Invitation to Guest Lecture by Dr. Yaw Bediako

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Invitation to Guest Lecture by Dr. Yaw Bediako

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You are cordially invited to attend a guest lecture by Dr. Yaw Bediako (PhD), a renowned Ghanaian immunologist and biotech entrepreneur, who will be speaking on a timely and critical topic:

Title of Talk:
The African Cancer Atlas: Leveraging African Genetic Diversity to Diversify Precision Oncology

Date: Wednesday, 9th April 2025
Time: 12:00 noon – 1:00 PM EAT
Venue: Dean’s Conference Room and Online

Zoom Details:

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https://mak-ac-ug.zoom.us/j/81586277901?pwd=zJiclHoj11kWp6F50UiTi0R3sSPSEM.1

Meeting ID: 815 8627 7901
Passcode: 174617

Moderators of the session:

· Prof. Annettee Nakimuli – Dean, School of Medicine

· Prof. David Kateete – Dean, School of Biomedical Sciences

About the Speaker:

Yaw Bediako is a Ghanaian immunologist and biotech entrepreneur with a PhD from Northwestern University in the United States and post-doctoral fellowships in Kenya and London. In 2020, Yaw founded Yemaachi Biotech to increase the representation of African data in oncology drug discovery. Yaw is a 2021 Calestous Juma Science Leadership Fellow (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation), a fellow of the Ghana Young Academy and an affiliate member of the African Academy of Sciences. In 2022, Yaw was recognized as one of the top 40 under 40 business people in Ghana, and in January of 2023, was selected as one of the 100 most influential Africans by the New African magazine.