Mohammed Jidda Umar
@Mohdjidda
One step-choosing a goal & sticking to it-changes everything!!!!! | Academic | nascent neuroscientist | @BioRTCNig | @sciComNigeria | alumnus #ABUSITE
Great to be part of this @wellcometrust-funded #Bioimaging Project. As we look to scale up this collaboration, we are particularly excited about the implications 4 label-free, high-resolution imaging in enhancing the capacity of our researchers & other users of our core facility
What a team! How best to deliver infrastructure with impact. Members from Brasil, Nigeria, S Africa, USA, AZ, GSK, @iolightmicro still energised after 2 long and very productive days. Thanks @wellcometrust for supporting this fast developing resource. See tags for team and…
A Humbling Honour, A Shared Journey Yesterday, I was deeply honoured to be turbaned as the Shettima Ilmube of the Damaturu Emirate. The title, which means “Custodian of Knowledge and Enlightenment” in the Kanuri language, is reserved for individuals who have made extraordinary…
Today we got a firm feel of how computation empowers biology through excellent talks by @ibukuneuro and @ygarbawala1. Huge thanks to @BioRTCNig, @simonsfoundation, @yobestategov @yobestateuni @mahmoudbukar @MMaravall et al for enabling #BioRTC2025 school on #ComputationalNeuros
Our 5th International Summer School is here! It features: 1. AI Workshops for Government Officials 2. Computational #Neuroscience Training 3. Award Ceremony for #Yobe State Innovation Challenge 4. Turbaning of our Director @mahmoudbukar as Shettima Ilmube of Damaturu Emirate
It's another day in Northeast Nigeria for an amazing science; with each day getting better. @BioRTCNig @yobestateuni @SimonsFdn @YobeStateGovt #BioRTC2025
Day 3 of BioRTC Summer school. Computational Neuroscience program. Can zebra fish express empathy? Do mosquitoes have agency? I can't wait to explore these data sets. @SimonsFdn @YobeStateGovt @BioRTCNig @Yobestateun
Day 2 of BioRTC summer school. Computational Neuroscience program. Final day of Python Bootcamp. @BioRTCNig @YobeStateGovt @yobestateuni @Simonsfdn
🎉 Currently in Damaturu serving as Teaching Assistant in @BioRTCNig's Computational Neuroscience Course in its 5th Summer School under the leadership of our mentor, Prof. @mahmoudbukar
A moment of unity, learning, and inspiration! Group 📷 of the 5th BioRTC Summer School on #Computational #Neuroscience —representing a vibrant mix of global expertise and #African potential. Together, we’re building the future of brain science in Africa. 🧠🌍 #BioRTC2025
Day 2 of #BioRTC2025 Computational Neuroscience at @BioRTCNig! Fired up by the challenge & learning with brilliant minds. Huge thanks to @simonsfoundation, @YobeStateGovt @yobestate, @yobestateuni, & @BioRTCNig for empowering our perseverance! 💪
Huge congratulations Sir on your well-deserved achievement & congratulations! Your grit, determination, and courage to overcome every hurdle inspire me every day. 👏🎉
I am deeply honoured and truly humbled to receive this congratulatory letter from the #Yobe State Government, #Nigeria issued under the directive of His Excellency, the Executive Governor of the State, on the award of my @wellcometrust Career Development Award. This recognition…
🚨 Huge news! I am finally able to share that I have been awarded a @wellcometrust Career Development Award. Over the next 8 years, my team will deepen our understanding of #Alzheimer’s disease by: 🧠 Building a deeply characterised #Alzheimer’s patient cohort in Northern…
Congratulations Prof 🙌
Honoured to have received the Outstanding Early-Career Impact Award from the @SussexUni for my work on #iPSCs from Indigenous #Africans. Grateful to my team, mentors, and collaborators, as well as our funders, who make this work possible.
Applications are open for the 2025 Introduction to Bioinformatics Course now hosted by AfriGen-D (previously hosted by @H3ABioNet), see: tinyurl.com/mszn6se4. The deadline for applications 17 March 2025.
With the support of @cziscience, @Marceladiazf at the Advanced Bioimaging Unit is training @MuktarLawan15 from @BioRTCNig in fundamentals and advanced bioimaging technologies. Muktar will receive training in #Fluorescence_Microscopy #HSI #Phasors to pursue research in 🇳🇬 Africa
We are launching a #Computational #Neuroscience Course 🧠 📅 7–18 July 2025 🌍 For students, researchers & professionals across #Nigeria 🎓 Fully funded (travel, meals & accommodation) thanks to @SimonsFdn & Yobe State Government Apply by 7 March: 🔗 biortc.com/computational-…
We are launching a #Computational #Neuroscience Course 🧠 📅 7–18 July 2025 🌍 For students, researchers & professionals across #Nigeria 🎓 Fully funded (travel, meals & accommodation) thanks to @SimonsFdn & Yobe State Government Apply by 7 March: 🔗 biortc.com/computational-…
For the first time ever, there is a rocket capable of establishing a permanent base on Mars.