01

StopTB/HIV at one

European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDTCP)

2015

Prof. Lovett Lowson

A one-stop shop for the same day diagnosis and management of TB and HIV

02

Global Fund/Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN)

ZRC sub-recipient of–supported laboratory

2016

Prof. Lovett Lowson

Provide support for Drug-Resistant TB through IHVN and the National TB and Leprosy Control Programme

03

TB Reach Wave 5

Funded by Stop TB Partnership/UNOPS.

 2017

Prof. Lovett Lowson

The project aimed in Increasing TB detection and treatment of poor populations by engaging Proprietary Patent Medicine vendors in Nigeria

04

International Opportunity Program

Award by American Physiological Society

2018

Prof. Donborno Angela

05

TReND Outreach Grant,

Award by Teaching and Research in Natural Sciences for Development in Africa

2019

Prof. Donborno Angela

06

TB REACH

ZRC recipient of the TB REACH grant

2020

Assoc. Prof Bimba

Testing Samples Using the Pooling Method to Increase Resilience of TB Laboratory Diagnostic Services at the Time of the COVID-19 Epidemic” in collaboration with institutions from the UK, Lao and Kenya

07

Living No One Behind: Transforming Gendered Pathways to Health for TB (LIGHT)

funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO).

2020

Assoc. Prof Bimba

The project aims to support policy and practice in transforming gendered pathways to health for people with tuberculosis (TB) in urban settings by investigating and identifying the gender-related barriers that prevent men from accessing TB services in Nigeria, with the aim of developing targeted strategies to address these challenges

08

Testing samples using the pooling method to increase resilience of TB laboratory diagnosis services at the time of the COVID-19 epidemic

TB REACH

2020

Assoc. Prof Bimba

Where we assess the pooling method and demonstrate that TB programs can increase the efficiency of GX TB testing. This method reduces the number of cartridges needed to test many patients, reducing staff workloads, while maximizing stocks and increasing its affordability

09

International Brain Research Organization (IBRO)

In collaboration with the DANA Foundation Brain Awareness Week Grant

2020

Prof. Donborno Angela

Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN)

ZRC sub-recipient of–supported laboratory

2021

Assoc. Prof Bimba

Provide support for Drug-Resistant TB through IHVN and the National TB and Leprosy Control Programme

10

Global Engagement Seed Grant

Award by by International Brain Research Organization (IBRO)

2021

Prof. Donborno Angela

11

Diagnostics Algorithms for Tuberculosis

MRC

2021

Assoc. Prof Bimba

This project focused on evaluating and optimizing diagnostic algorithms for tuberculosis to improve early detection and case management. It involves assessing the performance and integration of various diagnostic tools

12

Diagnostics Evaluation of RCT Kits

Mologic

2021

Assoc. Prof Bimba

The project aimed at the evaluation of Rapid Diagnostic Test (RCT) kits to assess their accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, and usability in detecting target diseases under field and laboratory conditions.

13

STAR-COVID

UNITAD/FIND

2021

Assoc. Prof Bimba

To enhance access to COVID-19 test, isolate, care and treatment interventions within healthcare systems in LMICs

14

Start Taking Action for TB Diagnosis Project (START4ALL)

Funded by UNITAID

2022

Assoc. Prof Bimba

led by the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM). It aims to identify diagnostic combinations that significantly increase the proportion of people diagnosed with bacteriologically confirmed TB compared to local microbiological reference standards such as MGIT culture and GeneXpert MTB/RIF.

15

International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (MDS)

Award to host a workshop on current trend in movement disorders in Nigeria

2022

Prof. Donborno Angela

16

International Opportunity Program Award 2018

Award by American Physiological Society

2022

Prof. Donborno Angela

International Brain Research Organization (IBRO)

Award to host an IBRO-ARC School Nigeria,

2022

Prof. Donborno Angela

17

Tb Wave 10

Funded by Stop TB Partnership/UNOPS.

2023

Assoc Prof John Bimba

The project focused on tuberculosis, cardiovascular disease &chronic respiratory disease Service Integration in hard to reach and Slum setting, Active Tb findings and Contact tracing and TB preventive therapy.

18

Assessing Diagnosis at Point of Care for Tuberculosis (ADAPT) Study

funded USAID Washington

 2023

Assoc. Prof Bimba

A multi-country, multi-institutional research study that aims to identify and assess novel, innovative, design-locked point-of-care (POC) tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic tests

19

Scaling Up Responses to Tuberculosis Epidemics in Urban Slums: Gender-Sensitive Understandings of Community and Health Worker Perceptions of Tb Exposure Surveillance Methods

Funded by the Glasgow Centre for International Development (GCID) Small Grant Fund

 2024

Assoc. Prof Bimba

This project focused on scaling up innovative tuberculosis (TB) surveillance approaches. It aimed to explore gender-sensitive community and health worker perceptions of TB exposure surveillance methods, particularly the convenience serosampling of children under five years old, to inform rapid integration into National TB Programmes.

Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN)

ZRC sub-recipient of Global Fund

2024

Assoc. Prof Bimba

supported laboratory support for Drug-Resistant TB through IHVN and the National TB and Leprosy Control Programme

20

Assessment Of Two Lateral-Flow IGRAS-Tb for The Diagnosis of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection

In collaboration with the Institut d’Investigació Germans Trias i Pujol (IGTP), Badalona, Barcelona, Spain,

 2024

Assoc. Prof Bimba

it aimed to assess the effectiveness of two lateral-flow interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) for diagnosing Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

21

Investigating a Novel Targeted Rollout strategy for adult and adolescent TB Vaccines for maximum impact:(INTRO-TB-VAX) Study

Bill and Melinda Gates foundation

 2024

Assoc Prof John Bimba

the study aims to identify the most preferred, feasible, and impactful TB vaccine implementation strategies for adults and adolescents in high TB burden countries.

22

Performance And Implementation Study Of T-Spot.Tb Assay for Diagnosing Children with Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Nigeria

In collaboration with the Institut d’Investigació Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain,

 2024

Assoc Prof John Bimba

the study evaluated the feasibility and effectiveness of implementing the T-SPOT.TB assay for diagnosing latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in children in Nigeria

23

Multi-site field trial of the FUJIFILM SILVAMP TB LAM Ⅱ including the diagnostic accuracy of a urine concentration device.

Global Health Innovative Technology Fund (GHIT)

2024

Assoc Prof John Bimba

The study aims to evaluate diagnostic performance, accuracy and yield of FujiLAM II using an eMRS in HIV+ and HIV-negative adults and across other pre-defined subgroups (children and contacts), Assess feasibility, acceptability and costs of FujiLAM II with and without UCD.

24

International Brain Research Organization (IBRO)

Award to host Nigerian Neuroscience Conference

2024

Prof. Donborno Angela

25

TB Spectrum Project

ZRC partner in the 2025 project led by PI: Assoc. Prof. John Bimba, funded by the HORIZON Unit Grant

2025

Assoc Prof John Bimba

Aimed at enhancing and strengthening international research collaboration across sectors and disciplines to build a network for high-quality, translational and multidisciplinary research to better understand the immune mechanisms underlying the TB spectrum, translating findings into immune assays or tools for improved disease management.