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Godwin Presents Paper at the 69th International Congress of the GA

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5 years ago

October 5, 2021

Mark Wamai

Dr. Godwin Anywar, Department of Plant Sciences, Microbiology and Biotechnology, CoNAS, Makerere University, Kampala. Photo credit: CARTA

Godwin Anywar (Cohort Six Fellow, Makerere University) presented a paper titled ‘Anti-HIV-1 activity of selected medicinal plant species used by traditional medicine practitioners in treating people living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda,’ at the 69th International Congress and annual meeting of the Society for Medicinal Plant & Natural Product Research (GA). The event was held virtually and hosted from Bonn, Germany in September.

Besides, he also presented a paper at the Society for Economic Botany Summer Symposium titled ‘Medicinal plants used by traditional medicine practitioners to boost the immune system in patients living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda.’

“Presenting at or attending such meetings opens up great networking opportunities with experts in one’s research area. It brings opportunities for research collaboration. By attending such meetings, one gets to know the latest research trends and innovations, as well as getting to meet the research leaders in one’s field. Most importantly, such meetings offer a platform for one to disseminate their research findings to the international scientific community and get feedback on their work. This can help in improving the quality of the work,” Godwin said.

Source: CARTA Newsletter Issue 44

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Dr. Godwin Anywar, Department of Plant Sciences, Microbiology and Biotechnology, College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS), Makerere University. Kampala Uganda, East Africa.

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Source: CARTA News & Updates Issue 105

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Source: CARTA News & Updates Issue 105