{"id":14232,"date":"2024-02-23T08:32:51","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T08:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mul-dev-10:83\/?page_id=14232"},"modified":"2024-02-23T08:32:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T08:32:51","slug":"special-overarching-programmes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/idi.mak.ac.ug\/science-fair\/special-overarching-programmes\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Overarching Programmes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14232\" class=\"elementor elementor-14232\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d623444 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d623444\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f145951 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f145951\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Special Overarching Programmes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4e86e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e4e86e4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ddb8ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ddb8ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mul-dev-10:83\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/African-Centers-of-Excellence-in-Bioinformatics.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be64922 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"be64922\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98c8fa0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"98c8fa0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57061cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57061cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">African Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Data-Intensive Sciences <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd53204 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd53204\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The African Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Data-Intensive Sciences (ACE) is a consortium of research and training centres facilitated by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It is the first of its kind on the Makerere campus in Uganda. The centre provides researchers with mentoring, computer resources, and laboratory tools necessary for modern biomedical research. The goal of the centre is to train a new generation of African scientists in bioinformatics and data-intensive sciences to address the continent&#8217;s health challenges.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1177017 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1177017\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">African Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Data-Intensive Sciences <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb1183b elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb1183b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Kasangati site is focused on conducting pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) efficacy trials, demonstration projects, and implementation studies. The current studies aim to develop methods to build self-efficacy and empowerment, increase antiretroviral adherence, and reduce sexual risk behaviours among key populations in Uganda.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36bc74b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"36bc74b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ada97a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ada97a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LISTINGS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f7aa42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f7aa42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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Unit<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-344b63a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"344b63a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"\/translational-laboratory\/\">Translational Laboratory<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cab700 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cab700\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"\/research-office\/\">Research Office<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5a5e1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5a5e1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"\/research-impact\/\">Research Impact<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f27cc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f27cc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"\/our-leadership\/\">Our Researchers<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aefb8e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aefb8e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"\/research-projects\/\">Research Projects<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd85e39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd85e39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>For more information on IDI\u2019s Research Programme contact,<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Paul Gonza, Senior Research Manager<br \/>Email: research@idi.co.ug<br \/>Telephone: +256-312-307000<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special Overarching Programmes African Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Data-Intensive Sciences The African Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Data-Intensive Sciences (ACE) is a consortium of research and training centres 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