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Neneh Sallah

Genomics and global-health scientist

A Gambian legacy

Neneh Sallah is a Gambian scientist whose research explores how genetics and environmental factors influence responses to infection. Beginning at the MRC in Fajara, she pursued biomedical sciences and doctoral training in bioinformatics and genomics. She has also taught data science and contributed to research-capacity development in Africa and southeast Asia.

THEIR MARK ON HISTORY

01Completed a PhD in bioinformatics and genomics at Cambridge in 2016.

02Presented genomics research at the MRC Gambia artificial-intelligence workshop in 2019.

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