A female scientist at the University of Ibadan, Dr. Taiwo
Elufioye, has won a $5,000 research grant of the 2014 Elvevier Foundation Award
for early carrier Women Scientists in Developing World.
Elufioye, a staff of Department of Pharmacognosy of the
premier university, was the only African among the five winners in this year’s edition.
She received the award for her research on the treatment
properties of native Nigerian Plants, with particular bias on the effectiveness
of different species in treating malaria, wounds, memory loss, leprosy and
cancer.
Other four career Women Scientists, whose researches into
medicinal properties of natural compound secured them the award, came from Central
and South Asia, East and South-East Asia and the Pacific, and the Arab Region.
The Awards was jointly organised by Elsevier Foundation, The
World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) and the Organisation for Women in Science for
the Developing World (OWSD) was held in Chicago.
Apart from the $5,000 grant, the awardees will also enjoy an
all-expenses-paid trip to the United States to attend the 2014 AAAS Annual
meeting which focuses on the application of Chemistry of nature to
pharmaceutical science.
Reacting to the award, Vice Chancellor, University of Ibadan, Professor Isaac Adewole described Dr. Elufioye as a pride of Nigeria and the
African Continent as a whole.
According to him, the feat recorded by the woman scientist
would inspire other women in science.
He also reiterated the university’s commitment to providing
the needed environment for her researchers to come top as they compete in global
community of scholars.
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