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By KEVIN J. KELLEY
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A US-based Kenyan research scientist has been honored at a banquet in New York for his discoveries of drugs used to treat cancer and other life-threatening diseases.
Dr. George Njoroge was presented with a "pioneer award" from Face2Face Africa, a pan-Africa media company, for its sustained impact on science and medicine.
The 64-year-old native Kiambu holds more than 100 patents
Currently a senior research fellow at the global pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly, Njoroge plans to move next year to Naivasha, where he is establishing a biotechnology institute. attract 100 doctoral degree-holders from around the world to take part in the institute's work on malaria, Aids, diabetes and cancer.
"Mr Njoroge said in accepting the Face2Face Africa award on Saturday.
"We can not afford to be left behind. In Africa, we have great brains and abundance of resources – we just need to embrace the power of biotechnology. "
Dr. Njoroge credits her now-deceased mother, Dr. Alice Nyaucha, for having inspired her interest in the field of herbal medicine.
Dr. Njoroge received his undergraduate degree from the University of Nairobi and earned a PhD Case study at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio
He is married to Esther Nyambura, who works at Eli Lilly as an accountant. ] Related Stories
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