the Laboratory Services Department was the attainment of ISO 15189:2012 accreditation for the Routine Diagnostic Laboratories comprising the Clinical, Serology and Tuberculosis (TB) Diagnostics Laboratories.
Dr Jayne Sutherland, Head TB Immunology Group, has recently been awarded a grant funded by European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) on April 1, 2016.The consortium is lead by Prof Gerhard Walzl of Stellenbosch University – South Africa.
The Bridging Biobanking and Biomedical Research across Europe and Africa (B3Africa) workshop, hosted by MRC Unit The Gambia successfully completed on Wednesday 13, April 2016 at Kairaba Beach Hotel.
Badou Gaye, the Head of Information Technology (IT) is a Gambian who plays a pivotal leadership role in strengthening the quality of IT management systems and improve coordination of IT related activities across the MRC Unit The Gambia (MRCG) and Medical Research Council UK.
MRC Unit The Gambia’s Information Technology (IT) Team, played an important role as part of a joint collaboration with Medical Research Council (MRC) Harwell and MRC Uganda in the MRC Africa Backup Project.
Deficiencies in essential vitamins and minerals (micronutrients) arising from poor quality diets are a major public health problem in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs). In pregnant women, they impair fetal development and cause childhood stunting