ETHICOBOTS is a 5-year research project (September 2014- September 2019) awarded to a consortium of researchers in Ethiopia and the UK, consisting of epidemiologists, geneticists, immunologists, and social scientists. The […]
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The PAVIA project aims to strengthen pharmacovigilance (PV) in four African countries
PhArmacoVIgilance Africa (PAVIA) is a consortium which has recently been funded by the European Developing countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP). The PAVIA project aims to strengthen pharmacovigilance (PV) in four […]
AHRI’s Researcher & Ethiopian Referee Bamlak Tessema selected for World Cup 2018
Ethiopian referee Bamlak Tessema who is also a researcher at Armauer Hansen Research Institute has been selected by FIFA to officiate at the 2018 World Cup which will be held in Russia […]
2018, World TB Day at AHRI
The 21st World TB Day has been commemorated in Ethiopia on March 24, 2018 with a theme “Leaders play vital role to End TB”. As in the past years, AHRI […]
Ethiopia joins CEPI, the global coalition fighting epidemics
As the first African country to partner with CEPI, Ethiopia helps fill a critical gap in the fight against the next Ebola or Zika Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 9, 2018 […]
Genomics research to tackle endemic diseases
African Academy of Sciences awards grants to better understand the diseases that affect Africa most The African Academy of Sciences is awarding $11 million to four leading African researchers for […]
Illumina NextSeq 500 Sequencer installed at AHRI
As part of the new initiative to strengthen the biotechnology and bioinformatics capacity of AHRI, Illumina NextSeq 500 Sequencer has been purchased and installed at AHRI. The installation was made […]
The 17th Tore Godal Prize Award Ceremony was held on November 9,2017
The AHRI Tore Godal Prize committee every year provides the prize to deserving young scientists. Dr. Tore Godal is a Norwegian Scientist who conducted research at AHRI about 45 years ago, […]
Grand Challenges Ethiopia, in collaboration with Health and Post Graduate directorate of Jimma University Institute of Health (JUIH) held an orientation workshop
On 14 March 2017, Grand Challenges Ethiopia, in collaboration with Health and Post Graduate directorate of Jimma University Institute of Health (JUIH) held an orientation workshop at Jimma University with […]
Genome sequence assembly/mapping and analysis
WGS data generated within the ETHICOBOTS project was used for bioinformatics course. The objective was to provide a good understanding of the NGS analysis methodologies and get a base knowledge […]