“Overcoming emerging and reemerging infectious diseases and their effects with genomic research.”

The HRH-CERID at LAUTECH in Ogbomoso, Nigeria, is one of the Humboldt Research Hubs in Africa, funded by the Bayer Foundation in Germany. Established in August 2021, the hub aims to enhance research capacity in Nigeria and develop strategies to address current and future pandemics. The hub's main collaborative partners are the Institute of Tropical Medicine at the University of Tübingen, Germany, and the University of Khartoum in Sudan. HRH-CERID is part of a broader initiative by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation to establish research hubs across Africa, aiming to strengthen research capacities and develop strategies to address pandemics.

Our Goals:

•      HRH-CERID aimed at strengthening capabilities and systems to rapidly and effectively respond to infectious diseases with endemic, epidemic, or pandemic potential.

•      Conduct cutting-edge research in infectious and non-infectious diseases to advance knowledge, solve problems, and innovate solutions.

•      Train and develop younger scientists, healthcare workers, and laboratory personnel.

•      Support local systems conducting disease surveillance and rapidly identify and respond to outbreaks using our genomic facilities.

•      Biobanking of infectious disease samples.

CERID’s key collaborators are the Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of Tübingen, Germany, and the Institute of Endemic Diseases, University of Khartoum, Sudan.