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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 Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi

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. The grants support international research

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 on how far the Centre

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 the United Kingdom, is a

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 Taylor Analytical Spectroscopy Services Ltd

During the programme, he delivered lectures on the biology of #Alzheimer’s disease, as well as the use of model systems such as iPSCs to study neurodegeneration. He also led discussions on building sustainable neuroscience ecosystems, drawing on his experiences from the UK and BioRTC. The engagement provided an opportunity to exchange ideas across regions, highlighting both shared challenges and unique