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Royal Society Africa Prize

Royal Society Africa Prize is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Royal Society Africa Prize rather than just read about it. In short: The Royal Society Africa Prize (formerly known as the Royal Society Pfizer Prize) has been awarded by the Royal Society since 2006 to African-based researchers at the start of their career who are making innovative contributions to the biological sciences in Africa. £60,000 is awarded as a grant for the recipient to carry out a research project that is linked to an African centre of scientific excellence, normally a…

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Reference excerpt

The Royal Society Africa Prize (formerly known as the Royal Society Pfizer Prize) has been awarded by the Royal Society since 2006 to African-based researchers at the start of their career who are making innovative contributions to the biological sciences in Africa. £60,000 is awarded as a grant for the recipient to carry out a research project that is linked to an African centre of scientific excellence, normally a University or equivalent research centre, and a further £5,000 is given directly to the prizewinner. The final award under the Pfizer name was made in 2016, after which the award was renamed the Royal Society Africa Prize, and consists of a grant of £11,000 and a gift of £1000.

Recipients Source: Royal Society

Royal Society Pfizer Prize 2006: Alexis Nzila 2007: Hiba Mohamed, for her pioneering research into genetic susceptibility to leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease transmitted by sand fly bites 2008: Enock Matovu 2009: Linda-Gail Bekker, director of the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, for her outstanding research into tuberculosis and HIV co-infections in Africa 2010: Collins Ouma of Maseno University, for his outstanding research into the effect of genetic variation in severe malarial anaemia (SMA) in children. 2011: Julie Makani of the Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine and Muhimbili University, Tanzania, for her outstanding research into using anaemia in sickle cell disease as a model for translating genetic research into health benefits 2012: Martin Ota, for his outstanding research into the relationship of pneumococcal protein antibody levels to nasopharyngeal carriage of pneumococci in early infancy. 2013: Abdoulaye Diabate, for his important work on the identification of mosquito swarming cues 2014: Faith Osier, for her research on understanding the mechanisms of immunity to malaria infection in man 2015: Gordon A Awandare, for his achievements in molecular and cellular studies of malaria, including how malaria parasites invade red blood cells and cause disease and Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum, for his seminal work on viral haemorrhagic fevers, including Ebola, generating the foundation of our understanding of the epidemiology, clinical manifestations and control of outbreaks of these viral infections. 2016: Amina Abubakar, for her pioneering psychological research in East Africa and her work developing neurodevelopmental assessments. Royal Society Africa Prize 2017: Allasane Dicko for his contribution to research into malaria control 2018: Dorothy Yeboah-Manu or her contributions and innovative approaches to understanding Mycobacterium ulcerans and Mycobacterium africanum 2019: Henry Mwandumba for his novel work in description of the TB phagosome in HIV infected alveolar macrophages and his leadership in the College of Medicine in Malawi 2020: Steven Runo for elucidating pathways for long distance RNA trafficking between parasitic plants and their hosts and identifying and developing transgenic protocol for characterizing and validating candidate host and parasite genes. 2021: George Warimwe for his work on zoonoses vaccine development, capacity building in Africa, and his innovative research proposal 2022: Novel Njweipi Chegou for his work in the fields of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis, and his innovative project proposal. 2023: Kelly Chibale for exceptional leadership and groundbreaking work in drug discovery for African endemic diseases 2024: Ali Baklouti for his work on non-commutative harmonic analysis and geometry on homogeneous spaces 2025: Ara Monadjem for his unwavering dedication to African biodiversity research and conservation

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Royal Society Africa Prize

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Royal Society Africa Prize claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Royal Society Africa Prize before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Royal Society Africa Prize ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Royal Society Africa Prize

In research: Royal Society Africa Prize appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Royal Society Africa Prize in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Royal Society Africa Prize is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2006 in science, Africa stubs, Awards established in 2006, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Royal Society Africa Prize outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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