Consortium

The ARUA-The Guild partner collaboration in the establishment of CoRE-Genomics for Health in Africa aims to leverage the potential of genomics, combined with biochemical, biophysical, and structural analyses, to revolutionise healthcare in Africa and provide a better understanding of rare diseases, cancer, and infections, leading to more effective treatment.

Co-Leads

Stellenbosch University, South Africa:

  • Prof. Dr. med. Shahida Moosa

  • Prof. Dr. Tulio de Oliveira

University of Bern, Switzerland:

  • Prof. Dr. Carmen Faso

  • Prof. Dr. Volker Thiel

University of Tübingen, Germany:

  • Prof. Dr. med. Olaf Riess

  • Dr. med. Tobias Haack

Partners

Rhodes University, South Africa:                                                 

  • Prof. Dr. Özlem Tastan Bishop

  • Prof. Dr. Adrienne Edkins

  • Dr. Jo-Anne de la Mare

University of Ghana, Ghana:                                        

  • Dr. Anita Ghansah

Stellenbosch University, South Africa:       

  • Prof. Dr. Marlo Möller

  • Dr. Desiree Petersen

  • Dr. Caitlin Uren

  • Prof. Dr. Lenine Liebenberg

  • Prof. Dr. Thulani Makhalanyane

  • Dr. Eduan Wilkinson

University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa:                           

  • Dr. Jennifer Giandhari

University of Nairobi-CEMA, Kenya:                              

  • Prof. Dr. Loice Achieng Ombajo

  • Dr. Moses Masika

  • Dr. Victor Atunga Mobegi

Inselspital Bern, Switzerland:                                                            

  • Prof. Dr. Carlo Largiadèr

University of Rwanda, Rwanda:                                    

  • Prof. Dr. med. Annette Uwineza

Radboud University UMC, Netherlands:                                              

  • Prof. Dr. Alexander Hoischen

University of Groningen, Netherlands

  • Prof. Dr. Matthew Groves

University of Bonn, Germany

  • Prof. Dr. Peter Krawitz

Management Office

Senior Scientific Officer: Dr. Phaedra Simitsek, MCID-University of Bern, Switzerland

Scientific Officer: Beate Kristmann, University of Tübingen, Germany