The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), in collaboration with InstitutMerieux, a French Company, have awarded Dr Emelda Chukwu as first ever Young Investigative Award in West Africa.
The institute, in its twitter handle on Monday, said Chukwu, a Biomedical Researcher, is working in the Microbiology Department.
According to the institute, the award comes with a support of 10,000 Euros for young research investigators.
“InstitutMerieux, in collaboration with NIMR awarded the first ever Young Investigative Award in West Africa, to Dr Emelda E. Chukwu of the Microbiology Department, NIMR.
“The award comes with a support of 10,000 Euros for Young Investigators working on antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic stewardship with the theme: ‘Fighting Against Antimicrobial Resistance and Improving Antibiotic Stewardship.”
InstitutMerieux is a French holding company that is committing its experience in Industrial Biology to serve medicine and public health across the globe.
