UCT Postdoctoral fellow the first African on prestigious programme

10 Sep 2015
10 Sep 2015

Benjamin Kagina

Adapted from UCT News 10 Sep 2015

Dr. Benjamin Kagina of Vaccines for Africa Initiative (VACFA, directed by Professor Gregory Hussey in the IDM) has been selected as a fellow for the 2015 Young Investigator Program of the prestigious peer-reviewed journal Vaccine and the Edward Jenner Vaccine Society.  He also becomes the first scientist from Africa to be chosen.

Established in 2014, the Young Investigator Program aims to assist in developing the careers of the next generation of vaccinologists.