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The Biomedical Science Research and Training Centre (BioRTC) has expanded the scientific capabilities of the SAHEL Study, its large-scale study of ageing and dementia in Northern Nigeria, with the installation of a Topcon Maestro2 optical coherence tomography (OCT) retinal imaging system. The new platform will enable researchers to acquire detailed, non-invasive images of the retina …

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Three researchers from the Maina Lab at BioRTC — Mukhtar Lawan, Medina Sani and Mubarak Ismaila — are currently at the University of York, United Kingdom, undertaking specialised training in advanced biomedical imaging through Imaging 4 All (i4all) Access Grants. Mukhtar and Medina are participating in an intensive Advanced Confocal Microscopy Workshop, developing hands-on expertise …

Strengthening advanced imaging expertise from the Maina Lab at BioRTC Read More »

BioRTC is proud to celebrate Dr Rashidatu Abdulazeez, one of our Principal Investigators, who is part of the team presenting an exhibit at the prestigious Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2026 in London. The exhibit, “The Viral Stories Written in Our DNA,” invites visitors to discover how ancient viruses have left lasting signatures within animal …

BioRTC PI to Showcase Research at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2026 Read More »

Two researchers from the Maina Lab at the Biomedical Science Research and Training Centre (BioRTC), Dawoud Usman and Idris Audu Ibrahim, are currently undertaking advanced hands-on training in sequencing technologies at the West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP), University of Ghana, Accra. The training is supported through Professor Mahmoud Bukar Maina’s …

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The Biomedical Science Research and Training Centre (BioRTC), Yobe State University, is pleased to announce the 2026 Computational Neuroscience Summer School, scheduled to take place from 12–26 June 2026 at the BioRTC Complex in Damaturu, Nigeria. Held under the theme “Building a Computational Neuroscience Hub in West Africa,” the school forms part of BioRTC’s long-standing …

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As two BioRTC researchers, Muhammad Umar and Muhammad Baba Goni, conclude their advanced training visit to Barcelona this weekend, the Director of the Biomedical Science Research and Training Centre (BioRTC), Prof. Mahmoud Bukar Maina, also visited Spain on the invitation of Prof. Alberto Compte to deliver a scientific seminar to the neuroscience community at the …

Strengthening International Collaboration and Computational Neuroscience Capacity at BioRTC Read More »

The Biomedical Science Research and Training Centre (BioRTC), Yobe State University, is pleased to announce that two of its researchers, Mahmood Usman and Mubarak Ismail, have been awarded the highly competitive Imaging 4 All Access Grants, funded by the Wellcome Trust (UK) and administered by Global BioImaging at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Germany. …

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Dr Abdulrahman has been part of BioRTC since its early days, through periods of uncertainty, growth, transition, and expansion. Watching that journey evolve into a completed PhD is not only a source of pride for him and his family, but also for the entire BioRTC community. The celebration was colourful, warm, and filled with reflections …

Celebrating a Milestone: Dr Abdulrahman Alkhamis Completes His PhD Read More »

The Biomedical Science Research and Training Centre (BioRTC), Yobe State University, is pleased to announce that its Director, Prof. Mahmoud Bukar Maina, has been awarded the 2026 Vivensa Academy Rising Star Excellence Award, an international recognition supporting outstanding early- to mid-career researchers working to improve ageing and dementia research globally. The Vivensa Foundation, based in …

Prof. Mahmoud Bukar Maina Awarded Prestigious Vivensa Academy Rising Star Excellence Award to Advance Global Dementia Research Read More »

BioRTC is delighted to announce that two members of the Maina Lab at the Biomedical Science Research and Training Centre (BioRTC); Alameen Mukhtar and Shamsudeen Adamu Liman, have commenced an advanced international training programme in the United Kingdom through support from Prof. Mahmoud Bukar Maina’s EMBO Global Investigator Network (GIN) Award. The training begins at …

BioRTC Strengthens Research Capacity Through International CD Spectroscopy Training Read More »