Dr. Aloysius Kodjo Dzigbordi Loglo, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, PI of Nutri_BU project with the Skin Neglected Tropical Diseases Research Group at the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), has been awarded a LEO Foundation Research Grant for the Meta_BU Project, which will investigate the role of nutritional metabolomics in Buruli ulcer disease.

Dr. Loglo is among 16 international researchers selected through a highly competitive, peer-reviewed process for the 2026 LEO Foundation grants. The award also marks an important milestone for KCCR, making it the first African institution recognized within the LEO Foundation’s grantee geography.

The three-year project, to be conducted at KCCR, will explore how metabolic and nutritional biomarkers influence susceptibility to Buruli ulcer and patient outcomes. The research seeks to generate new insights into the relationship between nutrition, metabolism, and infection, potentially contributing to improved understanding and management of the disease.

The LEO Foundation is providing a total of DKK 61.9 million (approximately EUR 8.3 million) across the 16 selected projects.

“This LEO Foundation grant gives me the opportunity to expand my research at the intersection of nutrition and infection in Buruli ulcer building on evidence from my PhD work to better understand how metabolic and nutritional pathways shape susceptibility to and recovery from Buruli ulcer. I’m grateful for this support, and excited to see where it takes the field.”

KCCR congratulates Dr. Aloysius Kodjo Dzigbordi Loglo on this significant achievement and recognizes his contribution to advancing innovative research on Buruli ulcer and neglected tropical diseases.

The award further demonstrates KCCR’s growing contribution to globally relevant research and its commitment to developing scientific solutions to pressing health challenges in Ghana and beyond.

Congratulations Dr. Aloysius Kodjo Dzigbordi Loglo