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"This year, one of the first-ever public health programs to use cutting-edge CRISPR gene editing to monitor for disease outbreaks will launch in Nigeria.
The program is an opportunity for Africa-based researchers to “realize our dreams” to lead the world in genetic research, says Christian Happi, director of the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases.
In the new initiative, the center will collect blood samples from rural clinics, and will sequence for 16 blood-borne pathogens, including Ebola, West Nile virus, mpox, and Lassa fever—which is especially under-studied.
The goal: Researchers hope to stay ahead of outbreaks and become increasingly agile to respond to them as needed."
"Just outside the center of Ede, Nigeria, on the campus of Redeemer’s University, a sort of mirage rises from the red earth: a pair of sleek, almost-completed two-story structures ... the $11 million headquarters of the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID). ... the lab is a state-of-the-art biosafety level 3 ..."
The cutting edge of CRISPR is in Nigeria (original news release) "Christian Happi is pioneering a revolutionary approach to fighting disease"
Professor Christian Happi
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