Dr. Julie Makani
Dr. Makani is a Tanzanian researcher and one of the most prominent hematologists in Africa. She identified Sickle Cell Disease (SCD), as a major focus of work and received funding from the Wellcome Trust to establish a framework for comprehensive research and healthcare, with one of the largest cohorts of SCD patients in Africa.
Through her work with MUHAS, a collaborative site for MalariaGEN, which is the main clinical, academic and research center in Tanzania, Dr. Makani is contributing to the development of centers of excellence in biomedical sciences and technology, by supporting programs that would exploit scientific solutions, that are locally relevant but of global significance.
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