African Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics (ACE-B) is a training and research center created as a result of fruitful collaboration between NIAID/NIH and the University USTTB
The goal of the center is to develop Bioinformatics' expertise for sustainable Biomedical Research;
Well established
Research opportunities with ICER-Mali covering malaria, HIV, TB,
Insect Vector of diseases, leishmaniasis, filariasis, lassa fever and neu-
rological disorders.
High Performance Computing:
Providing a low-cost, low-maintenance computing solution for advanced bioinformatics research.
Focus of this capability: HP DL580 (Generation 8) server containing 4 Intel® Xeon® E7 CPUS for a total of 64 Cores.
Telelearning Facility: a classroom space with 15 modern Bioinformatics workstations engineered for optimal communication and learning in remote training workshops.
MASTER PROGRAM IN BIOINFORMATICS
Goals and career opportunities:
– To address the necessity of preparing young people who are capable of operating in the interfacing domains of biology, mathematics, and information technology;
– To address the needs of high-level biological research and development for business and health research organizations;
– To stimulate multidisciplinary approach, independence, spirit of initiative, and student research.