IDREAM was established in December 2022 for combating the consequences of the corona pandemic and expanding pandemic preparedness for future pandemics. Supported by Bavarian State Ministry of Science and Art (“STMWK”) and German International Cooperation Society (GIZ) through Klinikum University of Munich (KUM).
LAB Infrastructure
- Level II biosafety capability
- Maelstrom 4810 automated nucleic acid extraction system
- Seegen-BioRad multiplex real-time PCR systemOxford Nanopore sequencing technology
- Immune stimulation and response detection
- Automated blood culture system
- Phenotypic bacteria isolation, detection and AMR testing
- ADAGIO automated zone size reader for AMR Bio banking and long term storage of biological samples
Ongoing activities
Building scalable pathogen genomic epidemiology for Ethiopia (EpiGen Ethiopia)
Antimicrobial resistance in Ethiopia (GIZ through KUM)-Combat AMR-JUMC)
DHIS2 based stewardship guideline (GIZ-KUM-HISP India )
SARS-CoV-2 immune response and variant survey (https://covicis.eu/our-consortium/jimma-university/)
Capacity Building (Pandemic preparedness, PhD and M.Sc. trainings)
Relevant publications
Contact
Dr. Solomon Ali (Founding lead of IDReaM-lab)
Associate professor of Medical Microbiology and International Health
email: solomon.ali@sphmmc.edu.et
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
