Mozambique’s Alsácia Nhacumbe wins U.S. award for her research in Veterinary Sciences

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Mozambique’s Alsácia Nhacumbe wins U.S. award for her research in Veterinary Sciences

2:39 CAT | 19 Mar 2020

Photo: Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia, Ensino Superior e Técnico-Profissional

Mozambican researcher Alsácia Atanásio Nhacumbe has won a “Scientist of the year 2020”award in the Veterinary Sciences category og a competition promoted by the International Achievements Research Centre (IARC), an institution based in the United States of America.

The jury evaluated Nhacumbe’s potential and history, as well as the scientific value and impact of her work.

“The impressive achievements that she has demonstrated all these years, together with her commitment to excellence, led us to recognise her as the 2020 winner in the category of Veterinary Sciences,” the jury writes in a congratulatory letter.

As the winner of a competition which evaluated the work of researchers from around the world over the last three years, the Mozambican researcher gained the right to publish her scientific articles in the “International Tribune” section on the official IARC website.

The IARC, based in Chicago, Illinois, USA, promotes professionals from all over the world in areas such as science, education, industry, business and technology.

Alsácia Nhacumbeé graduated as a Veterinary Physician from the Medical University of Southern Africa (MEDUNSA), South Africa, and holds a post-doctorate degree in Molecular Biology from the Federal University of Baía, Brazil.

She led research in parasitology at the Mozambican National Institute for Veterinary Research (INIVE), having also served as Executive Director of the National Research Fund (FNI).

Since 2015, Nhacumbe has been the director of the Mozambican National Centre for Biotechnology and Biosciences (CNBB), a public research institution under the Ministry of Science and Technology, Higher and Technical Vocational Education (MCTESTP).

Nhacumbe is also one of two Mozambican scientists whose history was published by the Network of Academies of African Sciences (NASAC) in 2017, in a book entitled “Women in Science – Inspiring Stories from Africa”, aimed at encouraging young people to study Natural Sciences and Engineering.

Source: Noticias