In December, two new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus were identified in the U.K. and in South Africa. Characterized by more accumulated mutations than other SARS-CoV-2 lineages, the two variants appeared to dominate over other versions of SARS-CoV-2. SPARK Africa co-director Prof. Tulio de Oliveira has been at the forefront of investigating the new South […]
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Prof. Collen Masimirembwa to chair Pharmacogenomics Research Network committee
Prof. Collen Masimirembwa, director of SPARK GLOBAL Africa, has been appointed chair of the Developing Countries Committee at the Pharmacogenomics Research Network. Prof. Masimirembwa is President and CEO of the African Institute of Biomedical Science and Technology (AIBST) in Zimbabwe, and is a Distinguished Professor at the Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience (SBIMB) at […]
Justen Manasa appointed University of Zimbabwe Innovation Hub Manager
As of June 1, 2020, Dr. Justen Manasa of SPARK Zimbabwe was appointed the University of Zimbabwe Innovation Hub Manager. Dr. Manasa said, “In this role I am managing a recently constructed multidisciplinary tech development space composed of almost 5000sqm of lab space. In this space, I serve as a project manager, technology manager, mentor […]