SACIDS–ACE Selected Candidates for Fellowship Announced SACIDS-Africa Centre of Excellence for Infectious Diseases in Humans and Animals in Southern and Eastern Africa (SACIDS-ACE), College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture is pleased to announce the names of selected Postdoctoral, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Master of Philosophy (MPhil) and Research MSc (MRes) Fellows. These 25 fellows were selected out of 140 applications that were submitted to Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) and Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA). The selection process was conducted by a SACIDS-ACE Panel of assessors drawn from the SACIDS Smart Partnership in Africa and UK. These fellows are young, bright African scientists with an ambition for research excellence leadership in infectious diseases who will undertake research that will contribute to health, food, livelihoods and environment securities at African community, national, regional and continental levels and thereby to the global health and food security agendas, who will receive their scholarship from the government of Tanzania through the World Bank Africa Centre of Excellence in Eastern and Southern Africa project (ACE II). On behalf of the Government of Tanzania and the World Bank, SACIDS-ACE congratulates the candidates who have been awarded these fellowships and conveys best wishes for their bright future. List of successful candidates;
S/N
Category
Name
Gender
Nationality
1
Postdoc
Bugwesa Katale
M
Tanzanian
2
Postdoc
Francis Wamonje
M
Kenyan
3
PhD
Harriet Chinyangi
F
Zambian
4
PhD
Janeth George
F
Tanzanian
5
PhD
Zuhura Kimera
F
Tanzanian
6
PhD
Irene Mremi
F
Tanzanian
7
PhD
Sulani Nyimbili
M
Zambian
Reg. Univ.
Research Theme Bacterial Zoonoses and MUHAS Antimicrobial Resistance Viral diseases of animals that threaten food SUA security and livelihood Bacterial Zoonoses and SUA Antimicrobial Resistance Community Level One SUA Health Security Bacterial Zoonoses and MUHAS Antimicrobial Resistance Community Level One SUA Health Security Community Level One SUA Health Security
8
PhD
Rogers Azabo
M
Ugandan
9
PhD
Galeboe Modise
F
Motswana
10
PhD
Joseph Malakalinga
M
Tanzanian
11
PhD
Kennedy Mbanzulu
M
Congolese
12
PhD
Sima Rugarabamu
F
Tanzanian
13
PhD
Gaspary Mwanyika
M
Tanzanian
14
PhD
Edward S. Mayila
M
Tanzanian
15
PhD
LaToya Seoke
F
Motswana
16
PhD
Clara Yona
F
Tanzanian
17
PhD
Edson Kinimi
M
Tanzanian
18
PhD
Mkama Mashinagu
M
Tanzanian
19
MPhil
Robert Matee
M
Tanzanian
20
MPhil
Humphrey Banda
M
Zambian
21
MPhil
James Hayola
M
Tanzanian
22
MPhil
Ntuli Mwakilembe
F
Tanzanian
23
MPhil
Emmanuel Josephat
M
Tanzanian
24
MPhil
Clementina Kivumbi
F
Tanzanian
25
MPhil
Kinuma Ndaki
M
Tanzanian
Community Level One Health Security Community Level One SUA Health Security Community Level One SUA Health Security Emerging and Vector SUA Borne Diseases Emerging and Vector SUA Borne Diseases Emerging and Vector SUA Borne Diseases Viral diseases of animals that threaten food SUA security and livelihood Viral diseases of animals that threaten food SUA security and livelihood Viral diseases of animals that threaten food SUA security and livelihood Viral diseases of animals that threaten food SUA security and livelihood Viral diseases of animals that threaten food SUA security and livelihood Bacterial Zoonoses and MUHAS Antimicrobial Resistance Bacterial Zoonoses and SUA Antimicrobial Resistance Community Level One SUA Health Security Community Level One SUA Health Security Emerging and Vector SUA Borne Diseases Viral diseases of animals that threaten food SUA security and livelihood Viral diseases of animals that threaten food SUA security and livelihood
SUA
The selected candidates MUST attend the SACIDS-ACE induction workshop on 18th-20th October 2017 and should confirm their availability for this fellowship by e-mail to SACIDS secretariat at
[email protected] with a copy to
[email protected].