BioRTC

Building the future of African bioscience through open-access research infrastructure, training & innovation. Founded through global partnerships

[BioRTC @BioRTCNig]

We're honored to grace the cover of @EJNeuroscience! 🌟 Our mission to transform biomedical science in #Nigeria has been a journey of passion & perseverance. Discover our story and the impact we're making https://t.co/abBM9hAa43. Thank you to everyone who believes in us!

[FENS @FENSorg]

📣 Discover @EJNeuroscience!

🌍 Read the fascinating story behind @BioRTCNig, a state-of-the-art biomedical hub in Northeast #Nigeria.

🌟 Read the full open editorial at: https://t.co/k3fXHTcPtf
@mahmoudbukar @JohnnyFoxe @WileyNeuro

#EJN: Your Journal, Your Community!

[BioRTC @BioRTCNig]

Just amazing 👏🏾

[Peter O'Toole @YorkBioimaging]

Read about how @OpenFlexure has helped us develop new live-cell imaging capabilities in financially constrained settings
https://t.co/B7OzgvMIko
Thanks @wellcometrust and @BBSRC for supporting research in this area

[Mahmoud Bukar Maina PhD FRSA @mahmoudbukar]

I was genuinely surprised and humbled by this article, written about me without my knowledge by someone who has been observing what we have been doing. @daily_trust

Reading it reminded me of something I strongly believe: whatever we achieve individually is ultimately fleeting. The more meaningful legacy is not the awards, titles, or recognition, but the people we help grow, mentor, and empower to eventually stand on their own, and hopefully even surpass us.

I would not be where I am today without family, mentors, institutions, colleagues, friends, and opportunities that invested in me long before the world knew my name. Because of that, I have always felt a deep responsibility to extend similar opportunities to others.

That philosophy is deeply embedded within @BioRTCNig.

Our vision has never been simply to build laboratories or acquire equipment. It is to build people. To create an environment where motivated young individuals, regardless of background, ethnicity, religion, or geography, can access mentorship, training, global exposure, and the confidence to believe that they too can contribute meaningfully to science and society.

If, years from now, BioRTC becomes known not only for research outputs, but for producing generations of ethical, competent, and globally competitive African scientists, then I would consider that one of our greatest achievements.

There is still a great deal of work ahead, but I remain sincerely grateful to everyone who continues to believe in and support this journey.

[BioRTC @BioRTCNig]

A proud day for BioRTC as we celebrated the successful completion of the PhD of Dr @alkhamis3322, the first PhD substantially conducted in BioRTC under the supervision of Prof @mahmoudbukar. This is a major milestone for both Abdulrahman and BioRTC. #BioRTC #PhD #Nigeria

[BioRTC @BioRTCNig]

Great to see this progressing well.

[Embajada España en Nigeria, Benín y CEDEAO @EmbEspAbuja]

Computational neuroscience, a new field of exchange & mutual learning between Spain & Nigeria. Two Master students from @BioRTCNig in Damaturu are now in Spain benefiting from a grant by @CampusClinicUB to do an internship at @idibaps.
@hospitalclinic, @ISGLOBALorg, @CAPSBEsq

[CAMERA MRI AFRICA @CAMERAAfrica]

Applications now open for OxCIN Global Scholars!

🎯 For early-career MRI researchers in the Global South
💻 Remote 1-year affiliation with OxCIN
🧠 Training in MRI physics & analysis, inc FSL
🌎 Build global connections
🗓️ Apply by 28 June 2026
🔗 https://t.co/9wEcs3rKud

#neuro

[BioRTC @BioRTCNig]

This week, our Director @mahmoudbukar contributed to a #Neuroscience Summer School in Tunisia, engaging early-career scientists from North #Africa. He gave lectures on neurodegeneration & iPSC models, alongside leading discussions on building sustainable neuroscience ecosystems.

[Mahmoud Bukar Maina PhD FRSA @mahmoudbukar]

Watching this launch video is both exciting and deeply emotional. @BioRTCNig started as a conviction that high-quality biomedical research should not be geographically limited. Today, it stands as a commissioned centre with strong government backing and international collaboration. The responsibility now is to deliver impact.

[BioRTC @BioRTCNig]

the scale of hidden transmission that continues to sustain the disease.

Led by emerging scientists and grounded in national data, these studies contribute to more precise, evidence-driven malaria control and elimination planning in endemic settings.

[BioRTC @BioRTCNig]

Two new Q1 publications in Malaria Journal from BioRTC researchers add important evidence to malaria control efforts in Nigeria.

One study shows that while rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) remain vital at the frontline, their sensitivity and specificity often fall below optimal

[BioRTC @BioRTCNig]

thresholds—pointing to the need for stronger diagnostic algorithms that integrate microscopy or molecular tools where possible.

The second finds that roughly one-third of malaria infections in Nigeria are asymptomatic, with particularly high prevalence among children—revealing

[BioRTC @BioRTCNig]

Simply amazing!

[Peter O'Toole @YorkBioimaging]

Unleashing live-cell imaging for the masses!
This is MEGA-exciting!!!
Adapting the OpenFlexure Microscope for Affordable Live-Cell Imaging https://t.co/CwPVM2rwKZ
This can fit into existing incubators and capture time-lapse experiments and feeds into existing bioimaging analysis pipelines.
Thanks @wellcometrust for funding

[BioRTC @BioRTCNig]

A major milestone for African biomedical science.
We’re proud to commission the permanent BioRTC facility—home to Africa’s first iPSC Biobank—positioning Nigeria as a global hub for stem cell research and innovation.
📍 Jan 29, 2026 | Yobe State University, Nigeria

[BioRTC @BioRTCNig]

Thank you to @SimonsFdn for funding and support and our fantastic course Directors @MMaravall and Albert Compte

[BioRTC @BioRTCNig]

🧠💻 It’s back!

After a successful run last year, the BioRTC Computational Neuroscience Course returns in 2026 — same location, deeper training, bigger impact.

📍 BioRTC, Yobe State University
📅 June 15–26, 2026

Scan the QR code to apply 🚀

[BioRTC @BioRTCNig]

https://t.co/DXmkjPAscf

[Wellcome @wellcometrust]

Many research careers start with a PhD. Our new award will support healthcare professionals to take that step.

We’re funding a new round of doctoral programmes to train the next generation of clinically-active research leaders.

Applications are open now. Find out more ⤵️
https://t.co/Zc8JqodTnN