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Dr
Alassane Dicko, Africa Prize Medallist 2017 - Royal Society
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Malian research scientist
Alassane Dicko has won this year's Royal Society Africa prize for his
work on malaria control.
BBC
News report continues:
The
prize comes with US$14,000 (£11,000) grant towards his research project, plus a
US$1,300 (£1,000) gift.
The Royal Society is one of the world's leading scientific institutes and brings together many of the world's most eminent scientists.
The Royal Society is one of
the world's leading scientific institutes and brings together many of the
world's most eminent scientists.
Africa Prize - Royal
Society Pfizer Award
The
2017 Africa Prize is awarded to Dr Alassane Dicko for his contribution to
research into malaria control, in particular using intermittent administration
of medicines to children in the Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention strategy
recommended by WHO.
Dr
Dicko will receive an £11,000 grant towards his research project, a bronze
medal and a gift of £1,000.
The award
The
Royal Society Africa Prize is to recognize research scientists based in Africa
who are making an innovative contribution to the biological sciences, including
basic medical science, which contributes significantly to capacity building in
Africa.
The
prize was previously the Royal Society Pfizer Award which was last awarded in
2016.
The
next round of nominations will open in November 2017.
Past winners
Dr Amina Abubakar Ali was awarded the 2016 Pfizer Award for her
pioneering psychological research in East Africa, including her work developing
neurodevelopmental assessments which are now being used throughout
Africa.
In
2015, to mark the 10th anniversary of the Royal Society Pfizer Award, the
programme was expanded to allow two awards.
Dr Gordon Awandare was awarded the Early Career Award for his
achievements in the molecular and cellular studies of malaria, including how
malaria parasites invade red blood cells and cause disease.
ProfessorJean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum was awarded the Advanced Award for his
seminal work on viral haemorrhagic fevers, including Ebola, generating the
foundation of our understanding of the epidemiology, clinical manifestations
and control of outbreaks of these viral infections.
Dr Faith Osier was awarded the 2014 Pfizer Award for her research on understanding the mechanisms of immunity to malaria infection in man.
Source: Royal Society
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