Open Positions

WE SHALL BE HIRING SOON

We currently need the services of an IT expert, a security agent, a laboratory technician, a biostatistician, a bioinformatician, a cleaner, a driver, etc.

AI/ML for drug discovery (4th-15th November, 2024)

We successfully concluded the second edition of our capacity-building workshop focused on applying AI in drug discovery. Participants gained valuable insights into:

- Data curation from databases like ChEMBL and the African Natural Products Database (ANPDB)
- Leveraging the Ersilia model hub
- Machine learning algorithms
- Assessing model performance and interpreting outputs

We extend our sincere gratitude to Gemma Turon and Miquel Duran-Frigola from the Ersilia Open Source Initiative, for their invaluable contributions and dedication to making this workshop a huge success.

Research visits

Two of our PhD candidates recently embarked on research visits to prestigious German institutions.

Miss Solange Ayukncha travelled to Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg to conduct research on the synthesis of pseudo-natural products with potential latency-reversing activity against Histone Deacetylase 1 (HDAC1).

 

Mr. Jude Betow completed a six-week internship at the University of Münster where he gained valuable experience in cheminformatics and artificial intelligence applied to drug discovery.

These experiences have significantly enhanced their scientific knowledge and provided them with a deeper understanding of cutting-edge methodologies in drug discovery and development.

NiDNA Workshop (27th-30th September, 2023)

We had a 2-weeks hands-on training on AI/ML methods for drug discovery in parallel with the Biomedical Technicians Training (BTT), followed by a 3 days drug discovery hybrid workshop under the theme “Artificial Intelligence, Computational and Medicinal Chemistry-based Approaches for Antiviral Drug Discovery”. The workshop gathered experts from the fields of natural products chemistry, chemical synthesis, nanotechnology and AI/ML, who gave informative and enriching talks on antiviral research.  

Computational Approaches in Secondary Metabolites Discovery (CAiSMD)

27th-29th February 2024

On February 2024, the UB-CeDD held the 3rd edition of the Computational Approaches in Secondary Metabolites Discovery (CAiSMD) workshop. Partcipants were exposed to key lectures and hands-on sessions on computational tools applied in natural products research. We would like to acknowledge the speakers for their input and their availability to facilitate the different sessions. A special thanks to our partners and the TMS foundation for their technical support through out the workshop.