July 11 – 22, 2016 at the Department of Biochemistry,Cell and Molecular Biology,University of Ghana, Legon, Accra

The Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology in collaboration with theWest African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens and the University of Cambridge is organising a 10 day workshop on the molecular biology of neglected disease (trypanosomiasis, Leishmaniasis etc) pathogenesis and diagnostic developmentsponsored by a Leverhulme-Royal Society Award
The course is designed for people who already have at least a BSc in a relevant subject from institutions in Ghana and neighbouring countries around Ghana. The workshop will be taught by both an international and local faculty.The workshop emphasizes on student participation through presentations, journal club discussions of selected papers from the literature, hands-on laboratory sessions and informal     interactions.

Participating faculty include:

Gordon Awandare, University of Ghana Mark Carrington, Univeristy of Cambridge Lydia Mosi,  University of Ghana Patrick Kobina Arthur,  University of Ghana Simone Weyand,  University of Cambridge Osbourne Quaye,  University of Ghana

Theresa Manful Gwira,  University of Ghana Keith Gull,  University of Oxford Samuel Duodu,University of Ghana Jayne Raper,  Hunter College, CUNY Jack Sunter,  University of Oxford Paula MacGregor, University of Cambridge

Registration and participation:
Please download an application form  here.
The application deadline is May 8 , 2016.            All expenses for the workshop will be covered except airfare and visa. Applicants are required to send a completed application, CV and a letter of motivation to  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.