{"id":380,"date":"2025-02-10T09:38:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T09:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ighresearch.org\/en\/?page_id=380"},"modified":"2025-03-27T09:15:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T09:15:12","slug":"high-impact-achievements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ighresearch.org\/en\/high-impact-achievements\/","title":{"rendered":"High Impact Achievements"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"380\" class=\"elementor elementor-380\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4910f730 ts-col-stretched-right elementor-section-stretched ts-bg-color-yes ts-bgcolor-grey ts-bg-color-over-image elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4910f730\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-758be2d5 ts-textcolor-white ts-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"758be2d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-81f5b6c ts-col-stretched-none ts-bg-color-over-image elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"81f5b6c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b1a51d7 ts-bg-color-yes ts-bgcolor-skincolor ts-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"1b1a51d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-115cb833 ts-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-ts_heading\" data-id=\"115cb833\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ts_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ts-heading-subheading ts-reverse-heading-yes animation-style4\"><h2 class=\"ts-custom-heading ts-custom-heading-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\tWE ADVICE TO CHOOSE<br \/> <strong> A RIGHT DECISION<\/strong>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e5f04df tab-style-flat elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"2e5f04df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7771\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7771\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2014 - 2023<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7772\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7772\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2014 <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7773\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7773\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2015<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7774\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7774\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2016<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7775\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7775\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7776\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7776\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2018<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7777\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7777\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2019<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7778\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7778\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2020 - 2023<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7779\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7779\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2020<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-77710\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-77710\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2021<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-77711\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-77711\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2022<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-77712\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"12\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-77712\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2023<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7771\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2014 - 2023<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7771\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7771\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><ul><li><strong>Set up genome sequencing capacity<\/strong>\u00a0in Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Senegal &amp; Liberia, Cameroon, Cote d\u2019Ivoire, Rwanda, Seychelles<\/li><li><strong>Trained over 1,200 local and regional scientists in genomics-based tools for infectious diseases diagnosis and surveillance,<\/strong>\u00a0many of which are leading national pandemic responses in various African countries.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7772\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2014 <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7772\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7772\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul><li><strong>Confirmed the first case of Ebola in Nigeria within 48 hours.<\/strong>\u00a0This singular feat led to early containment, management and control of the disease in Nigeria.<\/li><li><strong>Pioneered real-time sequencing of Ebola virus during the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Pioneered open genomics data access\u00a0<\/strong>by releasing\u00a0<strong>99 Ebola whole virus genomes<\/strong>\u00a0sequenced during the first three weeks of the outbreak in Sierra Leone.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7773\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2015<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7773\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7773\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul><li><strong>Developed\u00a0FDA\u00a0and WHO-approved (under Emergency Use Authorization) Ebola virus rapid\u00a0diagnostic\u00a0tool (RDT)\u00a0<\/strong>within 4 months of the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa<\/li><li><strong>Generated the world\u2019s first diverse Lassa fever virus whole genome sequence catalogue<em>.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>We generated a genomic catalogue of over 1,000 LASV sequences from clinical and rodent reservoir samples<\/li><li><strong>Discovered two new Rhabdoviruses (EKV-1 and EKV-2) in Nigeria\u00a0<\/strong>from a study aiming at characterizing known and unknown pathogens driving acute febrile illnesses in West Africa<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7774\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2016<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7774\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7774\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul><li>Accelerated Lassa fever vaccine development<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7775\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7775\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7775\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul><li>Supported Nigeria\u2019s mpox outbreak response<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7776\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2018<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7776\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7776\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul><li><strong>Used real-time microbial metagenomics to uncover a new Yellow\u00a0fever outbreak\u00a0<\/strong>in Nigeria.\u00a0 Thus, enabled\u00a0a\u00a0rapid and successful containment of the outbreak by Nigeria CDC.<\/li><li><strong>Helped Nigeria\u2019s response to Lassa Fever<\/strong>\u00a0surge<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7777\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2019<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7777\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7777\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul><li>Identified Lassa virus in multiple rodent sources<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7778\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2020 - 2023<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7778\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7778\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul><li><strong>COVID-19 testing and genomic sequencing:\u00a0<\/strong>Partnering with\u00a0Africa CDC and Nigeria CDC for pandemic response.<\/li><li><strong>Generated over 5,000 SARS-CoV-2 sequences<\/strong>\u00a0and guided public health response in 10 African countries<\/li><li><b>Trained more than 120 scientists from over 40 African countries on Next Generation Sequencing of SARS-CoV-2.<\/b>\u00a0Thus, enhancing real-time surveillance across the continent.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7779\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2020<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7779\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7779\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul><li><strong>Performed the first SARS-Cov-2 whole genome sequence in Africa\u00a0<\/strong>within 48 hours of receiving the sample from the Nigeria CDC.<\/li><li><strong>Developed and piloted SHERLOCK diagnostic<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 a CRISPR-based 30 mins POC diagnostic for a wide-range of viruses (including Lassa fever virus and SARS-Cov-2) on a paper strip.<\/li><li><b>ACEGID\u00a0<\/b>was made a\u00a0<b>WHO and Africa CDC Specialized Regional Reference Sequencing Laboratory\u00a0<\/b>for Covid-19 and other emerging pathogens.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-77710\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2021<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-77710\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-77710\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul><li><strong>Developed a Covid-19 vaccine candidate, which has successfully passed preclinical trials.<\/strong>\u00a0Work is ongoing to secure funds for clinical trials of the vaccine on humans.<\/li><li><strong>Responded to African Swine Fever<\/strong>\u00a0outbreak in Nigeria<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-77711\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2022<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-77711\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-77711\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul><li><strong>Pushed for a change in mpox virus names<\/strong>\u00a0that stigmatizes Africans\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"12\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-77712\" aria-expanded=\"false\">2023<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-77712\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"12\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-77712\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul><li><strong>Built capacity for next-generation sequencing and bioinformatic analysis of mpox<\/strong>\u00a0in Central and West African countries of Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo Brazaville, Republic of Congo and Nigeria.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65ba676a ts-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"65ba676a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4607413d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4607413d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WE ADVICE TO CHOOSE A RIGHT DECISION 2014 &#8211; 2023 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 &#8211; 2023 2020 2021 2022 2023 2014 &#8211; 2023 Set up genome sequencing capacity\u00a0in Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Senegal &amp; Liberia, Cameroon, Cote d\u2019Ivoire, Rwanda, Seychelles Trained over 1,200 local and regional scientists in genomics-based tools for infectious diseases &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ighresearch.org\/en\/high-impact-achievements\/\" class=\"more-link\" title=\"Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">High Impact Achievements<\/span>&#8220;>Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">High Impact 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