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14 May 2026

We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 PROBio-Africa Fellowships Programme, an initiative supporting mobility, training and scientific exchange for researchers in the molecular life sciences across Africa and Europe.

This year’s fellowships have been awarded to researchers from Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Africa and Tunisia, who will undertake research visits in laboratories across ¹û¶³´«Ã½ countries as part of the programme.

The 2026 PROBio-Africa Fellowship recipients are:

		Amanuel Getahun Addis Department of Physics, College of Science, Bahir Dar University ETHIOPIA
	Ìý	ÌýChristian Chijioke Amah State University of Medical and Applied Sciences NIGERIA
		Bernadette Belter Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry, University of the Free State SOUTH AFRICA
	Ìý	Ìý ÌýWalelign Demelash Addis Ababa University ETHIOPIA
	Ìý	Salim Kraiem Faculty of Medicine of Sfax TUNISIA
		David Chukwu Obasi Department of Medical Biochemistry, College of Basic Medical Sciences, David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences NIGERIA
	Ìý	Ìý Ikechukwu Jacob Okoro Department of Medical biochemistry, David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences, Ebonyi State NIGERIA
	Ìý	ÌýObumneme Onyia Enugu State University of science and Technology NIGERIA

PROBio-Africa ( Promoting Research Opportunities for Biochemists in Africa)Ìýis a joint venture between ¹û¶³´«Ã½, theÌý (IUBMB) and theÌýÌý(FASBMB).

The programme enables PhD students and postdoctoral fellows to spend between one and six months in the laboratory of a scientist based in a ¹û¶³´«Ã½ country and affiliated with a ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Constituent Society.

Through these research visits, fellows gain access to scientific expertise, technologies and collaborative opportunities that may not be readily available in their home institutions. The programme also contributes to strengthening research capacity, fostering long term scientific connections, and supporting the development of molecular life sciences across Africa.

*A ‘¹û¶³´«Ã½ country’ is a country in Europe and neighbouring regions that has aÌý¹û¶³´«Ã½ Constituent SocietyÌý(a national Society that belongs to ¹û¶³´«Ã½).