Centrum for Tropical and Infectious Diseases Research

The Centrum for Tropical and Infectious Diseases Research (CTIDR) founded in 2025 carries out excellent primary and translational research on tropical and infectious diseases, to advance health and well-being across sub-Saharan Africa and beyond.

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Our Focus Areas

Thematic Research Clusters

Five interconnected research clusters driving innovation in tropical and infectious disease research across sub-Saharan Africa.

CHM

Climate & Health Modelling

SBE

Snake Bite Envenoming

APB

Agricultural Pest Biology

Pathogen Biology

Vector Biology

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25 April 2026

World Malaria Day 2026

Driven to Defeat Malaria. Now We Can. Now We Must.

15 December 2025

CTID^R Receives Wellcome Trust Career Development Award

A major milestone as CTID^R secures funding to advance research on disease vectors and pathogen genomics across sub-Saharan Africa.

12 December 2025

New Molecular Biology Laboratory Inaugurated

State-of-the-art molecular biology facilities now operational, enabling advanced genomic analysis of tropical disease vectors.

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Research Output

Publications

Peer-reviewed research articles

Reports

Annual and technical reports

Our Partners and Collaborators

NMEP — National Malaria Elimination Programme

Université Adam Barka d’Abéché, BP: 1173, Abéché, Tchad

NAVRC — National Arbovirus and Vectors Research Centre

CRID — Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases