SesayLabMRCG
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SesayLabMRCG
@SesayLab
State of the art sequencing lab in The Gambia. The only ONT certified service provider in the sub region. Offers sequencing services on a range of sample types.
Joined Temmuz 2022
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As part of #PlanetaryHealthWeek, we organised a bring-and-share vegetarian breakfast competition, a fun way to promote healthy eating to protect our planet.
We also visited our on-site biogas plant, an innovative facility to advance our contribution to a healthier environment.




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🤝It was a great delight to have Dr. Abdul Karim Sesay with us @acegid. Dr. Sesay is the Head of the Genomics Strategic Core Platform, @mrcunitgambia. He is our collaborator on the #SENZOR project
He presented a seminar on his scientific career & ongoing research work with us.



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Congratulations @EbRyhmer. You have made @mrcunitgambia proud 👏. Degree well deserved. Keep flying the flag high.
JAME Kingston Medical and Health Enterprise@JAMEKingstonMHE
Join us in congratulating one of our own, a colleague, friend and brother who has successfully defended his PhD thesis last week at the university of Birmingham. His PhD focussed on the effects of the antibiotic vancomycin on macrophage anti-fungal (C. albicans) immunity.
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Dive into the Future of Science!
Our current @WANETAM_WAfrica 3 cross-cutting training in Genomics and Bioinformatics in collaboration with @nanopore has brought together young scientists from #Africa to have hands-on training with the ONT MinION platform.
#Innovation




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In collaboration with the @MRCClimb, we concluded a Doctoral symposium for PhD Students from MRCG and the MRC funded Doctoral Partnership (MRC DTP).
The symposium aimed to tackle societal threats posed by infections and antimicrobial resistance.
More 👉🏾tinyurl.com/55c2c9m5

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@oms_saine @LayeNdure Congratulations @LayeNdure for making history and thank you @oms_saine for standing by her and supporting her all through the journey. You deserve husband of the year award 👏.
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It starts tomorrow! #VEME2023 kicks off at @CERI_SU! Preparing to delve into the world of #Bioinformatics, #VirusEvolution, and #MolecularEpidemiology. #Gambia @mrcunitgambia

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Final day of @MedResFdn @MedResFdn_AMR #AMR_Training It was a pleasure to talk about my research and also hear about all the interesting work other PhD students across UK are doing to tackle AMR.



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Chronic liver disease from hepatitis B is a leading cause of premature death in sub-Saharan Africa.
New research from @gndow & @maud_lemoine has found antiviral therapy can reduce related deaths. 🌍
On #WorldHepatitisDay, they call for urgent action 👇🏾
lshtm.ac.uk/research/units…

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Yesterday we had a send off lunch for one of our hardworking youngsters @DamDabiri who has been with us for the past three years. He has been accepted for a masters and a PhD in the United States. Congratulations Dami, hard work pays.




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Thanks @andrewjpage Very insightful discussions on how to improve bioinformatics methods in public health!
Andrew Page @andrewjpage.bsky.social@andrewjpage
Thanks to everyone for coming to the Microbes & Food Safety Bioinformatics Hackathon. The main takeaway is that ChatGPT is coming fast and will fundamentally change how bioinformatics is performed
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Good morning twitter, we are happy to bring you updates from a WAHO meeting currently being held in Praia, Cape Verde. @DocKarim221 presenting on genomic sequencing in The Gambia on the 3rd day of the meeting. @mrcunitgambia




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