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H3D Founder and Director, Prof Kelly Chibale, was recently listed as one of the 22 Black leaders in Biotech in honour of Juneteenth. The list, published by the Timmerman Report, celebrates innovative black leaders who are change-makers in their respective fields.
H3D has a new collaboration with Yemaachi, a private research company based in Accra, Ghana, that is working towards lowering the economic burden of cancer on the African continent.
Image credit: africanhealthsciences.org
H3D is partnering with Ersilia Open Source Initiative (EOSI), a UK-based non-profit organization specializing in artificial intelligence (AI)/ machine learning (ML) for drug discovery.
Image: Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images
H3D is very excited to be part of the BRICS and international fight against COVID-19 with our successfully awarded proposal "Multidisciplinary platform based on artificial intelligence for accelerating drug discovery and repurposing for COVID-19".
It has been a harrowing few days. The smoky remnants of the Mostert Mill, the oldest working mill in South Africa and the charred Jagger Reading Room UCT library, a heritage building that housed special collections on African studies are constant reminders of what we have lost in the devasting fire that swept across Cape Town on Sunday morning (Daily Maverick)
Prof Kelly Chibale is passionate about improving the treatment outcomes of African patients. Read more about why and how his group is understanding drug metabolism in the African population.
Prof Kelly Chibale, founder and director of H3D, was recently interviewed by Chemistry World on his views on leadership, teamwork and his love for science. Read the full article here
Prof Kelly Chibale published an article in the Medicine Maker on how African Pharma has a promising role in changing the afro-pessimistic sentiment, so that we may begin to attract and retain skilled African scientists.
Prof Kelly Chibale published an article in the Daily Maverick on how the Oxford Vaccine Trial is an opportunity for African scientists to lead, earn respect & credibility, and show that Africans can be at the forefront of clinical trial research.
If You Build It, They Will Come' - Prof Kelly Chibale features in The Medicine Maker for founding the first Drug Discovery and Development Centre (H3D) in Africa. He was also included in the magazine's 2020 Power List. See list here: https://themedicinemaker.com/power-list/2020
20 000 South African women marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria on this day in 1956 to protest the pass laws which required women of colour to carry a passport during the apartheid era.
We are pleased to advise that the H3D Symposium has been rescheduled for 10-12 March 2021, Spier Conference Centre, Stellenbosch, Cape Town.
To register or for more information, please visit the symposium website. Should you require any assistance with your existing or new registration, please do not hesitate to contact our Secretariat Office on: +27 21 9101913 / h3d@allevents.co.za
We look forward to seeing you in March 2021
Kind Regards
The Organising Committee