Welcoming New Members June 2025
We are delighted to welcome 62 new members to the VALIDATE Community, including our first member from Iraq. We now boast over 909 members in over 380 institutions across 78 countries.
New Affiliates
- Mr Mubaraq Arisekola Abdulrahmon, Lagos State University, Nigeria
- Dr Gizachew Taddesse Akalu, St. Paul’s Hospital, Ethiopia
- Miss Myah Ali, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom (UK)
- Ms Benedikta Alverin, RPRI, Indonesia
- Ms Khalila Amira, RPRI, Indonesia
- Ms Yaa Yeboaa Asare, University of Ghana, Ghana
- Eric Ivan Barajas Rico, CIATEJ, Mexico
- Mr Francisco Martinez, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia
- Miss Ahlisha Marian Chetty, SATVI & UCT, South Africa
- Dr Omar Domínguez Acosta, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico
- Assoc Prof Nelita du Plessis, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
- Prof Boris Escalante-Ramírez, UNAM, Mexico
- Mr Divya Raj Shamsher J B Rana, The Leprosy Mission Nepal, Nepal
- Mr Muhammad Sani Kaita, Damale Schools Katsina, Nigeria
- Prof Yahaya Mohammed, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
- Ms Ivânia Moiane, Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique
- Mr Abba Musa, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
- Ms Marjorie Nakibuule, MRC/UVRI & LSHTM Uganda Research Unit, Uganda
- Ms Welile Vumile Nwamba, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
- Asst Prof Johnbull Sonny Ogboi, Prince Abubakar Audu University, Nigeria
- Dr Jimena Olveres, UNAM, Mexico
- Ms Jomkwan Ongarj, University of Oxford, United Kingdom (UK)
- Dr Samjhana Paudel, Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences, Nepal
- Dr Veronica Schmitz Pereira, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Brazil
- Ms Doviyatim Rianingsih, Indonesia Open University, Indonesia
- Asst Prof Ahmed Adel Seida, Cairo University, Egypt
- Ms Tayla Juliet Smith, UCL, AHRI, United Kingdom (UK)/South Africa
- Mr Elijah Thywill Sonu, Université Claude Bernard Lyon, France
- Ms Sosina Ayalew Tafese, AHRI, Ethiopia
- Ms Faith Alinafe Thole, Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Programme, Malawi
- Ms Janet Zambezi, MRC The Gambia at LSHTM, Gambia
New Associates
- Prof Gemeda Abebe, Jimma University, Ethiopia
- Dr Anurag Adhikari, Kathmandu Research Institute, Nepal
- Dr Bih Hycenta Chendi, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
- Dr Melissa Chengalroyen, UCT, South Africa
- Dr Lindiwe Modest Faye, Walter Sisulu University, South Africa
- Dr Antônio Márcio Santana Fernandes, UFBA, Brazil
- Dr Osvaldo Frederico Inlamea, Instituto Nacional de Saude, Mozambique
- Dr Shambhu Dutta Joshi, Mahabaudha Medical Center, Nepal
- Dr Mebrat Ejo Kitata, Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI), Ethiopia
- Dr Clement Shiluli Likhovole, Mount Kenya University, Kenya
- Dr Monika Marie Looney, SATVI, University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa
- Dr Vasti Lozano-Ordaz, UNAM, Mexico
- Dr Lubabalo Macingwana, Walter Sisulu University, South Africa
- Dr Mariano Nicolás Maio, INBIRS, Argentina
- Dr Constanza Estefanía Martínez-Olivares, Salvador Zubirán Institute, Mexico
- Dr Kiran Iqbal Masood, Aga Khan University, Pakistan
- Dr Bongekile Ngobese, University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa
- Dr Shatha Sultan Ahmed Omar, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
- Dr Paulo Ranaivomanana, Pasteur Institute of Madagascar, Madagascar
- Dr Hina Raza, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Pakistan
- Ms Aulia Fitri Rhamadianti, RPRI, Indonesia
- Dr Kudzanai Ian Tapfuma, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
- Dr Esayas Aklilu Zeleke, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
New Investigators
- Prof Admire Dube, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
- Prof Stephen B Gordon, Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Programme, UK & Malawi
- Dr Paul Klenerman, University of Oxford, United Kingdom (UK)
- Dr Geanncarlo Lugo, IPBS, France
- Dr Hira Nakhasi, US FDA, United States of America (USA)
- Prof Elisa Nemes, UCT, South Africa
- Assoc Prof Michele Tameris, SATVI & UCT, South Africa
- Prof Jamie Anthony Triccas, The University of Sydney, Australia
Published 2 June 2025.
