A 25 year-old scientist has shattered the glass ceiling for young women in scientific research, after she was ranked the best during a global conference in Kenya.
The conference, which was hosted at the coastal city of Mombasa, reviewed existing control measures and looked into adopting new innovative ways and policies that will help eradicate tsetse flies and Trypanosomiasis, also known as the sleeping sickness.
Also present were participants from the World Health Organization and the International Atomic Energy Agency and Kenya's Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Co-Operatives. "We picked the samples, went to the laboratory and did the molecular screening...," she said of the detailed process.
Wanjira is pursuing Masters in Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics and was doing her project at the International Centre for Insects, Physiology and Ecology .Others who ranked well include 42 year-old Isaiah Ndaburu Kiteto and Learnmore Nyakupinda, from Zimbabwe.
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