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Dr Nweke obtained an MSc (cum laude in Molecular and Cell Biology) and PhD (University of Witwatersrand). He also has a Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education (with distinction). His research interests are in biomarker discovery and the elucidation of molecular mechanisms in the development and progression of hepatopancreatobiliary cancers amongst patients of African ancestry by utilizing a multi-omics approach. He is also interested in using precision medicine to improve diagnosis and therapy for cancer patients. Dr Nweke is the recipient of several awards including the 2023 NRF Research Excellence Award for emerging/early career researchers, AREF/MRC Fellowship 2024/2025 and the Friedel Sellschop Award (2025-2027). He has published in several international peer-reviewed Journals and has supervised several post-graduate students. He is currently an executive member of the Surgical Research Society of Southern Africa, an appointed member of the membership and development committee of the European-African Hepatopancreatobiliary Association, and a steering committee member of the National Cancer Institute Community of Practice for early-career cancer researchers in LMICs
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