Science, Medicine & Engineering
Distinguished
Collen Masimirembwa
born 1967
Pharmacogenetics of African populations
Distinguished is level 3 of 4 in the Zimbabwe Hall of Fame: sustained excellence over a career, widely honoured at home. See how the levels work.
Why they are here
His work established how differently African genomes handle medicines — a question the rest of the field had simply not been asking.
Collen Masimirembwa, born in 1967, is a Zimbabwean biomedical pharmacologist and president and chief scientific officer of the African Institute of Biomedical Science and Technology.
His research has shaped pharmacogenetics in Africa, particularly the genetic diversity of African populations and how it affects their response to drugs.
His research has shaped pharmacogenetics in Africa, particularly the genetic diversity of African populations and how it affects their response to drugs.
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