Prizes awarded by EDCTP
The EDCTP prizes recognise outstanding individuals and research teams from Africa and Europe who have made significant achievements in research field. In addition to their scientific excellence, the awardees will have made major contributions to the EDCTP objectives of strengthening clinical research capacity in Africa and supporting South-South and North-South networking.
One prestigious prize is named after Dr Pascoal Mocumbi, EDCTP’s first High Representative and former Prime Minister of Mozambique, for his outstanding contribution to fostering global partnerships in health research and his support for capacity strengthening in Africa.
Prizes are given biennially in a ceremony at the EDCTP Forum.
The Prizes are part of the EDCTP programme which is supported by the European Union under Horizon 2020, it’s Framework Programme for Research & Innovation.
EDCTP Prizes 2018
Dr Pascoal Mocumbi Prize
Professor Souleymane Mboup
Outstanding Research Team 2018
CHAPAS studies team
Outstanding Female Scientist 2018
Professor Gita Ramjee
Scientific Leadership 2018
Professor Keertan Dheda
2016 prizes
Dr Pascoal Mocumbi Prize
Professor Fred Newton Binka
Outstanding Research Team 2016
University of Zambia – University College London Medical School (UNZA-UCLMS) Research & Training Program
Outstanding Female Scientist 2016
Professor Marleen Temmerman
Scientific Leadership 2016
Professor Shabir A. Mahdi
2013 Prizes
Outstanding African Scientist
Dr Glenda Gray, University of Witwatersrand and Medical Research Council, South Africa
Rising Star African Scientist
Dr Graeme Meintjes, University of Cape Town, South Africa
2011 prizes
Outstanding Senior African Scientist
Professor Salim Abdool Karim, University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Outstanding Junior African Scientist
Mr Hannock Tweya, Lighthouse Trust, Malawi
2009 prizes
Outstanding Senior African Scientist
Dr Alexis Nzila, Head of the Molecular Parasitology Group at the KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programmme in Kilifi, Kenya
Outstanding Junior African Scientist
Dr Dominique Pepper, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine in Cape Town, South Africa