Alice Nabatanzi

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Alice Nabatanzi
Born1988 (age 35–36)
Kampala, Uganda
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUganda
EducationGayaza High School
(Ordinary Level Certificate)
Ndejje Senior Secondary School
(High School Diploma)
Alma materMakerere University
(BSc in Ethnobotany)
(Master of Science in Natural Products Technology and Value Chains)
(PhD in Phytochemistry and Nutraceuticals
University of Pretoria
(Carnegie Early Career Research Leader Fellowship)
Occupation(s)Researcher and Academic
Years active2014–present
Known forAcademic research
TitleLecturer in Phytomedicine at Makerere University

Alice Norah Nabatanzi (born in 1988), is a Ugandan researcher and academic scientist at Makerere University, Uganda's oldest and largest public university, where she earned a doctorate degree at age 28.[1][2]

She is the founder of Natural Products Industry Advancement Network Africa (NAPIANA).[3] In February 2023, she won the "Best Innovator Award" at the "Appropriate Technologies Expo", in recognition of the sustainable water purification system that was invented by the university team that she leads.[4][5]

In 2022, Nabatanzi was awarded US$50,000 (approx. UGX:200 million at that time), by the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD), based in Trieste, Italy. The award is intended to "support Dr Nabatanzi to maintain scientific research at high international standards and attract scholars from all over the world to collaborate".[6][7][8]

Early life and education[edit]

She is a Ugandan national, born in 1988. She is the second-born to the late Fred Ssempala, "an independent auditor", and Annet Florence Ssempala, a businesswoman. Nabatanzi has one sister and three brothers.[1][2]

She attended Gayaza High School for her O-Level education before transferring to Ndejje Senior Secondary School, where she completed her A-Level studies.[8] She graduated from Makerere University, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Ethnobotany. She went on to obtain a Master of Science degree in Natural Products Technology and Value Chains and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Phytochemistry and Nutraceuticals, all at Makerere University.[1][2]

In 2018, she was awarded a three-year post-doctoral fellowship by the University of Pretoria in South Africa, with research time split between Makerere University and the University of Pretoria.[9][10] The fellowship was also funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, under the Regional Initiative in Science and Education (RISE), active from 2008 until 2017, in the African Natural Products Network Section (Rise-Afnet).[4][11]

Career[edit]

During the vacation between high school and entrance into the university (Senior 6 vacation), she was employed at Makerere University College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology, in their "Makapads Project".[2]

As of April 2024, she works as a lecturer in the Department of Plant Sciences, Microbiology and Biotechnology at the College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS), at Makerere University. She has recently concluded a post-doctoral "Early Career Research Leader Fellowship" at the University of Pretoria in South Africa with a split-site at Makerere University.[4][11]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c The Citizen Tanzania (21 August 2018). "She earned her PhD at just 28!". The Citizen (Tanzania). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Abdul-Nasser Ssemugabi (17 August 2018). "Nabatanzi earned her doctorate at 28". Daily Monitor. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  3. ^ Hasifa Kabejja (28 January 2022). "Makerere Hosts 1st NAPIANA Symposium". Makerere University News. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Makerere University (April 2024). "Alice Nabatanzi (ECRLF, PhD, MSc, BSc): Lecturer, Department of Plant Sciences, Microbiology and Biotechnology, School of Bio-sciences, College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS), Makerere University". Makerere University. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  5. ^ Harriet Adong (4 February 2023). "Mak Presents 'BEST INNOVATION' at the Appropriate Technologies Expo 2023". Makerere University News. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 1 May 2024.}
  6. ^ Trevor Taremwa (8 December 2022). "Makerere lecturer wins prestigious shs200million award". Pulse Uganda. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Makerere Lecturer Dr. Alice Nabatanzi Wins Prestigious $50,000 OWSD Award". SoftPower Uganda. Kampala, Uganda. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  8. ^ a b SautiTech (10 December 2018). "Alice Nabatanzi floors African scientists to win research fellowship". SautiTech.com (SautiTech). Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  9. ^ Julian Ninsiima (5 December 2018). "South African top university awards Makerere don early career research leader fellowship". PML Daily. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  10. ^ Mark Wamai (5 December 2018). "Dr. Alice Nabatanzi Awarded UP Early Career Research Leader Fellowship". Makerere University. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  11. ^ a b Institute for Advanced Studies (2019). "African Natural Products Network". Institute for Advanced Studies. Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

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