Two Dons (2) of the Faculty of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Dr. Margaret Ilomuanya and Dr. Mutiat Bolanle Ibrahim have won Grand Challenges Grants.
Dr. Ilomuanya of the Department of Pharm. and Pharm. Technology, won a grant for her research titled “The Cervical Mucus Barrier as a Target for Artificial Neural Network Inspired Novel Blends of Electrospun Scaffolds” while Dr. Ibrahim of the Department of Pharmacognosy won a grant for her research titled: “Characterisation of Herbal Bioactive for the Development of Spermicides for Female Contraception”.
The two dons were part of 11 African researchers who were announced on Monday, February 12, 2024 as recipients of key grants under the Grand Challenges Africa, a flagship initiative of the Science for Africa Foundation with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The grants aim to propel innovative research in climate adaptation for agriculture, and in the development of safer, easier to access and use contraceptives.
Visit https://scienceforafrica.foundation/media-center/21-million-boost-african-led-research-climate-and-agriculture-and-safer-contraceptives to read more.
The Grand Challenges Africa (GC Africa) initiative seeks to promote Africa-led scientific innovations to help countries better achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by awarding seed and scale-up grants to the continent’s most impressive solutions. GC Africa supports big, bold impactful innovative ideas that have a potential for impact, scale and sustainability.
