IUBMB-¹û¶³´«Ã½-FASBMBÌýPROBio-Africa (‘Promoting Research Opportunities for Biochemists in Africa’) is a new joint venture between ¹û¶³´«Ã½, the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology () and theÌýFederation of African Societies of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyÌý(). PROBio-Africa Fellowships, funded jointly by ¹û¶³´«Ã½ and IUBMB, enable PhD students and postdoctoral fellows from Africa to spend up to six months in the laboratory of a scientist in a ¹û¶³´«Ã½ country, by providing funds to cover travel and living expenses for the research visit. More details can be seen here.
We are pleased to now announce the researchers selected to receive a PROBio-Africa Fellowship following the call earlier in 2023. We congratulate the awardees on their selection and wish them successful research visits!
PROBio-Africa Fellowships 2023 were awarded to:
Tobechukwu Ezike
University of Nigeria, Nigeria
Host mentor and lab for Fellowship: Prof. Irene DÃaz-Moreno, Scientific Research Center Isla de la Cartuja CIC, University of Seville, Spain
Osasona Gideon
Redeemer’s University, Nigeria
Host mentor and lab for Fellowship: Prof. Jane McKeating, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, UK
Degu Mengiste
Haramaya University College of Health and Medical Sciences, Ethiopia
Host mentor and lab for Fellowship: Dr David Carmena, Parasitology Reference and Research Laboratory, Spanish National Centre for Microbiology, Madrid, Spain
Ayonposi Olaoye
The Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
Host mentor and lab for Fellowship: Dr Linda Oyama, School of Biological Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, UK
Alain Tueche
University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon
Host mentor and lab for Fellowship: Dr LuÃsa Pereira, Institute of Research and Innovation in Health, University of Porto, Portugal