2017 fellow Petra Nnamani was recently named one of 40 top researchers by African Academy of Sciences, a non-profit that brings science innovation to the African continent through fellowships, strategic policy and research.
Each year, the AAS selects a group of promising researchers for its Affiliates Membership Programme cohort, a program that mentors and develops the continent’s leading researchers. Petra, who was named to the Medical and Health Sciences category of the AAS list, is a professor at the University of Nigeria Nsukka’s Department of Pharmaceutics. Recently, she traveled to Germany on a Georg Foster Research Award to continue her research investigating the anti-ulcer property of a tropical plant in Nigeria. Through the AAS cohort, Petra will gain access to career development, networking opportunities and mentorship through 2025.